Facilities - The University of Sydney Library Current students Staff intranet Find an event Give Contact us Study Research Engage with us About us News & opinion false Research false false Facilities true true /content/dam/health-and-wellness/health-services/research-prototype-foundry-access-hero.jpg 50% Research facilities High-impact research through state-of-the-art infrastructure. https://www.sydney.edu.au/research/facilities/make-an-enquiry.html Contact us m-hero--style-1 440.138.2x.jpeg 880w, 1280.1280.jpeg 1280w, 800.250.2x.jpeg 1600w, 220.69.2x.jpeg 440w false Our Core Research Facilities provide access to world-class equipment and expertise for researchers and industry as they tackle some of the greatest challenges of today.</p>\r\n<p>The University of Sydney operates eight world-class Core Research Facilities across 27 sites, offering access to over 500 cutting-edge instruments supported by more than 100 highly skilled platform scientists and technicians.</p>\r\n"}}" id="text-222b40caf7" class="cmp-text"> Our Core Research Facilities provide access to world-class equipment and expertise for researchers and industry as they tackle some of the greatest challenges of today. The University of Sydney operates eight world-class Core Research Facilities across 27 sites, offering access to over 500 cutting-edge instruments supported by more than 100 highly skilled platform scientists and technicians. State-of-the-art instrumentation and outstanding technical expertise is essential for research at the frontiers of our fields. Simon Ringer Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure) Resources Our capabilities (PDF, 5.3MB) false /content/dam/icons/approved-icons/computer-chip.svg Research highlights brochure (PDF, 9.8MB) false /content/dam/icons/approved-icons/document-icon.svg Access grants false /content/dam/icons/approved-icons/coin.svg Our facilities Our Core Research Facilities are home to an ever-evolving suite of frontier capabilities, including first-in-country technologies. They have been central to advancing knowledge across a range of fields including medicine and health, advanced manufacturing, quantum computing biomedical engineering, life and earth sciences, digital humanities and cultural heritage, and many more.</p>\r\n"}}" id="text-c710130e5d" class="cmp-text"> Our Core Research Facilities are home to an ever-evolving suite of frontier capabilities, including first-in-country technologies. They have been central to advancing knowledge across a range of fields including medicine and health, advanced manufacturing, quantum computing biomedical engineering, life and earth sciences, digital humanities and cultural heritage, and many more. Sydney Analytical H2 Provides high end capability in vibrational spectroscopy, magnetic resonance, X-ray diffraction and scattering, protein production and characterisation, and drug discovery. Sydney Cytometry H2 Provides cutting-edge instrumentation for flow cytometry, cell sorting, image cytometry, mass cytometry and genomic cytometry. Sydney Imaging H2 Offers world-class imaging capabilities and technical expertise in the field of biomedical science. Sydney Informatics Hub H2 Provides expertise in research data management & computing, statistics, data science, software engineering, simulation, visualisation and bioinformatics. Sydney Manufacturing Hub H2 Delivers cutting-edge expertise in additive manufacturing and materials processing to serve both fundamental and applied research. Sydney Mass Spectrometry H2 Provides state–of-the-art tools and expertise for proteomics, metabolomics and mass spectrometry imaging for the life and biomedical science communities. Sydney Microscopy and Microanalysis H2 Enables insights into how materials work – at the scale of living cells, tissue, molecules, crystals and even individual atoms. Sydney Nano Foundry (formerly Research and Prototype Foundry) H2 Offer instruments for the fabrication of devices and structures with features on the micro and nano scale. Spatial Pan-Omics Initiative H2 Bringing together one of the most extensive and integrated spatial multi‑omics platform collections in Australia. National Strategy The <a href=\"https://www.education.gov.au/national-collaborative-research-infrastructure-strategy-ncris\">National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS)</a> is a federal government initiative that provides funding for major research facilities, supporting infrastructure and networks to drive research excellence. NCRIS builds collaborations between researchers, government and industry to deliver practical outcomes to complex issues challenging our society.