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Biology In London Program

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Biology in London panoramic slider, 3 slides, one of the inner workings of Conwy Castle, one of the class of 2022 gathered outside University College in London, and one Interior view of the Temperate House at Kew Royal Botanical Gardens.


Click here to view the presentation from the Information Session, Sept. 19, 2025


Welcome!

London, England, is a living, learning laboratory offering FSU students the opportunity of a lifetime to study biology. The Biology in London Program provides insights into historical context of many fields of study, hands-on experiences at the sites of some of the most important advances in biology, and specialized courses for majors in biological science that contribute toward progress in their major, as well as for students in related STEM departments. In addition to intimate classroom instruction, visits to iconic landmarks, such as Charles Darwin’s home, the drinking well that was the origin of the historic cholera epidemic that changed modern medicine, the Natural History Museum and more, the Program provides a highly dynamic learning experience by using London as a classroom. Two classes are offered sequentially each summer.

For more information, select the links above.

Students listening to a curator of herpetology presenting in the alcohol collections of the Natural History Museum. Student looking at the EEG displays during experimentation at a neurology lab at the University College London.


Plans for Summer 2026!

Classes offered (dates approximate):

  • Walking In van Leeuwenhoek’s Shoes: Rediscovering Cell Biology in London (BSC 4933; June)
  • Investigating Questions in Animal Behavior (BSC 4933; July)

Important Upcoming Dates (all 2025):

  • September 19: Biology in London information session, during FSU Family Weekend
  • ~1st week in October: Student applications open at IP
  • Mid-October: IP Fair on Landis Green
  • Important Dates
  • December 31st: Scholarship applications due

News!

This is a rotating slide show containing, one photo of the Human Physiology class enjoying the castle wall at Conwy Castle, Wales. One photo of two female students arm-in-arm enjoying the gardens at the home of Charles Darwin. One photo of a collection of dinosaur skeletons and statues in the Victorian era Natural History Museum at Oxford. One photo of The 2025 Biogeography class being shown some of the alcohol collections in the Natural History Museum, London, in this case, Darwin’s former pet octopus from his time on the HMS Beagle. One photo of a student taking notes under the dense vegetation in the tropical rainforest section in Kew Royal Botanical Gardens. One photo of Our 2023 Genetics class listening to a docent in the orchid greenhouse at Kew Royal Botanical Gardens. One photo of a student giving her “thumbs up” after given her presentation while standing before a capybara at the London Zoo. One photo of two men dressed as Italian police and one of our male students in a Hawai’ian shirt on stage during a performance of Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe Theater. One photo of four students and a hosting scientist in white lab coats during a tour of the DNA sequencing facility at Kew Royal Botanical Gardens.




Testimonials

See the full story on Biology in London from the College’s Spectrum Magazine here

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Our 2023 class standing before a blooming wisteria at Kew Royal Botanical Gardens.
Three students enjoying a formal Afternoon Tea at the British Museum.
Five students celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee at the Superbloom in front of the stone wall at the Tower of London.
Our Human Physiology class enjoying the castle wall at Conwy Castle, Wales.
The 2022 Biogeography class lined up in front of the ivy-covered home of Charles Darwin.
Portrait of some of the FSU Human Physiology students, faculty and host faculty in the laboratory at University College, London.
Students enjoying a formal Afternoon Tea at the British Museum.
Students listening to a curator of herpetology presenting in the alcohol collections of the Natural History Museum.
A biology TA standing on Westminster Bridge in front of Big Ben and Parliament.
Biology students in sun glasses surrounding a giant wooden troll at Kew Royal Botanical Gardens.
A portrait of a dozen students and faculty at night on the Millenium Bridge with St. Paul’s Cathedral in the background.
A selfie of a teacher and TA on Westminster Bridge in front of Parliament.
All 20 biology students covering the grand stair case at the British Museum.
Student looking at the EEG displays during experimentation at a neurology lab at the University College London.
One of our biology students in a Hawai’ian shirt on stage during a performance of Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe Theater.
Our 2023 Genetics class listening to a docent in the orchid greenhouse at Kew Royal Botanical Gardens.
Seven of our biology students with the curator in the Library of the Linnean Society of London.
Biology students and a hosting scientist in white lab coats surrounded by freezers during a tour of the DNA sequencing facility at Kew Royal Botanical Gardens.
The 2025 Biogeography class being shown some of the alcohol collections in the Natural History Museum, London, in this case, Darwin’s former pet octopus from his time on the HMS Beagle.
Two biology students arm-in-arm enjoying the gardens at the home of Charles Darwin.
Four students and a hosting scientist in white lab coats during a tour of the DNA sequencing facility at Kew Royal Botanical Gardens.
One student standing in front of the glass enclosure showing the underwater portions of the penguin display at the London Zoo, presenting before students in our class.
Floor level view of the whale skeleton hanging from the ceiling of the Natural History Museum, London, while a curator speaks to our class below.
Inside an old library room, a curator shows a book from the 18th century to our class at the Linnean Society of London.
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