The research at the Department of Biological Sciences occurs in research groups: see under “sections and centres”. Research often takes place in cooperation with other research institutions in Denmark and abroad and sometimes incorporates several subject areas. Research mainly involves basic science. The research areas are as follows:

• Biodiversity
• Evolution
• Freshwater- and Marine Ecology
• Biotechnology
• Ecophysiology
• Ecology
• Genetics
• Climate and Environment
• Biogeochemical Cycle
• Nature Management