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Students in the dormitories need to bring a sleeping
bag and a towel. We suggest you pack a mixture of warm amd light
clothing, sensible footwear and a waterproof jacket. Anyone planning
to spend time on the beach should bring an extra towel.
Equipment Available at the Quinta:
- Overhead projector
- Slide projector
- Screen
- 3 PCs and 3 Printers (property
of Sheffield University but careful use by others is permitted)
- 4 Apple Macs and 1 printer
- Computer programmes for Apple
Macs (Statview, SuperAnova, Minitab and Engels Stats).
- NB: All computers use floppy
discs and are not CD-rom driven.
- 8 binocular microscopes and lamps
- 1 dark field microscope
- 2 drying ovens
- 2 heated pads
- Numerous British to European international
adaptors
- 4 quadrats
- 2 'butterfly' nets and mosquito netting for
catching insects when tree beating
- 1 moth trap
- 1 precision balance
- 50m and 20m tapes
- Some Longworth traps
- Numerous plastic aquaria and plastic containers
large and small with mesh lids
Some universities drive a van to the Quinta each
year but this is not necessary. Other groups parcel out equipment
to students prior to departure, they then pack the items with
their belongings.
- Useful things to
take with you include
- Reference books
- Computer programmes
- Extra laptops
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- See below for a checklist.
- Chemicals
- If you require chemicals, ask Armin, the manager,
if he can get them for you. We do have links with the nearby
university. Otherwise you must bring them with you, in which
case safety may be an issue (both for your safety officers and
airlines).
Checklist of items you may need to bring
(example list provided by Nottingham University
Genetics Department):
- Digital thermometers
- Light meter
- Fly-papers
- Enamel paints
- Bee tags
- Transparencies for OHP
- A4 and Graph paper
- Marker pens (assorted colours)
- Tippex
- Parcel string and garden twine
- Sellotape and masking tape
- Tally counters
- Petri dishes (large and regular sizes)
- Sandwich boxes and lids
- Small and medium plastic bags
- Small and large black bags
- Paint brushes
- White and coloured chalk
- Reference books
- Plastic cups
- Butterfly nets
- Laptops
- Computer software manuals and application
discs
- Floppy discs
- Disposable gloves
- Stop watches
- Filter papers
- Course questionnaire
- Insurance documents
- Local road maps
- Lecture notes and overheads
- Photographs of students
- Folders, notebooks, mark sheets.
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