Facilities
Our Health Sciences Building features specialist laboratory spaces dedicated to nutrition, genomics, cell biology and psychology, along with laboratories and space for sport and exercise science.
The building houses a 25-metre sprint track with force meters and motion capture for biomechanical analysis, a phlebotics lab for blood sampling, treadmills and BODPODs for physiological analysis, and a Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry scanner for assessing bone and muscle health.
Psychology labs include motor control capture and vision and colour labs, as well as cognitive and neuro-behaviour suites. The building also includes space for research synergies with psychology and sport.
Nutrition labs with food analysis and testing facilities, two large bioscience and environmental science labs, and a suite of dedicated research labs for the study of molecular biology, microbiology, cell biology, nutrition, molecular genetics, tissue culture and bioinformatics takes up the first floor.
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Hope Park Sports
The Sports Complex provides excellent opportunities for leisure, fitness, study and research. The facilities include a main sports hall with gym and fitness rooms, strength and conditioning suites, six courts and a viewing gallery, squash and tennis courts, rugby and hockey pitches and a Physiotherapy and Sport Rehabilitation Clinic.
To ensure the sports facilities are easy for staff and students to use, there are no monthly fees - single £25 is all that is required, and then the gym facilities, courts and fitness classes are all free for you to use.
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