Quaternary Entomology Lab
The facility supports teaching and research, as well as processing fossil insects and other palaeoecological material.
Quaternary entomology is the study of fossil insects, preserved in natural or archaeological sediments, in order to reconstruct past environments and climate.
The research which takes place in the Quaternary entomology laboratory involves the study of fossil insects and other invertebrates and compatible palaeoecological research.
The facility also hosts the Osborne Insect Collection which consists of over 10,000 beetle specimens.
The lab is open to all students as well as research and academic staff.
The laboratory houses extensive insect collections which are used for identification of both fossil and modern material.
The equipment includes:
- Two Leica S6E stereomicroscopes, other stereomicroscopes and a digital camera on one of the Leica microscopes.
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Various materials for laboratory research.
There is also an Optical Microscope Laboratory at the Kings Buildings campus, which is around two miles (3km) north of Edinburgh city centre.
The processing lab is open to all students as well as research and academic staff.
The facility is suitable for processing sediment samples for palaeoecological material, insects, plant remains, molluscs etc.
The equipment includes:
- Sinks for washing samples
- Sieves
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Buckets and other materials for sample processing
Contact and location
Location
The Quaternary Entomology/Palaeoecology lab and processing facility is located in the basement of the Institute of Geography building, University of Edinburgh. It is in central Edinburgh, within the historic Old Town and close to Old College.
Address: Rooms 1.01 and 1.03 Institute of Geography, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, 1 Drummond St, Edinburgh EH8 9XP
Campus maps and travel information
Contact
For more information, please contact the Facility Manager:
Dr Eva Panagiotakopulu Senior Lecturer
- Email: Eva.P@ed.ac.uk