These facilities support teaching and research within the School of GeoSciences and are not available for external booking or access. GIS computing suite Computing-intensive research in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) is supported by access to our well-equipped in-house GIS suite. Optical Microscope Laboratory The Optical Microscope Laboratory contains a suite of modern microscopes for a wide range of purposes. It is used by our undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as research and academic staff. Physical geography laboratories Our physical geography laboratories support undergraduate teaching such as classes, fieldwork and dissertation projects, as well as research undertaken by postgraduate students, research and academic staff. Quaternary Entomology Lab The facility supports teaching and research, as well as processing fossil insects and other palaeoecological material. This article was published on Friday 3 July 2026