Research laboratories and aquariums

Our laboratories and aquariums are just steps away from the Great Barrier Reef and serviced with ambient seawater that flows directly from the reef.

Our high-quality equipment includes high-resolution photomicroscopes, spectrophotometers, centrifuges, and more.

Spaces

  • 5 well-equipped, air-conditioned dry laboratories
  • 3 wet laboratories with aquariums and dissection tables
  • indoor aquarium room for light-controlled experiments
  • 3 outdoor aquarium decks with sun-exposed, shaded and partially shaded tables
  • shark pool (4m x 4m x 1m)
  • vibration-reduced microscope room
  • well-stocked instrument rooms and consumables store with fumehoods.

Selected equipment

  • autoclaves, -80°C and -20°C freezers, dry ice and liquid nitrogen
  • compound, DIC, stereo and fluorescence microscopes
  • 2 spectrophotometers (plate and cuvette)
  • IMOS wireless sensor network.