Mission: To generate new knowledge in the life and environmental sciences and contribute to the sustainable management of living resources through research, education and outreach

The Department of Life Sciences offers a three-year BSc. degree programme with majors in Biochemistry, Biology, Botany, Environmental & Natural Resource Management, and Zoology, MSc programmes as well as M.Phils and PhDs in a wide range of disciplinary areas in Life Sciences.

The department’s research thrust is in the areas of ecology and management of tropical habitats, conservation of biodiversity, biotechnology and genetic improvement and integrated management of tropical pests and parasitoids. The department has a substantial research staff specialising in a number of disciplinary areas in Life Sciences. The department has research facilities in the major thrust areas and encourages collaborative research and visiting scientists.

The department provides consultancy services in the area of ecology and management of tropical environments, identification of plant and animal specimens, toxicology, aquaculture, microbiology and to a limited extent tissue culture and disease diagnostic services.