School of Applied Sciences
The School of Applied Sciences is home to subjects covering biological and biomedical sciences, geography, ecology and environment and pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences.
Specialist facilities support our teaching, research and consultancy activities, including:
- computer labs running GIS; remote sensing and image analysis software
- soil and water analysis labs; public health and geochemical labs, including walk-in storage
- advanced microscope technology equipment for rock and mineral analysis
- drones and equipment for field-based geophysical surveying
- dedicated microbiology lab with its own technical support team and preparation area
- primary cell/tissue and secondary cell culture facility
- molecular biology lab
- RT-PCR equipment
- image analysis suite with electron microscopes, a confocal microscope and atomic force microscopes
- genomics/proteomics facility for analysis of cell genes and proteins
- clinical skills lab
- SimMan 3G – a highly advanced patient simulator that allows you to monitor vital signs, detect numerous signs of disease and assess clinical response to drug treatment in real time
- medicine dispensary.
School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering
This school specialises in subjects covering architecture and design, civil engineering, computing, construction and building and engineering.
Specialist facilities support our teaching, research and consultancy activities, including:
- shared studios, modelling and construction workshops, IT facilities and specialist software
- design studio and specialist facilities including 3D print workspaces, metal and welding workshops, finish room, wood, wind tunnel and a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) workshop
- Creativity Centre studio workspace
- Simulation Suite with flight and car simulators with VR and motion platform technology
- usability lab with eye-tracking technology, digitisation/VR lab, HTC Vive and games studios
- specialist laboratories for structural dynamics, geotechnics, thermal dynamics and avionics, including centrifuge, concrete lab, hydraulics lab with flume and computer-controlled wave generation
- robotics and VR lab
- prototyping labs and workshops in our advanced engineering building
- CISCO-certified communications and cybersecurity lab.
Technicians are on hand to all students to offer expert guidance and support and training with machinery and software.
School of Business and Law
The School of Business and Law covers subjects spanning accounting, finance and economics, business management, marketing and law.
You’ll have access to our specialist facilities for hands-on learning, including:
- Real-time trading room with Bloomberg terminals
- Computer suites equipped with specialised software including SAS, R, SQL and Python
- VR lab and usability lab with eye-tracking technology
- CISCO-certified networking and cyber security lab including secure and dependable software systems.
School of Humanities and Social Science
Humanities and social science encompasses courses on counselling and psychotherapy, criminology and sociology, history of art and design, humanities, English literature and creative writing, politics, psychology and social work.
You’ll have access to our specialist facilities for hands-on learning, including:
- VR and Eye-Tracking lab for psychological research
- Stats lab with computing equipment and eight acoustically treated booths
- City lab – a qualitative research and creative methods resource which can also be used for a range of meetings and events.
- Community lab designed for collaborative student learning
- Design lab housing our extensive collection of historic dress and textiles and offering the space and equipment to work on textile projects
- Applied Cognition lab – a research space for psychological research involving measures such as electrodermal activity (EDA) and electroencephalography (EEG)
- Life lab – a skills-based lab for practice-based teaching, social work, psychotherapy and counselling and employability.
School of Art and Media
Our Moulsecoomb campus is home to part of our School of Art and Media, with courses including Content Creation (partly taught on our City campus), Media Production, Media Studies, Music Business and Media, Journalism and Sport Journalism.
You’ll have access to our specialist facilities for hands-on learning, including:
- dedicated studios for art courses
- wood and metal workshops
- printmaking workshops
- letterpress and bookbinding rooms
- kilns
- knitting machines, looms, linkers and embellishers
- screen printing and digital printing
- CAD CAM digital technology
- dye lab
- laser cutters
- photographic studios and dark rooms
- video recording equipment and editing suites
- digital production and post-production studios equipped with state-of-the-art hardware and software
- sound-isolated recording booths and sound diffusion lab
- Mac suites with Adobe Suite Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design and Premiere.