Psychology laboratories

As a psychology student at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), you'll benefit from expert teaching, professional equipment, and a range of specialist laboratories.

Experimental Cubicles

These are small, quiet and private rooms for conducting PC-based experiments with a single participant. Each cubicle has seating for 2 people and a high spec PC with all of the core Psychology software. The cubicles could also be used to 1-to-1 interviews.
Flexilabs

These larger, flexible rooms have a meeting-style table with seating for up to 5 people. There is also a large wall-mounted monitor to which you can connect both Windows and Apple devices either wirelessly or via a cable. The table can be folded down and pushed to the wall and the chairs stacked away to create more space for a range of activities.
Social & Developmental Lab

This observation lab has a video and audio recording system with four cameras and two ceiling microphones in the main lab that record to a server PC in the separate observation room. Activity in the lab can also be discreetly observed via the one-way mirror.
Auditory Lab

The Auditory Lab houses a 1.9m x 1.9m soundproof booth, offering acoustic isolation for auditory research.
EEG Labs

Electroencephalograpghy (EEG) is the measurement of electrical activity in the brain. We have two dedicated EEG labs in Taylor Building, one of which contains a 128-channel Biosemi ActiveTwo system and the other a 64-channel system. Both labs also contain an additional high-powered PC for synchronised stimulus presentation. One of the labs has a CRT monitor available for experminents requiring an output frequency higher than that possible with a standard LCD monitor.
Eye Tracking Labs

We have three labs dedicated to desktop eye tracking research. We currently have two SMI RED 500 eye trackers, one SR Eyelink 1000 and one Gazepoint GP3. We also have sets of Tobii Pro Glasses 2 eye tracking glasses that allow us to capture eye tracking data in a real-life situations.
Human Movement Lab

Four Codamotion CX1 3D scanners allow us to track movement in 3 dimensions over a large volume. The system also has the ability to integrate data from our two Kistler force platforms and Delsys Trigno wireless EEG sensors. The partition between the Human Movement and TMS labs can be removed to create an even larger capture volume, ideal for gait analysis.
TMS Lab

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is non-invasive method of stimulating the brain in which a localised, short-duration current is generated by an electromagnetic coil. This current passes through the scalp and skull to stimulate the area of the brain directly beneath the coil. We have a Magstim Rapid2 TMS system with two coils, one of which is an air-cooled coil suitable for repetitive stimulation protocols.
Virtual Reality (VR) Lab

VR is a growing area of research in psychology. We have two HTC Vive VR systems, one of which has Tobii eye tracking technology built into the headset. We also have two Samsung Gear VRs, a portable, smartphone-based VR system which is ideal for field-based research.
Traffic and Transport Lab

An immersive driving simulator with a 7-metre, 180-degree curved screen allows researchers to simulate various driving scenarios. This can be used, for example, to assess the detection of, and response to, hazards on the road.
Qualitative Research Lab

Our qualitative research lab has large meeting table with seating for 10 people and a wall-mounted screen with wireless connection for both Windows and Apple devices. This room is ideal for focus groups and round-table discussions.
Students using our psychology labs
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Psychology laboratories
Students using our psychology labs

Make the most of our purpose-built psychology suites, dedicated to areas of behavioural study that include:

human communication and social interaction
computer gaming, and cyberpsychology
eye-tracking
cognitive modelling, and visual analysis
psychophysiology

Use our state-of-the-art IT suite, for computer modelling and data analysis. You’ll also have access to a technical workshop, cubicles for group and individual study, and banks of psychometric tests.

Build your practical skills, with industry standard tools and technology – use EEG and eye-tracking equipment to measure brain responses, or measure human movement outputs using real-time, 3D motion capture technology. At NTU, we give you the freedom to explore your subject, so that you can deliver research that matters.

Address, contact and location

Taylor

Address: Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Taylor building, Burton Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU

Telephone: +44 (0)115 848 4460

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