Centralised Research Facilities

Western Sydney University has an array of specialist research facilities and a wide range of high end scientific equipment to support research and business communities. The Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer (SIMS) for example, is the only one of its kind on the eastern seaboard of Australia.

This equipment is available to both internal and external academics, students and industry. Each facility offers a range of commercial services to industry, these services can range from supervised access, fee-for-service or collaborative work.

Whether you are a researcher or an industry expert, our state-of-the-art instrumentation will help you keep on the cutting edge of research in a broad variety of fields or promote your business through these high-end analyses.

Our capabilities for characterisation, imaging and microanalysis are unique and can offer insights into the development of new materials and pharmaceuticals, in chemical and forensic analysis, and in plant and animal samples.

The University's Centralised Research Facilities include:

• The Advanced Materials Characterisation (AMC) Facility
• Greenhouse Research Education Training Facility
• Confocal Bio-Imaging Facility
• Biomedical Magnetic Resonance (BMR) Facility
• Mass Spectrometry Facility
• Next Generation Sequencing Facility
• Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) Facility

Our modern research facilities are located across our easily accessible campuses in Sydney's Greater West.

For more information about these specialist facilities and to contact a facility manager to discuss your needs, please visit the individual facility pages. REDI staff work closely with Facility Managers to support your organisation's needs.