Resources and facilities
We have a wealth of facilities, equipment and resources at our disposal

Our laboratories are equipped with a range of manufacturing and test equipment:
The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business has a Formech 686 vacuum forming machine.
We can test materials and components on a range of accredited laboratory machines.
Test programmes can be either quick stand-alone evaluations, composites 'forensic' work, or form part of a wider programme of work involving design or optimisation.
Our Structural Integrity Laboratory has a range of machines for tension/compression, torsion, fatigue and creep including:
The Faculty has:
Creality Ender 3 Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) printers: - 220 x 220 x 250 mm print bed, ±0.1 mm tolerance using PLA, non-soluble support material (4 machines).
Markforged Mark 2 professional Continuous Carbon Fiber 3D polyamide printer: - 320 x 132 x 154 mm print bed, 100-200 μm print resolution, non-soluble support material
The School of Marine Science and Engineering has a suite of microscopy and surface analysis equipment including:
We also have these facilities available to us