The Dove Marine Laboratory is an important facility for the School of Marine Science and Technology. Its location in Cullercoats, on the North Sea coast, offers immediate access to typical fauna and flora, with examples of most types of temperate marine habitats rocky, sandy and muddy shores, major estuaries and the North Sea. This provides ideal locations for the study of Marine Biology.
It is the base for field research studies and some teaching takes place at the laboratory. Students are able to experience the wealth of habitats within easy reach of Cullercoats and to understand the coastal issues which are not only biological and physical but must include the effects of human activities. The lab is also the centre of focus for outreach activities conducted by the School.
This laboratory celebrated its centenary on the 29 September 2008.
The laboratory is located 20 minutes from the main University campus in Newcastle, map, which benefits from excellent travel links.
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Photographs accredited to Nick Blackwood and Jane Delany