The Department of Microbiology (along with the Departments of Agricultural Sciences, Botany, Zoology, and Environmental Management and Ecology) is part of the School of Life Sciences, one of the schools that comprise the Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering.
The Department of Microbiology is balanced both for teaching and research in a variety of areas within microbiology. The Department has considerable links with outside institutes including industrial, agricultural, government and medical laboratories, with some research students being located there.
