The department is divided into three groups: the Ecology, Ethology and Evolution (EEE) group, where researchers study everything from the wildlife of Bangladesh to freshwater arctic ecology; the Biotechnology, Molecular and Environmental biology (BME) group, where researchers work with topics such as functional genomics and toxicogenomics; and the Physiology and Marine Sciences (PMS) group, where scientists uncover the secrets of everything from how trees and insects survive the cold of winter, to the effects of pollution on arctic animals such as polar bears. The department is also home to the Centre for Conservation Biology, an interdisciplinary research effort.

We work in fundamental biological research and the implications and use of this knowledge for society. We offer researchers and students an exciting working environment and modern facilities, including the Trondheim Biological Station, Sealab and remote research outposts on Svalbard and overseas.