Facts & figures
Core research facilities
- 8 Openly-available specialist facilities
- 80+ On-site experts providing guidance and research services
- 400+ Instruments available for users
The University of Sydney’s core research facilities provide staff and students from the University and our partners around the world access to high-end research infrastructure and a range of related services to assist with specialist applications.
Our research facilities bring together world-class instrumentation, outstanding people and excellent user-focused processes. They are intimately linked to our search for solutions to the most significant contemporary challenges in climate, health, food, water, energy, communications, transport, manufacturing, construction and national security.
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 facilities: