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PH122 - Teaching Lab

Rochester Building - Department of Physics, Durham University, Lower Mountjoy, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE

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  • PH122 - Teaching Lab is on level 1 of the Rochester building.
    Exit the lift on level 1 and turn right.
    Follow the corridor and then PH122 - Teaching Lab is 10m along on the left.
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  • The most accessible route has step-free level access, a lift and shiny flooring.
  • There is numbered signage on or near the entrance.
  • There is step-free level access into PH122 - Teaching Lab.
  • There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
  • The door has a locked extension leaf.
  • The width of the opening is 88cm.
  • The door has a high visual contrast.
  • PH122 - Teaching Lab has two entrances; PH122A (surveyed) and PH122B. It is one laboratory but can be partitioned to make two rooms.
    PH122B entrance has a single manual door that opens aways from you with high contrast and a door opening width of 86cm.

Teaching

  • This is a lab.
  • There is step-free level access throughout the room.
  • There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
  • There is not a hearing assistance system.
  • The flooring is shiny.
  • Floor coverings are even with no trip hazards.
  • The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
  • Lighting levels vary due to the use of large glazed walls.
  • There are no designated spaces for wheelchair users.
  • There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
  • Seating available in the room includes: high stools.
  • Furniture available in the room includes: desks.
  • The tables are fixed.
  • The surface height of the tables is not suitable for wheelchair users.
  • The clear height under the tables is not suitable for wheelchair users.
  • This room has a projector screen and a whiteboard.
  • PH122 - Teaching Lab can be one large teaching laboratory or partitioned into two laboratories with their own entrances, signed, 122A and 122B.