AIM:To introduce students from a range of different backgrounds to biophysical instrumentation, methods of data collection and the form the data takes. Issues of quality of data will be addressed and the students will be equipped with data sets for use in later modules. SYLLABUS: The techniques of: absorbance, fluorescence, X-ray crystallography, mass spectrometry, NMR, circular and linear dichroism will be introduced together with an outline of their application in structural characterisation of biomolecules. Aspects of instrument construction and design will be explored.