# Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg
**Source**: https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg
**Parent**: https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/teaching-at-cos-heidelberg/phd-studies?overlay=menu
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## About us
The Centre for Organismal Studies (COS) Heidelberg aims to study organismic biology beyond the borders of organisational level. Research and teaching at COS is dedicated to study organismic biology from the basic molecular principles to cell biology, developmental biology and physiology both in plants and in animals and to further extend into evolution, biodiversity, systems biology and biotechnology.
- [History and mission](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/history-and-mission)
- [Facts and figures](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/facts-figures)
- [Publications](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/publications)
- [Public outreach](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/public-outreach)
- [Research consortia](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/research-consortia)
- [Research reports](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/research/research-activity-reports-and-sab)
- [Schmeil Foundation](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/schmeil-foundation-at-cos)
- [Sustainability at COS](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/sustainability-at-cos)
- [Timeline Evolution](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/public-outreach/timeline-evolution)
## Links
## Contacts
- [Management](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/management)
- [Secretariats](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/contact/secretariates)
- [Workshops](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/general-facilities-and-workshops)
- [Research groups](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/research-groups)
[Contacts overview](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/contact)
## Scientific events
- [SPARK@COS](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/node/1037)
- [COS Keynotes](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/scientific-events-at-cos/cos-keynotes)
- [Seminar series](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/scientific-events-at-cos/seminar-series)
- [Symposia](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/scientific-events-at-cos/cos-symposia)
[Scientific events](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/scientific-events-at-cos)
About us
## Links
[COS Heidelberg
### Contact information](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/contact)
[How to find us
### Maps & directions](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/maps-and-directions)
[We're hiring...
### Job opportunities](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/job-opportunities)
[Heidelberg Zoological Collection
### Timeline Evolution](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg/public-outreach/timeline-evolution)
[Deutsch](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/de/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg)[Central Contact information](https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/centre-for-organismal-studies-heidelberg?overlay=contact)