School of Biology
History of the School
The history of the school dates back to 1804, when the Department of Natural History and Botany was established as part of the Department of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. The university's biologists have made a significant contribution to the development of domestic and global science. Among them are Nobel Prize winner I. Mechnikov; renowned botanists V. Chernyayev, L. Reinhardt, L. Tsenkovsky, V. Arnoldi, O. Korshikov, L. Shkorbatov, O. Matvienko, and Yu. Prokudin; mycologists and phytopathologists A. Potebnya and T. Strakhov; specialists in plant physiology and biochemistry V. Palladin, V. Zalesky, and G. Semenko; zoologists O. Chernay, O. Nikolsky, V. Stanchinsky, S. Medvedev, E. Umansky, M. Kalabukhov, E. I. Lukin, V. M. Epstein; human and animal physiologists I. Shchelkov, V. Danilevsky, O. Nagorny, V. Nikitin; biochemists I. Bulanin, E. Parina, P. Kaliman; geneticists I. Polyakov, M. Dubinin, V. Shakhabazov.
Educational work
The School of Biology trains bachelor's, master's, and specialist degree holders in the field of biology. Bachelor's degree holders receive the qualification of “laboratory assistant in biology.” The duration of study is four years. Based on the training of bachelor biologists, specialists and masters are trained in the educational programs “Biology,” “Biochemistry,” “Genetics,” and “Human and Animal Physiology.”
In 2015, the School began training bachelors in the field of “Biotechnology.” The duration of study is 4 years, with the qualification of “biotechnology specialist.”
The School of Biology offers full-time and part-time programs. Admission to full-time and part-time programs is carried out by state order and on the terms of an individual contract. Everyone is given the opportunity to obtain a second higher education on a contract basis.
The bases for educational and industrial practice are the biological station, the nature museum, the botanical garden, and nature reserves. The School maintains scientific ties with many research institutes and higher education institutions in Ukraine and abroad.
The chemistry and biology schools, together with the pre-university education center, hold the I. I. Mechnikov Chemistry and Biology Tournament for students in grades 7–11.
Employment of graduates
Specialists in biology, biotechnology, and bioengineering have a wide range of employment opportunities.
Graduates of the School of Biology work in biological, medical, environmental, agricultural, pharmaceutical, and food institutions in accordance with their specialization, teach biological disciplines in secondary and higher education institutions. The best graduates of the school continue their studies in graduate school. The school begins training PhDs in biology. The training program includes general science, specialized, language, and teaching disciplines. Over four years, graduate students conduct research, which culminates in the writing and defense of a PhD thesis.
Research and international cooperation
The School of Biology maintains scientific ties with many research institutes and higher education institutions in Ukraine and abroad. The school conducts both fundamental and applied scientific research on topics related to state and contractual projects. Based on the results of research work involving staff, postgraduate students, and students of the school, more than 100 articles are published annually, including in internationally recognized professional journals.
The School of Biology cooperates fruitfully with a number of foreign research centers. Teachers of the School of Biology regularly undergo internships and conduct scientific research abroad at leading scientific institutions.
Employees of the School of Biology are members of international scientific societies and participants in international expeditions. The School actively participates in the training of foreign students.
The faculty's student scientific society participates in the organization of biology tournaments, conferences for young scientists “Biology: from molecules to the biosphere,” round tables, and academic competitions, and conducts classes with schoolchildren.
Professional publication
The School of Biology publishes the Kharkiv National University Bulletin series “Biology.” The editorial board includes leading experts from various fields of biology.
Editorial office address:
4 Freedom Square, 6th floor, room 6-13,
editorial office phone: +380 (57) 707-55-71
Dean
Yuriy Garievich Gamulya
PhD in Biological Sciences, Associate Professor
Phone: +380 (93) 615-32-00
Email: y.gamulya@karazin.ua
Address: 61022, Kharkiv, Maidan Svobody, 4, main building, room 3-11
Dean's Office
Phone: +380 (93) 909-54-41