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Environment, Energy and Sustainability Facilities

Our Facilities

Our Facilities

Our Environment, Energy and Sustainability facilities are based on our vibrant Swansea waterfront campus offering a wide range of field and laboratory equipment, providing students with practical, hands-on experience. Utilising the beautiful natural surroundings of Swansea and beyond as living laboratories to address real-world environmental challenges through interdisciplinary and applied learning. Alongside specialist facilities, students also have access to a comprehensive library and study spaces. 

Our Facilities Include

Our Environment, Energy and Sustainability facilities include:

Two Laboratories with Specialist Software: Including Proteus VSM, Easy PC design software, MATLAB, ANSYS HFSS, MPLAB, CCS PIC C compiler, Factory IO, Siemens TIA, LJ Create Virtual Instrument, and Pico-Scope capture 

Specialist Equipment: including digital oscilloscopes, PC-based oscilloscopes (Pico-Scope), triple output power supplies, signal generators with advanced modulation functions, PIC microcontroller programmers, breadboards, and soldering facilities. Extensive component stores, Siemens S1200 PLCs  and HMIs 

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Each station in our electronics teaching facility is equipped with a digital oscilloscope, signal generator, multi-output power supply, and microcontroller programming interface to allow our students to perform practical exercises to support their learning with us.

Coupled with industry standard simulation and design software, our facilities give our students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in designing, testing, and troubleshooting electronic circuits, preparing them for real-world challenges in the field of electrical and electronic engineering.

Through guided experimentation and project-based learning, students can explore concepts such as waveform analysis, circuit prototyping, and embedded systems programming, fostering a deep understanding of theoretical principles and their practical applications. Our goal is to cultivate a learning environment that nurtures innovation and empowers students to become proficient problem-solvers and innovators in the dynamic field of electronics.

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Our location as a Learning Resource 

Our programmes benefit from and utilise our location as a Learning Resource, making use of the beautiful natural environment surrounding us, including: 

  • Swansea Beach: With its developed urban dune system, currently being monitored as a living laboratory 

  • Kilvey Hill: and the reintroduction of native species. 

  • Bannau Brycheiniog Natinal Park: Where student volunteers assist in peatland monitoring and Pine Marten reintroduction. 

  • Cwm Ivy: With its salt marsh ecosystems. 

  • Swansea and the surrounding areas: and its host of renewable technology sites 

  • Our campus locations: with Carmarthen and Lampeter serving as extended learning environments for our programmes, encouraging students to think about the practical management and conservation of these locations. 

Environmental study group walking across the broad, flat expanse of Whiteford Sands.
Whiteford Sands
A plaque on a mossy boulder reads: Cwm Ivy Woods, Nature Reserve, Glamorgan Naturalists Trust; behind it, a study group stand on a path through deciduous woodland.
Cwm Ivy Woods Nature Reserve
A study group stand on top of Cwm Ivy sea wall, close to a large rupture in the earth bank.
Cwm Ivy Sea Wall
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Computing facilities 

Our programs also benefit from up-to-date teaching and computing facilities with a wide variety of digital data subscriptions (such as Planet labs and Digimap services) that are used for GIS, remote sensing, class practical sessions and dissertation projects. 

A young man looks through a microscope at a pebble.

Geomatic Equipment

Our wider department also maintains state-of-the-art geomatic equipment, including terrestrial laser scanners, total stations, and uncrewed aerial vehicles equipped with a range of sensors (including a Zenmuse L2 Lidar scanner and high-resolution multispectral scanners). 

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Immersive Room

Cross-Departmental Resources:  

In addition to our specialist facilities, we maintain close links with other departments, allowing access to Raman Spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), advanced 3D printing equipment, interactive immersive rooms, and a variety of construction and virtual reality equipment.

A woman kneels behind a workbench as she inspects two test tubes connected to red and black wires.
Fuel Cell Kit

Energy Lab

Our Energy Kit includes:

  • A fuel cell kit which is generated by the hydrogen based on solar technology
  • Wind turbine model 
  • Testing solar panel 
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A woman plugs a cable into a white scientific data board which includes fields related to voltage, current and air.

Energy Kit 

Two students kneel next to their field sampling kits; one raises a plastic tube to her eye level.

Field Trip 

Campus Life

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Discover Swansea Campus

Explore the impressive facilities at our Swansea campuses, offering a dynamic student experience. The campuses feature advanced laboratories, specialised art and design workshops, and innovative teaching areas. Comprehensive libraries are stocked with extensive digital and physical collections. Students benefit from dedicated areas for art, engineering, construction, and Psychology labs. Immersive rooms, available for all subjects including Policing, provide unique learning experiences. Additionally, vibrant social spaces, cafes, and an active Students’ Union hub foster a lively community atmosphere for both academic and personal development.