Our facilities

 

All of our laboratories were built as PC2 capable and many are certified as a Quarantine Approved Premise for working with imported samples. In addition to our well-equipped laboratories, we also have several other facilities available to support our environmental research. 

Roof top tanks

 

Tank on the roof top

The roof top tank facility holds several large volume tanks in a high light- exposed area, suitable for larger scaled algal growth.  The facility has plumbed seawater, freshwater and gases (air, nitrogen and carbon dioxide).  A large mixing tank is available for mixing and dispensing media.

Constant temperature rooms

Our constant temperature rooms are used for a variety of applications such ecotoxicology testing, fish or reptile ecology studies and algal and plant cultures. The rooms can regulate the temperature from 18-30°C and most are equipped with on oil free aeration, filtered seawater, freshwater fish water and controlled under shelf lighting.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.