</p>\r\n<p>The University of Sydney is involved in the following NCRIS projects:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://astronomyaustralia.org.au/\">Astronomy Australia Ltd</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.auscope.org.au/\">AuScope</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://www.biocommons.org.au/\">Australian BioCommons</a> (via <a href=\"https://www.sydney.edu.au/content/corporate/research/facilities/sydney-informatics-hub.html\">Sydney Informatics Hub</a>)<br>\r\n</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://anff.org.au/\">Australian National Fabrication Facility</a> (via <a href=\"https://www.sydney.edu.au/research/facilities/sydney-nano-foundry.html\">Sydney Nano Foundry</a>)<br>\r\n</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://www.plantphenomics.org.au/\">Australian Plant Phenomics Facility</a> (via <a href=\"https://www.sydney.edu.au/content/corporate/research/facilities/sydney-informatics-hub.html\">Sydney Informatics Hub</a>)</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.emblaustralia.org/\">European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Australia</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://imos.org.au/\">Integrated Marine Observing System</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://micro.org.au/\">Microscopy Australia</a> (via <a href=\"https://www.sydney.edu.au/content/corporate/research/facilities/sydney-microscopy-and-microanalysis.html\">Sydney Microscopy & Microanalysis</a>)<br>\r\n</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://nci.org.au/\">National Computational Infrastructure</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.anif.org.au/\">National Imaging Facility</a> (via <a href=\"https://www.sydney.edu.au/content/corporate/research/facilities/sydney-imaging.html\">Sydney Imaging</a>)<br>\r\n</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.skatelescope.org/\">Optical and Radio Astronomy - Square Kilometre Array</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.tern.org.au/\">Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (NSW)</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.emast.org.au/\">TERN Ecosystem Modelling and Scaling Facility (eMAST)</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.therapeuticinnovation.com.au/\">Translating Health Discovery.</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n"}}" id="text-e0735b6720" class="cmp-text"> The National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) is a federal government initiative that provides funding for major research facilities, supporting infrastructure and networks to drive research excellence. NCRIS builds collaborations between researchers, government and industry to deliver practical outcomes to complex issues challenging our society. The University of Sydney is involved in the following NCRIS projects: Astronomy Australia Ltd AuScope Australian BioCommons (via Sydney Informatics Hub) Australian National Fabrication Facility (via Sydney Nano Foundry) Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (via Sydney Informatics Hub) European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Australia Integrated Marine Observing System Microscopy Australia (via Sydney Microscopy & Microanalysis) National Computational Infrastructure National Imaging Facility (via Sydney Imaging) Optical and Radio Astronomy - Square Kilometre Array Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (NSW) TERN Ecosystem Modelling and Scaling Facility (eMAST) Translating Health Discovery. Research facilities showcase Take a look inside some of our world-class Core Research Facilities.</p>\r\n"}}" id="text-506c791927" class="cmp-text"> Take a look inside some of our world-class Core Research Facilities. URL embed-5ff6ce77da Spatial Pan-Omics Initiative See how we're enabling discovery through integrated omics technologies</p>\r\n"}}" id="text-907eb2a3b7" class="cmp-text"> See how we're enabling discovery through integrated omics technologies URL embed-b75ac533ae Inside Sydney Microscopy Veritasium's Derek Muller visits Sydney Microscopy and Microanalysis lab</p>\r\n"}}" id="text-87b08dcc95" class="cmp-text"> Veritasium's Derek Muller visits Sydney Microscopy and Microanalysis lab URL embed-54dfc76efa Other major facilities Westmead Research Hub core facilities false The Westmead Institute for Medical Research false Applied and Plasma Physics false Exercise and sports facilities false Gene and Cell Medicine Facility false One Tree Island Research Station false PARADISEC false Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL) false Connect with us Title : Get in touch Description : Link URL: https://www.sydney.edu.au/research/facilities/make-an-enquiry.html Icon: /content/dam/icons/approved-icons/pen-write-paper--streamline-edited.svg Title : Follow us on LinkedIn Description : Link URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/core-research-facilities-university-of-sydney Icon: /content/dam/icons/approved-icons/linkedin.svg Title : Follow us on Bluesky Description : Link URL: https://bsky.app/profile/sydney-crf.bsky.social Icon: /content/dam/icons/approved-icons/user.svg