Biology Seminar Series
The Biology Seminar Series provides an opportunity for students, faculty, staff, and community members to learn from leading experts in a diverse range of topics. The series runs from October - March on Wednesdays from 12:00 - 12:50 pm. Events for the 2025-26 academic year are currently being planned. If you are interested in running a seminar or learning more about the series, please contact biology@trentu.ca.
Conservation Café
Conservation Cafés are community events that typically take place on the 2nd Tuesday of each month upstairs at The Publican House at 7:30pm
Admission is free, and all are welcome! Follow @TrentConserve on Twitter to stay up to date on all Conservation Café events.
Biology Undergraduate Society (BUGS)
BUGS exists to provide biology students with an opportunity to meet and interact with other biology students, and to promote the awareness of the biological sciences. They also have excellent free tutoring services!
Check out the Trent Biology Undergraduate Society Facebook page or follow them on Instagram @bugsattrent.
The Petri Dish
Starting in the Fall of 2024, the Biology Department began a new departmental newsletter, called The Petri Dish! This newsletter highlights our students, faculty, staff, courses, awards, publications and more! Previous editions are linked below.
Volume 1, Issue 2: Spring 2025
Latest News
February 14, 2025
Placement in Health Sciences: Lexie’s Impact in Veterinary Science at Metaboly Research Group Inc
February 6, 2025
Highlighting Black Scientists: Short News Article for Black History Month
August 15, 2024
Showcasing Trent Biology Undergraduate Research at Ontario Biology Day
MAY 9, 2023
Reduce Bug Bites by Sitting Still According to New Study out of Trent University
May 4, 2023
New Research Group Facilitating Knowledge Exchange Across Disciplines
April 28, 2023
April 5, 2023
Trent University Announces 2022/23 Distinguished Research and Symons Teaching Award Winners
March 29, 2023
A Dose of Being a Doctor Before Med School
March 24, 2023
Monkeying Around with Science: Conservation Biology Student Conducts Research Project with Primates
March 17, 2023
March 9, 2023
180 Seconds or Less: Students Take On the Three Minute Paper Challenge
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Conservation Biology Co-op Student Studies Migratory Birds in Churchill, Manitoba
OCTOBER 25, 2022
Becoming a Doctor: Trent Grad Begins Journey at Trinity School of Medicine
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Trent Professor Returns to Nunavut to Follow Up on 30-Year-Old Arctic Research
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Harvard Internship to Expand Ph.D. Student’s Research on Neurodegenerative Disease
August 4, 2022
#FacesOfTrentU: Transferring to Trent Transports Student to Nunavut for Research
JULY 22, 2022
Conserving our Lakes through Community-Driven Research
JUNE 24, 2022
Meet the New Bug Named after Professor Beresford
June 23, 2022
