Our Equipment & Facilities

From state of the art technical facilities to specialist equipment you cannot find anywhere else in the UK, we have the ability to help your organisation develop new products and services, solve R&D problems and find new efficient ways of working.

Our flexible office, laboratory and event space can support you to innovatively grow your organisation, reduce your costs and meet new clients in a professional area.

Babbage Building: where engineering meets design

  • The £63 million Babbage Building creates a state-of-the-art space to inspire the engineering and design pioneers of the future

  • Dedicated to teaching and research, the facility brings STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) subjects together to support academic collaboration and innovation.

Our equipment, facilities and research services

  • Advanced Composites Manufacturing Centre (ACMC)

    From running short courses to introducing new technology, our ACMC works with organisations across the polymer composites industry.

  • Analysis and Materials Characterisation Suite

    The Analysis and Materials Characterisation Suite helps with imaging, mechanical property testing and microstructural characterisation.

  • COAST Laboratory

    This world-leading facility provides physical model testing with combined waves, currents and wind, offered at appropriate scales for environmental modelling and coastal engineering.

  • Cyber Ship Lab

    Cyber-SHIP Lab is a unique, hardware-based maritime cyber security research and development platform.

  • High Performance Computing Facility

    Our resource helps researchers answer complex questions in science, engineering and mathematics

  • Marine Navigation Centre

    From learning how to navigate super tanks or superyachts, to providing professional development courses, The Marine Navigation Centre meets the needs of the maritime world.

  • Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre (PEMC)

    PEMC provides a comprehensive service that brings together academic expertise and research with businesses across the globe.

  • Browse all of our facilities

    Browse our facilities to see how we can help your organisation develop new products and services and solve R&D problems.

Venue hire, premises and business incubation

  • Business incubation space

    Are you starting or growing a business? Find out how we can help you develop your idea, innovate or grow your business.

  • Cornwall Innovation

    Cornwall Innovation comprises the county’s flagship business acceleration facilities.

  • Plymouth Science Park

    Plymouth Science Park is a world-class centre of excellence for ground-breaking research, business and laboratory innovation.

  • Room and venue hire

    Supporting events from conferences and public lectures to summer schools and graduation ceremonies