Schuster Laboratory

The Schuster Laboratory (also known as the Schuster Building) houses the Department of Physics and Astronomy, part of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, at the University of Manchester. It is named after Arthur Schuster and is located in Brunswick Park (formerly Brunswick Street) on the main campus of the university.

Schuster Laboratory
General information
TypeAcademic teaching and research
LocationManchester
Coordinates53°28′1.71″N 2°13′50.62″W
Completed1967
OwnerThe University of Manchester
Technical details
Floor count7
Design and construction
Architect(s)Fairhurst, Harry S. & Sons

The building was designed by Fairhurst, Harry S. & Sons, of the Fairhurst Design Group, and was completed in 1967. The roof of the largest lecture theatre in the building has an abstract sculpture by Michael Piper on it. In 2007, the existing labs and offices were refurbished. The Schuster Annexe, opened by Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, was added in 2018.

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