Facilities in the School of Science and Engineering
Our facilities
- Type
- Research facility
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
- Type
- Research facility
Centrifuge Laboratory
We are home to Scotland’s only geotechnical centrifuge
- Type
- Facility
Concrete Technology Unit
The Concrete Technology Unit has some of the best equipped laboratories in the UK
- Type
- Research facility
Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
We have a range of physical modelling and experimental facilities to support research and teaching in fluid mechanics
- Type
- Research facility
Geotechnical Laboratory
We maintain a well-equipped geotechnical engineering laboratory for teaching and research support
- Type
- Research facility
High Performance Computing Facility and Computational Modelling
We are architects of world-leading computational models in Civil Engineering
- Type
- Research facility
UX Observation Lab
Our purpose-built observation lab records human interaction with technology
- Type
- Facility
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
- Type
- Research facility
ARG-Wall
The Argument Analysis Wall (ARG-Wall) is a 3.2m x 2.4m touchscreen interface
- Type
- Facility
Applied Laser Technology Laboratory
Provides hands-on and basic knowledge of laser systems used in manufacturing
- Type
- Facility
Engineering Materials Testing Laboratory
This laboratory is used for the preparation and examination of engineering materials
- Type
- Facility
Robotics and Control Laboratory
This facility allows you to design, programme and build autonomous robotic devices
- Type
- Facility
Forensic Services
Our forensic anthropology staff are casework active and some have given evidence in court in the UK (Scotland, England Wales)
- Type
- Facility
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
- Type
- Facility
Comparative Anatomy Collection
The comparative osteological collection is another of our active skeletal repositories which is being continually expanded
- Type
- Facility
Scheuer Collection
The Scheuer collection is considered the only active repository of juvenile skeletal remains in the world
