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 moisture meters are held in the Faculty Project Store (SMB310) and can be booked out via the Smarthub booking system.
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