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