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UV induced DNA damage can lead to the development of skin cancer, skin aging and cell death. In this study, we fabricated a fluorescence-based biosensor that can be applied to the detection of DNA damage caused by UV radiation with the help of nitrogen doped graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs) as the probe material. In this paper, N-GQDs with good fluorescence efficiency have been synthesized by the hydrothermal method and were used as a fluorescent probe for the detection of UV damaged DNA. The fluorescence intensity of N-GQDs was quenched by the static quenching of UV damaged DNA through the formation of a N-GQD/UV damaged DNA complex. Moreover, the effects of different values of pH, NaCl and glucose on analytical performances of the sensor were also studied. Thus, using a fluorescence based approach, we demonstrated a quite simple, rapid, and inexpensive biosensor for the detection of DNA damage caused by UV radiation.