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

  • Five well-equipped, air-conditioned dry laboratories
  • Three wet laboratories with aquariums and dissection tables
  • Indoor aquarium room for light-controlled experiments
  • Three 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

  • PDC and Gel Electrophoresis System
  • Autoclaves, -80°C and -20°C freezers, dry ice and liquid nitrogen
  • Compound, DIC, stereo and fluorescence microscopes
  • Two spectrophotometers (plate and cuvette)
  • IMOS wireless sensor network