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Natural Sciences teaching labs for hire

We have three biological sciences labs (one lab can be used for chemistry and physics) and a separate petrology lab for hire during the day by people and organisations outside of Birkbeck, primarily for teaching purposes and filming. Additionally, we have protein crystallography and biophysics (BiophysX Centre) labs that can be accessed.

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 to hire any of the labs listed below. Please note we accept bookings for teaching purposes only.

Lab 314

  • Size and capacity: 97 m2, 32 seated
  • General science use and equipped for: biology, chemistry, microbiology, microscopy, molecular biology, physics 
  • Facilities: gas and water, two mobile fume cupboards, PC and digital projector. 

Lab 318

  • Size and capacity: 75 m2, 22 seated
  • General science use and equipped for: biology, microbiology, microscopy, molecular biology, physics 
  • Facilities: gas and water, mobile fume cupboard, height adjustable benches, PC and digital projector, sympodium. 

Lab 319

  • Size and capacity: 88 m2, 32 seated
  • General science use and equipped for: biology, microbiology, microscopy, molecular biology, physics 
  • Facilities: gas and water, mobile fume cupboard, height adjustable bench, PC and digital projector, sympodium and microphone. 

Wohl laboratories 318 and 319 combined 

  • Size and capacity: 163 m2, 54 seated
  • General science use and equipped for: biology, microbiology, microscopy, molecular biology, physics 
  • Facilities: gas and water, mobile fume cupboard, height adjustable bench, PC and digital projector, sympodium and microphone. 

Lab 623 Petrology Suite

  • Size and capacity option 1: 96 m2 35 seats: each seat has a petrological microscope and a touch screen computer.
  • Size and capacity option 2: 80 m2 33 seats: each seat has a petrological microscope and a touch screen computer.
  • Merged capacity option: the rooms are divided by an acoustic wall, but this can be removed should the large room, seating 68, be required.
  • For general petrology microscopy use and can also be used as a computing facility.
  • Facilities: 68 petrological microscopes and touchscreen computers, electron microscope (housed next to the suite), whiteboards and multimedia projectors, Panopto or Teams lecture capture technology (for live-streaming and recording lectures and presentations). Live analysis feed from an electron microscope can be used within the lecture/presentation in real time. More about the Petrology Suite.