Technical equipment and facilities
The University's analytical and technical facilities offer businesses easy and affordable access to world-class facilities. We also have expertise, if required, to apply these to your particular needs.
| Archaeological, Forensic, Environmental Scientific Services | |||
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AFESS offer a variety of scientific services for the archaeological, forensic and environmental communities using state of the art equipment and experienced personnel. |
Ms Karen Wicks+44(0)118 378 7981 | |
| Biocentre | |||
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A state-of-the-art biotechnology research facility offering expertise in genomics, post-genomics, and structural and computational biology. |
+44(0)118 378 4552 | |
| CAVE | |||
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The CAVE enables businesses to harness the power of performance Virtual Reality through the use of our portable tracked powerwall and our ReaCTor multi-wall - free your imagination and creativity with our range of solutions for 3D stereo environments, enabling you to create and control your own virtual worlds. |
+44(0) 118 378 6607 | |
| Centre for Advanced Microscopy | |||
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Our microscopy facilities, which reveal details of structures at the atomic level, have many applications useful across commerce and manufacturing industries. |
+44(0)118 378 6118 | |
| Flavour Centre & PRC | |||
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We offer flavour research and consulting services for industry. We are your route to understanding the flavour quality of new and existing products. |
+44(0)118 378 7455 | |
| Innovation Works | |||
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We provide a stimulating and unique environment to help companies develop new ideas and products, facilitate creative solutions and get results. |
InnovationWorks @reading.ac.uk +44(0)118 378 6859 | |
Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research | |||
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The ICMR is a new, puropose-built and state of the art research laboratories which bring together scientists from a wide range of disciplines. Within this research environment researchers have access to cutting-edge facilities that support the spectrum of cardivascular and metabolicresearch - ranging from cell and molecular biology approaches, cell and organ culture, through to models of disease and human studies. |
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| MRI Facility | |||
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The MRI Facility offers a state of the art suite equipped with a Siemens 3T whole body scanner and a full range of coils. The facility is designed as a dual purpose research or medical suite. We offer a full range of expertise in both structural and functional imaging. In conjunction with the Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics we can also offer other brain registration and behavioural technologies such as Electroencephalography, Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, and Eye-tracking, combined with sophisticated computational modelling and data analysis. | Dr Kelly Sloan
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| Pest Control Unit | |||
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The Vertebrate Pests Unit provides expertise in all aspects of Vertebrate pest management and control, with an accredited facility for research and development, and ORETO Certification through the Pesticide Safety Directorate (an Agency of the Health and Safety Executive) for regulatory data generation. |
+44(0)118 378 6391 | |
| Quaternary Scientific | |||
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Quaternary Scientific provides an expert environmental archaeological (palaeoenvironmental and palaeoeconomic) service to archaeological companies, environmental consultancies and government organisations. |
+44(0)118 378 8941 | |
| Statistical Services Centre | |||
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SSC are a consulting group which works worldwide, offering training and advisory services in statistics and data management. |
statistics@lists. reading.ac.uk +44(0)118 378 8025 | |
Super Computer | |||
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ThamesBlue, with application such as OpenFoam, R and Maq, supports research into Urban Meteorology, Ocean modelling, Fluid Dynamics, DNA alignment, Phylogeny, Molecular Dynamics, Polymers, Financial Modelling, Engineering and Construction. |
+44(0)118 378 4419 | |
