The Department’s new £30 million Science Centre includes a fully adaptable ‘SuperLab’ for 280+ students.
Our new Science Centre is equipped with the latest teaching and research laboratories and a multi-purpose gym where researchers can study the effects of physical exercise. Also on campus are food preparation areas and treatment rooms for the many practical elements of our courses. Other state-of-the-art
equipment includes all types of separation and spectrophotometry (chemistry), air displacement plesythmography (measurement of body composition), iso-kinetic dynamometry and gait analysis (sports science) and ultrasound
and laser therapy (sports therapy).
Close links with business and local facilities, such as the National Forensic Laboratories ensure our courses remain current and provide opportunities for
collaborative projects. The Food Analysis Unit and Food Technology Network are consultancy operations within the department, giving immediate access to the food industry and to food-based SMEs.
The Scientific Analysis Consultancy Service provides services including mass spectrometry and atomic absorption spectrometry. Staff are active members of appropriate professional bodies.
All of our courses have professional recognition and lead to membership and/or registration as appropriate. We have strong international links with China, West and South Africa and the USA, in chemistry, consumer studies, food science, food microbiology and nutrition. Almost all students can spend time studying abroad with our partner institutions in Europe and in some non-EU countries.
Dr. David McCarthy, member of the Institute for Health Research & Policy and Department of Health & Human Sciences has conducted extensive research into obesity in children and has developed a range of clinical reference charts for body fatness for the UK paediatric population.
