The Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Oxford is one of the leading UK university departments dedicated to research and teaching in plant biology. It has active research programmes in three interlinked areas under the theme Genes, Genetics and Genomics: Biochemistry and Systemsbiology; Cell and Developmentalbiology; and Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. The department houses the Oxford University Herbaria and has close links with the University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
