Across two spaces in the Davy Building, students now have access to 60 polarising microscopes and 20 biological microscopes, as well as 60 low-power microscopes used to analyse larger specimens.
In addition to the microscopes themselves, each stand has a digital screen that can be linked to others across the room so the same content can be shared across all screens.
The lecturer has their own camera set up linked to screens on each of the microscope stands, and the screens also display QR codes, so that students can bring up details of what they have been looking at on their mobile devices.
The combination of microscope and screen displays, as well as desks of adjustable height, is also making the set-up more accessible to students with sight or mobility difficulties.
