MFM is a CAV testbed based in the West Midlands, part of the "CAM Testbed UK" group of facilities. 

Details on the testbed can be found at https://midlandsfuturemobility.co.uk/

The goals of the testbed are to support CAV/CAM developers to cement the UK as one of the best places in the world to develop CAV technologies, addressing and capturing a reported £62Bn market for the UK.

A report by the Automotive Council (known as "GRAVITAS") highlighted 5 years ago the need for enhancement of our...

The UK Polar Data Centre, based at the British Antarctic Survey, is the UK's national data centre for polar and cryospheric science. It is part of the Natural Environment Research Council’s (NERC) Environmental Data Service (EDS) - https://nerc.ukri.org/research/sites/environmental-data-service-eds/.

Our main goal is to ensure that environmental data collected in the polar and cryospheric regions are made available and accessible to all in order to fully realise their reuse potential. This aim...

What it does: Archaeological Excavation is a team of expert archaeologists who undertake nationally significant, collaborative, research-led excavation projects, to contribute to the understanding, preservation and enjoyment of our historic environment and cultural heritage. The team includes wide-ranging expertise in field archaeology, material culture, and strategic issues in the wider archaeological sector.  It has a close working relationship with an unparalleled network of multi...

Energy House Laboratories consists for 4 laboratories focused on research in domestic energy consumption. This covers issues including, fabric performance, building physics, internal environments, digital (smart meters) and other related technical areas. This has focused on retrofit, but new investment will open this to include new build properties. The team look at the performance of systems, as well as the methodological issues of building performance.

EHL consist of 4 labs: the Salford...

The National Environmental Isotope Facility (NEIF) provides world–leading integrated analytical capability to support the UK NERC science communities. The facility provides: (i) unparalleled analytical capacity and data quality to serve internationally competitive research projects and programmes, (ii) a diverse range of specialist expertise and instrumentation, not available locally in most HEIs, (iii) a national platform for innovation that supports training, development and the international...

ORE Catapult operates the world’s most comprehensive open-access research, test, innovation and validation services to accelerate the deployment of new and innovative offshore renewable energy technology. With highly experienced teams of technical researchers, test engineers and technology specialists, we are equipped to deliver industry-leading services to drive down the cost of offshore renewable energy.

• Blade Testing
• Powertrain Testing
• Electrical Testing
• Disruptive Innovation Centre
• Su...

The Digital Humanities Lab at Exeter is a state of the art facility offering unique spaces, equipment and training for staff and students. A specialist team conducts and supports innovative Digital Humanities research, offers training and teaching, and undertakes the digital preservation and display of historic material and artefacts using advanced technologies.

Facilities include a visualisation and co-creation teaching suite, 3D makerspace lab, audio-visual studio and photographic studios.

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Surface Engineering Lab equipped with 8 off magnetron sputter deposition systems for the production of thin films of metals, alloys, ceramics, etc on metal, glass, plastic and nanoparticulates. Expertise includes process development, production and testing of photocatalytic materials, functionalisation of nanoparticulates, antimicrobial coatings. Equipment scales from lab scale to pilot production scale. Tribiology testing lab for friction/wear tests.

Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre...

The Energy & Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) has eight state-of-the-art analytical and processing laboratories, allowing research on a full cycle from fundamental analytical scale through to semi-industrial demonstrator research. Each laboratory is dedicated to a different area of research and includes: characterisation of feedstock and fuels, thermal and high-pressure processing and upgrading of fuels, thermal processing of biomass and waste materials, bioprocessing, synthesis and testing...

The Quantum Technology Centre, based in Lancaster University’s Physics Department, establish a significant technology presence in the Northwest. Our world class facilities include a class 100 and two class 1000 clean rooms housing state-of-the-art nanofabrication equipment. The facilities provide the possibility to run multi-step nanofabrication processes to build electronic, photonic and nanomechanical devices and structures with a feature size as small as 10 nm. It allows processing of metals...