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Facilities
The School is located in its own building, the Huxley Building.
The University has invested heavily in the School’s infrastructure in recent
years to provide state of the art research accommodation and teaching facilities.
The teaching accommodation includes an 80 place biochemistry/molecular biology
lab, a 48 place physiology lab and an 80 place general biology laboratory.
This investment has resulted in first
class, state of the art laboratories for
both teaching and research requirements.
The School and University have
also obtained £3.75 million from the
government STEM initiative.
The University has in addition contributed
financially to the growth of the School to
give a total investment of £10 million. The
new David Attenborough Laboratories
which were recently opened by Sir
David supports teaching and research
infrastructure and provides two new
teaching laboratories and two new
research laboratories.
In addition to the cutting edge molecular
facilities you would expect to find in a
modern, research-focused department,
our research facilities also include;
• Containment Level III laboratories
– used for the study of designated
Category III pathogens including
viral pathogens and parasites such
as Plasmodium and Leishmania
• A next generation sequencer –
used for the sequencing of DNA
and RNA
• State of the art electrophysiology
equipment used for cutting edge
neuroscience research
• A purpose-built X-ray room and
protein biochemistry lab for structural
biology research
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An electron microscope unit offers a
range of microscopic techniques using
cutting edge facilities that include light,
confocal, scanning and transmission
electron and atomic force microscopy.
This allows the capture of images and
acquisition of data from biological,
geological, physical and chemical
specimens.
A mass spectrometry facility provides
cutting edge proteomics and mass
spectrometry services for UK based
researchers and engages in research
collaborations.