Facilities

The department provides a range of excellent facilities for use by students and staff. It is managed as an integrated organisation with more than 20 staff working in a number of specialist working groups.

Laboratories

The department has access to four specialist laboratories, each with modern equipment and facilities:

Earth Sciences
Environmental Change
Surveying Technology
Spatial Analysis

Additionally, there are a large number of computing labs to you to use.

Audio, video and graphics

An Audio-Visual and Video Group provides video and editing facilities, sound recording facilities and a photographic and digital imaging service. The Graphics Unit provides a graphics service for all activities of the Department and employs graphics industry standard equipment and software for the output of research publications, displays, illustrations and posters etc.

IT Support and Cartographic Resource Centre

The IT Support Team provides computing support for staff and students as well as supporting six general purpose computer laboratories, a specialist Spatial Analysis Laboratory and integrated computing facilities in the studios of the School's recently opened Studios Building. A Cartographic Resource Centre provides mapping facilities and a digital map resource complemented by a traditional paper map collection.