Research facilities

Information about University of Dundee research facilities

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ARG-Wall

The Argument Analysis Wall (ARG-Wall) is a 3.2m x 2.4m touchscreen interface

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Cell and Tissue Culture Laboratory

The laboratory gives a sterile working environment where you can grow/maintain cells and engineer tissues under the correct physiochemical conditions

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Central Technical Services (CTS)

The CTS is a ‘housekeeping’ service that provides core support to research labs throughout the School of Life Sciences and the D’Arcy Thompson Unit (DTU).

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Children's Research Facility

We provide safe, age appropriate care for children and young people attending Tayside Children’s Hospital for clinical investigation or research studies

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Clinical Research Centre

We provide space, equipment and staff to support researchers of all clinical professions and our industry partners in delivering high-quality clinical research

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Comparative Anatomy Collection

The comparative osteological collection is another of our active skeletal repositories which is being continually expanded

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Concrete Technology Unit

The Concrete Technology Unit has some of the best equipped laboratories in the UK

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Cryo-Electron Microscopy

This facility provides access to state-of-the-art equipment and advice aimed at enabling users to characterise samples at high resolution

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Data Analysis Group (DAG)

We collaborate on projects covering all aspects of bioinformatics and data analysis

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Dundee Imaging Facility

We provide light and electron microscopy resources, with a central hub in Life Sciences and facilities in Science and Engineering and on the Ninewells campus.

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FingerPrints Proteomics Facility

We provide a state of the art Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry capability to researchers and external academic and industrial clients across the globe

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Flow Cytometry

Open to staff and students, this facility promotes the use of flow cytometry in a wide variety of applications.

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Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

We have a range of physical modelling and experimental facilities to support research and teaching in fluid mechanics

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Forensic Services

Our forensic anthropology staff are casework active and some have given evidence in court in the UK (Scotland, England Wales)

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Geotechnical Laboratory

We maintain a well-equipped geotechnical engineering laboratory for teaching and research support

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Health Informatics Centre

HIC Services supports high impact research through the collection and management of population based data.

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Image Guided Therapy Research Facility

IGTRF offers a revolutionary platform for medical device development, first-in-human testing, surgical and endovascular training and device innovation

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Light Microscopy Facility

The light microscopy facility offers a range of light microscope systems, each one with different capabilities so that a range techniques can be employed

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MRC PPU Reagents and Services

We produce and supply thousands of reagents and provide scientific services to academics and pharmaceutical companies across the globe

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Precision Engineering Workshop (PEW)

The precision engineering workshop offers support in the design, development, manufacture and inspection of high precision components and devices.

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Scheuer Collection

The Scheuer collection is considered the only active repository of juvenile skeletal remains in the world

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Seahorse Facility

This facility houses a real-time metabolic analyser which enables you to measure metabolic data on energy production in live cells

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SLS Safety

We support the School to ensure a safe environment for staff, students and visitors.

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SMART Laboratory

The Scottish Marine And Renewables Test (SMART) Centre.

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Tayside Biorepository

A secure bio-repository that collects samples of surplus tissue and other specimens donated by consenting patients

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Tayside Bioresource

The Tayside Bioresource is a portfolio of individual studies that have been recruiting participants from Tayside to genetic research since 1997.

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Tayside Centre for Genomic Analysis

The primary aim of the Centre is to provide genomic analysis services to the University of Dundee encompassing both academic and clinical research themes

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Tayside Clinical Trials Unit (TCTU)

We are a fully registered UKCRC trials unit working with investigators and clinicians to design and deliver high quality clinical research

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The User Centre

The User Centre is a place where groups of computer users and learners of varying skills meet to learn and help each other in a friendly environment

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Thiel Cadaver Facility

We use the Thiel embalming system, which offers a novel and revolutionary experience of working with human material compared to other preservation methods

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UX Observation Lab

Our purpose-built observation lab records human interaction with technology