Information about the School's Technical services team and the support services they provide. There are more than 40 staff providing support for building management, and research and teaching activities across the School. The team provides a range of technical and support services, responsive to academic research and teaching community requirements.We locally manage issues concerning the physical space occupied by the School, in liaison with the University Estates and Buildings Department.We also operate an emergency on-call system for urgent or emergency issues out-of-hours concerning our specialist installations. This is generally for specific items that are critical to our research, such as the alarm monitoring system for the cryostorage facilities and ULT freezers, temperature-controlled rooms and specialist gas installations for tissue culture rooms. Key contacts Spaces Local management of space allocation and utilisation.Co-ordination of building fabric repairs, upgrades, and new project developments. Buildings Health and Safety Local safety, security and building access control. Health and Safety Workshop Equipment breakdown repair.Safety testing.Design and construction of customised apparatus. Workshop and Infrastructure Support Media and Wash-up Provide growth Medias for use in Biological Science research labs.Safe disposal of laboratory waste.Glassware replenishment service. Media preparation and wash-up Waste Management Waste management and disposal services.Uplift and disposal of chemical waste and electrical (WEEE) waste. Waste disposal This article was published on 2024-06-17
