The Institute has a lecture theatre with 20 networked PC's and a computer projector. MSc students have access to this on most days, 9am to 4.30pm, except Wednesday afternoons and at posted times when other groups are using the facility.
Matriculated
students have access to a wide range of full text E- journals through the University
of Glasgow Library Merlin page.
In addition to the main University Library and Computer Facilities (24 hour access), students have the use of the Yorkhill Hospitals library and computer cluster (24 hour access) which are situated in the Forester Cockburn Postgraduate centre on the ground floor of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children. Students have their own e-mail address and full internet access. Photocopying is available at a small charge.
All graduates of Glasgow University are required to complete a course in Basic IT Competence.
The Yorkhill Hospitals computer cluster manager is Mr Tom Muir (tmuir@clinmed.gla.ac.uk) who will be happy to help students with any problems.
The Yorkhill Librarian is Mrs Francis Andrews Tel. 0141 201 0794.
Cytogenetics is mainly taught using images captured by microscope then analysed by computer in the teaching cluster. The days of cutting out chromosomes from a photograph with scissors and sticking them on a karyotype card with glue are long past. In the taught part of the course all students are expected to achieve practical skills in a wide range of specialist genetic techniques and standard laboratory procedures. However, it is not all hi tech. Stdents might get to play with the PlayDo, if they are very good!
Molecular genetic techniques are taught in the teaching laboratory.
