Access Guide

Microscopy Australia's instruments and experts are open to all.

Microscopy Australia provides researchers and industry with access to the nation’s largest range of high-end microscopes, microanalysis tools, and specialists.

Our open access policy means that researchers anywhere in the country can access any of our nine university based facilities. Our instruments have dedicated experts to deliver high quality training and support to ensure you get the best research outcomes.

For more information on academic or industry access, please select the relevant button below.

Microscopy Access Guide

Find a technique and facility

TechFi® can help you identify the relevant technique and facility to address your research question. If you are still unsure after using TechFi®, you can contact your local facility for advice.

Technique Finder

Submit project details

Once you've identified a technique, submit your project to the relevant facility to start the project approval process.

Facility Directory

Approval & consultation

Our expert staff will asses the project feasibility and provide advice to ensure you get the results you need. We aim to book you a microscope within three weeks of approval.

Fees and Time Allowances

Book microscope & training 

Next you will be booked in for hands-on training. Start your free online training anytime, with MyScope. Alternatively, if amount of training time required is not feasible within your project, you can hire the staff on a fee-for-service basis to analyse the sample for you.

MyScope

Data collection & analysis

Our expert staff will support your microscopy and microanalysis work to help you collect the best possible results. They will also provide advice on data analysis and management.

Acknowledge us in your work

To keep supporting research, we need to track research outcomes. If you use data from one our facilities in a paper, presentation, or poster please acknowledge us.

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