Expertise

We offer expertise in:

• animal field studies
• conservation ecology
• DNA fingerprinting of plants
• effects and monitoring of gaseous pollutants
• fungal pests in the aquatic environment
• health and safety for laboratory and field work
• identification of microbial contaminants
• impact of climate change on plants
• pests and their management
• plant metabolism
• preservation and decontamination of crops and minimally-processed foods

Outreach activities of staff

The expertise of our staff is reflected in the wide range of outreach activities they take part in, including:

• Open Air Laboratories (OPAL)
• Natural History Society of Northumbria
• Dove Marine Laboratory activities

Facilities

We offer facilities including:

• state-of-the-art molecular, biochemical and physiological facilities
• new dedicated group specialising in medical and environmental pollinators (PDF: 250KB)
• plant growth facilities, in both lab and field
• farm-scale animal/plant trials

We have full access to the wide range of University facilities, including stable isotope mass spectrometers, electron microscopes, engineering facilities, computing and library resources.