Facilities

You’ll find…

Creative arts and media:

• edit and post-production suites
• fashion and textiles studios
• HD TV studio, multimedia newsroom and TV news studio
• media centre with cameras and video drones
• print room
• radio station
• soundproof recording studios and green-screen production studios
• stellar workshop for wood, 3D printing, metalworking and welding
• virtual reality suite.

Engineering:

• engineering labs including areas for power, aerospace engineering, civil engineering and the built environment
• computer aided design and manufacture, control systems and automation labs
• electrical engineering and telecommunications
• specialist pilot plant facilities for chemical and mechanical engineering.

Games and animation:

• games lounge with consoles, games and peripherals
• motion-capture studio with full body and facial capture systems
• Kinect lab
• virtual reality and green screen studios.

Science:

• new £36.9m centre with leading-edge labs for science and clinical subjects including anatomy, pharmacy, microbiology, chemistry, Earth sciences and food sciences.

Law, policing and investigation:

• crime scene house and vehicle examination facility
• replica courtroom with all the features of a modern court
• replica police station including a custody office, front desk and interview rooms.

Nursing and health:

• computerised mannequins simulating patients
• practice environment simulation labs including community and home settings.

Sport:

• anatomy, strength and conditioning labs
• environmental chamber to assess performance in different climates
• hydrotherapy pool for rehabilitating injuries, with underwater treadmills, cameras and variable water flow
• movement analysis lab with 3D motion capture and force platforms
• physiology labs for testing physical fitness, with gas analysis and blood sampling equipment
• sports therapy clinics
• treadmill, bike and rowing ergometers.