Behavioural Lab

The SPARK Behavioural Lab investigates the complexities of human cognition and behaviour in social and organisational contexts.

The Behavioural Lab is open to researchers across Cardiff University and welcomes enquiries from external collaborators and prospective partners.

The SPARK Behavioural Lab includes the following facilities:

Workstation Lab with 20-screened cubicles equipped with laptops, ideal for medium- to large-scale behavioural experiments and training sessions.
Focus Group Lab accommodating up to 12 participants, equipped with high-quality audio-visual recording and video conferencing tools. This boardroom-style space is suitable for focus groups, decision-making studies, and other collaborative research formats.
Eye Tracking Lab featuring two TOBII eye-trackers, one of which can be loaned out for studies conducted outside of the labs.
Two Mega Quest 3 VR headsets, available for loan or use in the labs.
Six Empatica EmbracePlus watches, available for loan or use in the labs.
Control room for real-time monitoring of activities across all lab spaces.

Our mission

The SPARK Behavioural Lab aims to:

enable world-class behavioural research across the social sciences
enhance teaching and learning at undergraduate, postgraduate taught, and postgraduate research levels
support data collection for behavioural studies by providing a range of services to Cardiff University academics and external partners
foster interdisciplinary collaboration, both within Cardiff University and with national and international research partners