Access our facilities

Key information

How to access our facilities

1.听听by registering your personal and project details;

2. Download and read the听Handbook of WHS Regulations (pdf, 115KB)

3. Complete the

Note: If your project involves genetically modified organisms, you must apply to the University's Institutional Biosafety Committee for approval.听For more information please refer to the听.

4. One of our Platform Scientists will contact you to schedule a New Project Meeting.

Lab access

Users are classified into one of three categories to reflect their competency level on particular pieces of equipment.

Category	Competency level
1	Users achieve CAT 1 status once they complete a short training session with a SMM staff member. Users are only permitted to work in the facility between 9am-5pm; Monday to Friday (excludes public holidays). Users must be supervised by a member of the SMM technical team.
2	Users achieve CAT 2 status once they pass a competency assessment. CAT 2 status is achieved on a per lab or per piece of equipment basis. Users are only permitted to work independently in the facility between 9am-5pm; Monday to Friday (excludes public holidays). Users are not permitted to grant access to the facility to unauthorised persons or to train or demonstrate any equipment to others.
3	Users achieve CAT 3 status once they pass a competency assessment. CAT 3 status is achieved on a per lab or per piece of equipment basis. Users are permitted 24 hour access 7 days a week to work independently in the facility. Users are not permitted to grant access to the facility to unauthorised persons or to train or demonstrate any equipment to others.

A Duty Microscopist is available 9am-5pm; Monday to Friday (excludes public holidays) to ensure you are using the microscope productively for the whole of your session and to solve any problems you encounter on equipment. To contact them call (02) 9351 7567.

Work, health and safety

All incident reports must be submitted to WHS & Injury Management within 24 hours of an incident. Please submit an听Occupational Injury Illness or Incident Report Form, which is available on the听.

If you have any questions or need to report an incident or near miss contact our WHS Officer:

Dr Takanori Sato
(02) 9351 7541 |听takanori.sato@sydney.edu.au

Acknowledge us for continued support

Please remember to acknowledge the role of our facilities and expertise in your research. Acknowledgments demonstrate how investments in equipment and people have led to important outcomes. Your publications are a vital part of the business case for ongoing funding. Here is a sample of correct acknowledgement:

听"The authors acknowledge the technical and scientific听 assistance of Sydney Microscopy & Microanalysis, the University of Sydney node of Microscopy Australia."

Rates

University of Sydney staff and students receive special subsidised rates. Please听听to view service and access fees.

Rate categories:

External academic/NFP:听Australian universities, publicly funded research organisations and not-for-profits.
Commercial:听Industry users.

Service type听	Equipment/service	External academic/ NFP	Commercial
Equipment use	Microscopes (0鈥�8 hours)	$150/hr	$350/hr
Equipment use	Extended听microscopy (after 8 continuous hours)	$37.50/hr	$87.50/hr
Support services	Specimen preparation听& data processing equipment	$10/hr	$20/hr
Staff operated	Instrument operations听听 (0鈥�8 hours)	$200/hr	$200/hr
Registration	New user registration	$300	$300

Notes:

Rates are shown in Australian dollars (AUD) and exclude GST unless otherwise specified.听Fees are reviewed annually; prices听accurate听for 2026.

applies to听Atom Probes, which are charged听at internal听University of Sydney听rates for all听researchers听(NCRIS supported).听Enquire for further details.

For听Atom Probes, individual user cap of $2,200 for calendar year 2026 applies (except where an individual has multiple supervisors in any calendar year); this excludes听registration听and听staff-operated instrument work.听

Facility tours

To request a tour of our facilities please email听smm.facilitymanager@sydney.edu.au听with the subject VISIT and provide the following information:

SMM facility you would like to visit
full name, affiliation and contact details
purpose of the visit
preferred date and time

Please note: A minimum of one business day鈥檚 notice is appreciated and tours depend on staff availability. SMM labs are situated in high-security areas and visitors are required to bring photo ID for sign-in and sign-out.
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