School Office:
Yellow Precinct, Building 2, Casuarina Campus,
P:(08) 8946 6408
P:61 8 8946 6408
E: hale.williams@cdu.edu.au
Technical Services
About us
Technical Services supports the University's teaching and research activities through the provision of technical staff and professional services in the following areas:
- Laboratory support - teaching and research
- Fieldwork support - teaching and research
- Special facilities management - e.g. animal house, shade houses, radiation facilities, AQIS, PC2 labs
- Stores - scientific supplies, equipment, chemicals, consumables
- Health and safety - inductions, audits, faculty WASG, advice
- Space management - teaching and research laboratories, stores, specialised facilities and offices for School of Environmental and Life Sciences staff and postgraduate students.
Technical Services provides technical and scientific support across all campuses of the University to a wide range of laboratory and field-based teaching and research disciplines, including biological sciences, chemical sciences, pharmacy, environmental science, spatial science, and health sciences. Technical officers work collaboratively with academic and administrative staff to produce high quality educational outcomes for teaching and research staff and students.
Technical Services staff provide:
- Essential technical and scientific support for undergraduate laboratory sessions in partnership with academic staff
- Expert technical and scientific assistance during the delivery of undergraduate laboratory and teaching sessions
- Essential technical and scientific support for postgraduate students, researchers or research groups
- Specialist technical support for research, analytical instrumentation and related activities
- Advice on workplace health and safety for school, faculty and university activities and facilities, including the management of SELS occupational health and safety
- Science store services for teaching and research
- Specialist input to laboratory design and construction
- Management of space and timetabling of laboratory classes in conjunction with the university's Examinations and Timetabling Group.
Technical Services has input into all areas of SELS (and some EHS) where scientific and/or technically-related activities are conducted. This includes all teaching laboratories, as well as nursing laboratories, technical stores, and special facilities such as animal facilities, radiation stores, AQIS facilities and waste management areas. There is also provision of technical knowledge to faculty and university workplace advisory groups in OH&S and Assets Management.
Additionally, Technical Services manages research laboratories and office accommodation for SELS staff and postgraduate students. Keys and building access issues are usually managed by the key custodian in the building in which you reside.
Technical Services are committed to supporting and being involved in community engagement activities such as school visits, the Siemens Science Experience and CSIRO Science Week.
Further information
Contact the SELS Laboratory Manager on 8946 6787 or visit Yellow 2.1.33, Causarina campus, to discuss your needs or to obtain further details of the services on offer.