Bookings and loans
Our facilities and equipment are available to HASS staff and students to support and enhance teaching, research, and project work. We welcome enquiries about booking our spaces and equipment; please get in touch with us by email to discuss your requirements.
Rooms available to book
A range of lab and teaching spaces can be booked for teaching, research activities, and other events; for more details, see our guide to facilities.
Equipment available for loan for HASS teaching and research
We have a wide range of professional quality equipment available, which can be used around the lab, or borrowed for use in the field by HASS staff and students. To book or find out more, please contact us using the details above.
For loan and for use at the lab:
- Cameras: We now offer mirrorless cameras (replacing DSLRs) that deliver high-quality images and video, with the added benefits of being more compact and lightweight. They are compatible with a variety of lenses and can be used with tripods for stable shooting. We also provide specialist cameras for indoor use only, which offer advanced features ideal for archival photography and photogrammetry.
- Video cameras: A range of video cameras are available for loan including 4K video cameras for professional quality output, as well as smaller handheld HD video cameras.
- Digital audio recorders: Zoom audio recorders record direct to SD card and come equipped with a mini tripod and microphone windshield. We also have a range of premium audio recorders for indoor and lab use only.
- Microphones: A range of microphones compatible with selected cameras and audio recorders including wireless mics, lapel mics and boundary mics suitable for group work.
- Tripods and copystands: Tripods and copystands are available to loan, including tripods suitable for lightweight DSLRs and video cameras, professional video tripods with dampened motion for smooth transitions, and a range of copystands and tripods designed to hold either phones or cameras for photography