Our facilities

Our recently refurbished labs are designed to accommodate every discipline within biological sciences.

Facilities include:

• tissue culture suites
• multi-mode microplate readers (absorbance, fluorescence, luminescence)
• multicolour flow cytometry
• real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), digital gel scanning and documentation
• spectrophotometers
• centrifuges
• ultra-centrifuges
• fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
• equipment for the large-scale growth and harvesting of microbial and animal cells.

Our biomedical engineering facilities include:

• range of virtual reality and haptic interfaces
• wearables laboratory
• brain embodiment laboratory
• brain computer interface laboratory
• electrophysiology laboratory
• terahertz spectrometer.

As the new home of the School of Biological Sciences, our £60m Health and Life Sciences building is purpose-built for teaching and research.

The building houses a flexible teaching lab that can be subdivided to create up to four separate spaces, research labs, seminar rooms, study space and a cafe.

Our interdisciplinary research centres and facilities offer excellent learning opportunities:

• The Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics houses a research-dedicated MRI scanner and MRI-compatible TMS, EEG/ERP, and thermal stimulator for use in pain research.
• The Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research incorporates human imaging facilities and advanced microscopy suites purpose-built for biomedical research.
• The Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health undertakes a range of research in areas such as cardiometabolic health, brain health, and food processing.