Faculty of Science
Buildings and Facilities
To request assistance with buildings & facilities, please file a request through:
- the buildings and facilities servicedesk
- Keys and Cards Access form
- Building Services Guidelines for Administraitors
Buildings & Facilities offers assistance with:
- Locks - keys cut, access cards, locks changed, door PIN numbers
- Cleaning - including removing confidential waste
- Electrical - power points, switches, lights etc.
- Plumbing issues
- Air Conditioning
- Room Refurbishments
Faculty Store
The Faculty Store, located in the E8A loading dock, is open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 1pm & 1:30pm to 3:30pm.
The store stocks a wide range of items - from basic stationery such as envelopes and pens to the more specific items required for lab work such as syringes and pipettes. Many items are available right away - why wait for them to be ordered? Simply come to the Store during opening hours (and please remember your account code!)
Important Notice! BOC Gases Changes to Gas Cylinder Outlet Connections for Compressed Air and Nitrogen.
BOC Gases Excel spreadsheets are available on Carbon. In the sub-directory INTRANET/BOC-GASES. This is the G drive (Data on 'Carbon') on most PCs and DATA.CARBON on Macs.
- Procedures: How do you purchase products through the Store? Click here for a comprehensive explanation of Store procedures.
- Products and Prices: Click here for full a list of store products and prices
- Requisition form for gas
- Delivery Advice: What sort of information could you receive when all items on a University Purchase Order are not received?
Macquarie Engineering and Technical Services
METS mechanical and electronics workshops offer a range of services ranging from design and prototype through to manufacture and repair of equipment.
METS mechanical services include design, fabrication, machining, welding, and tool and instrument making and servicing.
Our staff members are multiskilled and capable of applying multiple processes to each project. As well as the core competencies there are many other areas of expertise. Included in our facilities is a machine shop, welding shop, sheet metal shop, and painting booth. METS maintains a clean servicing facility for the preventative maintenance as well as repair of sensitive instrumentation such as microscopes.
Every task that METS undertakes is tailored to the specific needs of our customers. Some clients require METS to perform all aspects of the project from conceptual sketch through to finished article, testing and refinement. Others have clearly defined needs and choose to use the skilled manufacture and fabrication services of METS. METS extensive corporate knowledge is often able to help clients with additional aspects of the project by drawing upon past experience. METS looks after our customers commercial and intellectual rights with the highest levels of protection.
Engraving and Signage. METS produce a wide range of signage, using computer controlled engraving machines, or for larger tasks, the computer controlled vinyl cutter. Ranging from staff lapel badges, door directory and mailbox signs, campus directory signs and boards to flag signs and large banners, METS can meet all your signage requirements.
Electronics services include circuit design, printed circuit board (PCB) design, printed circuit board (PCB) manufacture, component sourcing, circuits assembly, equipment manufacture & systems integration and equipment repair.

