Collection of artwork, signage and consumable products used at the Cambridge COVID-19 Test Centre

Collection of artwork, signage and consumable products used at the Cambridge COVID-19 Test Centre, based at the Anne McLaren Building on the University of Cambridge Biomedical Campus, April 2020 - April 2021

Delivered in just five weeks rather than the normal six month fit out for a testing laboratory the Cambridge COVID-19 Test Centre tested 3 million samples during its year of operation. 14 robots speeded up the testing rate by six times. The Test Centre was originally a collaboration between the University of Cambridge, AstraZeneca and GSK, staffed by volunteers from the three sites, many of leaving their studies or roles for a few months, or taking on additional jobs. Volunteers worked in shift patterns in the same role to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In June 2020, the testing centre transition to a directly employed workforce, rather than relying on volunteers. The laboratory was run by Charles River Laboratories with 200 staff.

Sign from Cambridge COVID-19 Test Centre

Sign from Cambridge COVID-19 Test Centre

2020

Sign showing PPE requirements at a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign showing PPE requirements at a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign showing social distancing measures at a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign showing social distancing measures at a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign showing hand washing measures at a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign showing hand washing measures at a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign showing social distancing measures at a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign showing social distancing measures at a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign showing social distancing measures at a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign showing social distancing measures at a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign showing hand washing measures at a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign showing a map of a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign showing a map of a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign from a sample preparation area of a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign from a sample preparation area of a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign from a sample preparation area of a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign from a sample preparation area of a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Caution sign from a sample preparation area of a COVID-19 testing centre

Caution sign from a sample preparation area of a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign from a sample preparation area of a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign from a sample preparation area of a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign for no unauthorised access at a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign for no unauthorised access at a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign about waste from a sample preparation area of a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign about waste from a sample preparation area of a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign for RT-PCR area of a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign for RT-PCR area of a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign for RT-PCR area of a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign for RT-PCR area of a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign for a pre-PCR area of a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign for a pre-PCR area of a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign for a pre-PCR area of a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign for a pre-PCR area of a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign from Cambridge COVID-19 Test Centre

Sign from Cambridge COVID-19 Test Centre

2020

Sign for no unauthorised access at a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign for no unauthorised access at a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign for lab coats in RT-PCR room at a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign for lab coats in RT-PCR room at a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign for lab coats in RT-PCR room at a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign for lab coats in RT-PCR room at a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign for lab coats in RT-PCR room at a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign for lab coats in RT-PCR room at a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign relating to laboratory stocks at a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign relating to laboratory stocks at a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

Sign relating to laboratory waste at a COVID-19 testing centre

Sign relating to laboratory waste at a COVID-19 testing centre

2020

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Category:
Public Health & Hygiene
Object Number:
2022-72
Materials:
paper and plastic
type:
collections