Category Archives: user cases

Case Study: Alex White, Cardiff University

Dr Alex White is a member of staff in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Cardiff University. The context for equipment sharing Alex’s research involves the development of natural compounds that are clinically useful in chemotherapy. In order to investigate the extracts from natural resources Alex uses mass spectrometry equipment. He is able … Read more

Case Study: Isaac Abrahams, QMUL

Dr Isaac Abrahams uses a variety of different equipment both internally and sharing it externally in the field of chemistry. The context As a senior lecturer in the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences at Queen Mary, University of London Isaac supports other researchers in chemical analysis. He also provides an X-ray Diffraction facility to … Read more

Case Study: Mark Pfuhl, King’s College London

Our fifth case study turns to highly specialised equipment sharing, focusing on research carried out by Dr Mark Pfuhl at King’s College London (KCL). Dr Pfuhl is a Reader in Cardiovascular Structural Biology. His research includes investigating the structure of proteins involved in muscle signalling and regulation in the heart. This is important for the … Read more

Case study: Anneke Lubben, University of Bath

Our next case study takes the point of view of a facility manager from University of Bath, Dr Anneke Luben, on equipment sharing. Dr Lubben is a Mass Spectrometrist and Head of the Material and Chemical Characterisation Facility (MC2) at the University of Bath. This was formed from a merger between the Chemical Characterisation and … Read more

Case Study: Dr Blair Johnston, Strathclyde University

In the latest of our case study posts, we focus on Dr Blair Johnston, a Reader at the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences. Blair’s research interests include drug discovery, molecular structure simulation, machine learning and prediction, data analysis, and web-enabled science. His research group works closely with experimental scientists to use collaborative research … Read more

Case Study: Sarah Aldridge, Swansea University

In the second of our case studies about equipment sharing we focus on an interdisciplinary project based at Swansea University. The context Sarah Aldridge is PhD student in the College of Engineering at Swansea University. Her research combines the fields of engineering, sports science, osteology and genetics. Working with the remains from Henry VIII’s warship … Read more

Case Study: Marian Case, Newcastle University

The research context Marian Case is a research associate with the Northern Institute for Cancer Research (NICR) based at Newcastle University. Her work is aimed at improving the treatment of children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia so that some children could receive fewer drugs, thereby decreasing the toxicity of chemotherapeutic drugs they are given, but still … Read more

An institutional perspective on equipment sharing

We’re delighted to be publishing a guest blog from Chris Wilkinson, Equipment Sharing project manager at Cambridge University. Read on for a recent review of equipment sharing from an institutional perspective. I returned to the role of Equipment Sharing Project Manager at Cambridge in January this year. One thing I was keen to learn, was … Read more

What is driving increased equipment sharing?

Why should universities share equipment? Equipment sharing has been at the heart of the efficiency agenda  since 2010. Put simply, creating and providing a searchable listing of your research facilities and equipment may enable greater collaboration and improve the efficiency and utilisation of existing equipment and facilities. National policies and drivers for equipment sharing Our … Read more