Teaching in the Coastal, Ocean and Sediment Transport (COAST) laboratory

Our students benefit from dedicated time in the lab, exploring and utilising a wide range of state-of-the-art facilities and resources
Mechanical and Marine Engineering students running an inclining test in the wave flume at the COAST Lab in the University’s Marine Building.
As an undergraduate or postgraduate student, you will benefit from dedicated time in the COAST laboratory, exploring and utilising a wide range of state of the art facilities and resources that will support your learning and development.
Our facilities our housed inside the £19 million world-class marine facility, the Marine Building , which provides some of the best research and testing facilities in the country.

Student case studies

Nur Roszi, MSc Coastal Engineering
Nur Roszi used the COAST laboratory’s sediment wave flumes to research flood prevention methods
Rhys Southgate, MSc Coastal Engineering
Rhys Southgate replicated the seabed in our COAST laboratory to research a real-world solution