People
Find out about our people and who to contact in the School of Life Sciences.
Head of School
Professor Michelle West
Email: M.j.west@sussex.ac.uk
Head of School Coordinator
Email: hosclifesci@sussex.ac.uk
Heads of Department
Biochemistry and Biomedicine
Dr Leandro Castellano
Email: L.castellano@sussex.ac.uk
Chemistry
Professor Wendy Brown
Email: W.A.Brown@sussex.ac.uk
Ecology and Evolution
Professor Daniel Colaco Osorio
Email: D.Osorio@sussex.ac.uk
Genome Damage and Stability Centre
Professor Ulrich Rass
Email: U.w.rass@sussex.ac.uk
Neuroscience
Professor Kevin Staras
Email: K.Staras@sussex.ac.uk
Sussex Drug Discovery Centre
Professor Erika Mancini
Email: Erika.Mancini@sussex.ac.uk
School admissions
If you have queries about applying see who to contact below. Also see how to apply for undergraduate courses, how to apply for a Masters course and how to apply for a PhD.
Postgraduate
If you are a postgraduate student, contact the relevant team below.
Postgraduate Taught (Masters)
Email: lifesci-pgt@sussex.ac.uk
Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Email: lifesci-REC@sussex.ac.uk
Undergraduate
For undergraduate admissions enquiries, contact the relevant admissions tutor:
Biology, Ecology and Conservation and Zoology
Professor Adam Eyre-Walker
Email: A.C.Eyre-Walker@sussex.ac.uk
Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences and Genetics
Dr Benjamin Towler
Email: B.Towler@sussex.ac.uk
Chemistry
Dr Jon Wilden
Email: J.wilden@sussex.ac.uk
Neuroscience and Medical Neuroscience
Professor Ruth Murrell-Lagnado
Email: R.murrell-lagnado@sussex.ac.uk
Life Sciences Foundation Year
Kevin Clark
Email: Kevin.Clark@sussex.ac.uk
Contact us
School of Life Sciences
John Maynard Smith (JMS) Building, Room 3B12a
University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QG
Email: lifesci@sussex.ac.uk