Facilities and research environment in the School of Life Sciences

We provide a fast-paced, collegiate and supportive environment for our staff and students. With access to state-of-the-art facilities and collaborative opportunities, it is a setting that facilitates scientific innovation and discovery.

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Environment 

The School of Life Sciences research complex consists of four physically interlinked buildings. In addition, our Division of Plant Sciences is located at the James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie 20 minutes away.

An enclosed atrium ‘Street’ was created between our newest building, the Discovery Centre for Translational and Interdisciplinary Research and the existing research complex. This space is a place for meeting, collaboration and networking. It incorporates a café, informal break-out areas and a venue for public engagement.

State-of-the-art facilities

All our laboratories in the research complex are open-plan, which encourages collaboration and interdisciplinary working. They are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment. These include:

  • ‘wet’ laboratories for chemistry, biochemistry and microbiology
  • tissue culture suites for categories 1, 2 and 3 level work and designated spaces for radioactivity
  • rooms specially designed for working with various model organisms such as yeast, Drosophila, Xenopus laevis and C. elegans
  • in-house research facilities and expertise (see below)
  • a high quality ‘dry’ laboratory for computational biology research
  • cutting-edge plant science facilities located within our Division of Plant Sciences based at the James Hutton Institute

Outstanding in-house support

A critical component of our research success is the quality of infrastructure and in-house support enjoyed by our scientists. These include our Central Technical Services (media services and wash up), health and safety, IT support, stores team, laboratory management and administrative support.

Facilities available for external users

Please check individual facilities for further details.

Research facilities

Research facility

We produce and supply thousands of reagents and provide scientific services to academics and pharmaceutical companies across the globe

Research facility

Providing flow cytometric analysis and fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) services and support to investigators located within the School of Life Sciences, other UoD departments, and external research bodies.

Workshops

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