Research stations
Heron Island, Moreton Bay and Hidden Vale Research Stations are world-class research and teaching facilities operated by The University of Queensland. They are the ideal base for ecological, marine and terrestrial research. Facilities and equipment are available for research, conferences and educational groups.
Services
- Accommodation
- Modern, well-equipped research and teaching laboratories (general research, indoor and outdoor wet lab with flow-through aquaria system, microscope and instrument lab, fume hood lab, controlled temperature lab, dark room)
- Teaching space and lecture theatres
- Seminar and small conference facilities with library
- Diving and snorkelling equipment hire
- Commercial vessel hire
- Well-equipped lab and field equipment stores
- Maintenance capabilities
- Fully-stocked kitchen facilities
Equipment
Research and teaching
- Autoclave
- Muffle furnace
- 3 x drying ovens
- Dessicator
- 2 x -80 freezers
- Liquid Nitrogen capabilities (2 x dry shippers, 3 x dewars)
- Incubator refrigerator
- 2 x waterbath
- Pipettes
- pH Meter
- Refrigerated centrifuge
- 2 x mini centrifuge
- Millipore RO water system
- MilliQ RO water system
- Ultrasonic cleaner
- 2 x spectrophotometer
- 50 x microscopes (compound & dissecting)
- 2 x fluorescence microscopes
- PCR machine
- UV transilluminator
- Gel box systems
- Vortex mixers
- Heater/stirrers
- Rotary suspension mixer
- 2 x sieve shaker
- Vacuum pumps
- Coral saw
- Drill press
- Flammables fridge
- Light meter
- Multi-parameter environment meter
- 4 x analytical scales
Diving and snorkelling
- Air compressor
- 26 x air tanks
- 15 x regulators
- 10 x BCD, air banks
- ~100 x snorkel sets
- 80 x wetsuits
Laboratory and field equipment stores
- Glassware
- Plastic warer
- Quadrats
- Transect tapes
- General lab consumables
- 20 x sea scopes
Maintenance
- General workshop equipment inc: welder, drills, saws, grinders, steam cleaner
- 2 x tractors
- Utility vehicle
Kitchen equipment
- Commercial fridges and freezers
- Commercial dishwashers
- Commercial ovens
- Wall hot water units
- Commercial toasters
- Mixers
- Standard kitchen equipment
Commercial vessels
- 3x rigid hull inflatables
- Tinnie
- Southwind
- Aluminium fisher
Contact
Station Manager
Website: Heron Island Research Station
Email: hirs.manager@uq.edu.au
Location: Heron Island
Services
- Accommodation
- Modern, well-equipped research and teaching laboratories (general research, wet lab with aquaria system, microscope and instrument lab, fume hood lab, controlled temperature lab)
- Teaching space and lecture theatres
- Seminar and small conference facilities with library
- Diving and snorkelling equipment hire
- Commercial vessel hire
- 4WD vehicle hire
- Well-equipped lab and field equipment stores
Capabilities
- Science camps (overnight programs)
- Community outreach
- Tutors
- Skippers
- Professional development
- Vessel training
- Research assistance
- Conference and workshop convening
- Organisation of external contractors including: catering, transport, housing, cultural tours, Welcome to Country, guest speakers
Equipment
Accommodation
- Researcher cottage x 4 persons
- 5x bunk rooms (8 per room)
- 10x quad rooms (4 per room)
- 1x double room (2 per room)
- 1x VIP house (capacity = 9)
- 1x cabin (capacity = 4)
Laboratory equipment
- Bomb calorimeter IKA C5003
- Nitrogen generator
- Plate reader
- Speed Vac concentrator
- Chromatography equipment: Aglient 1200HPLC, BioRad Biologic system
- Electrophoresis equipment
- Homogenisers
- UV/VIS Spectrometers
- Ultra-pure water, incubators
- Autoclave
- Microscopes
- Furnace and drying ovens
- Fume hoods
- Ultra-low freezers
Aquarium system
- 25,000 litre recirculating salt water system
- 12,000 litre tank
- 4,000 litre tank
- 1,000 litre tank
- 150 litre tanks
- Multiple small tanks
- Tank racks with flowing sea water
- Quarantine system
- Display tank
Teaching equipment
- 2 lecture theatres with seating capacity for 60 people
- 2 teaching labs with seating capacity for 60
- Data projectors
- Sound system
- Podiums
- Camera microscopes
- Teaching microscopes
- Dissection equipment
- Field guides
- Sorting trays
Seminar and small conference facilities with library
- Lecture room/teaching lab capacity 100 persons
- Seminar/Teaching lab capacity 70 persons
Diving and snorkelling equipment hire
- Mask
- Fins
- Snorkels
- Booties
- Shortie wetsuits
- Dive tanks
- Weights
- Weight belts
Vessel and vehicle hire
- 5.8 metre ARIB Vessel with twin 90 hp motors capacity 12 persons
- 6.00 metre ARIB Vessel single 100hp motor, capacity 12 persons
- 5.8 metre Aluminium centre console, twin 60HP motor, capacity 6 persons, 4WD vehicle hire
Field equipment
- Transects
- Quadrates
- Multi meters
- Dip nets
- Plankton nets
- Otter trawl
- Beam trawl
- Van Veen grab
- Seine nets
- Fish traps
- Light meters
- Soil pH kits
- Augers
- Shovels
- Buckets
- Field microscopes
- Binoculars
- Hand lenses
- Waterproof torches
- Laminated field guides
Contact
Station Manager
Website: Moreton Bay Research Station
Email: mbrs@uq.edu.au
Location: Moreton Bay
Services
● Accommodation
● Modern, fully equipped veterinary clinic
● Light- and temperature-controlled laboratory spaces
● High-quality scientific and wildlife data collection equipment
● Wildlife housing spaces, including aviaries, mammal enclosures and holding pens
● On site weather station
● Teaching space and lecture theatres
● Seminar and small conference facilities
● 4WD vehicle hire
● Field equipment stores
● Kitchen facilities
● Science camps (overnight programs)
● Community outreach
● Tutors
● Professional development
● Research assistance
● Conference and workshop convening
Accommodation
- 2 researcher cabins (each accommodates 4 people)
- Bunk bed, single bed, fold out sofa bed
- Bathroom, kitchenette, BBQ
- Campground (accommodates ~60 people)
- Large fire pit, stone seating, water, electricity, natural shade
Equipment
- 2 light- and temperature-controlled laboratory spaces with bench, sink and whiteboard
- Fully equipped veterinary clinic
- Anaesthetic and ultrasound machines
- Photographic compound microscope
- Fridge
- Scales
- Consumables
- 6 large outdoor aviaries (24m x 6m x 7m) which can be separated into smaller spaces (12m x 6m x 7m)
- 10 small mammal enclosures (2.5m x 4m x 2m)
- 3 portable outdoor aviaries (2.5m x 2.5m x 2m)
- 3 holding pens
- 7m x 7m x 3m
- 5.5m x 3.5m x 3m
- 5.5m x 3.5m x 3m
- 30-seat open-plan lecture and seminar room with audio visual capabilities
- Interpretation space with wildlife conservation specimens and tools
- Drone and pilot
- Data collection equipment
- Elliott-style traps for small rodent capture
- Cage traps of varying sizes for critical weight range mammals
- Swift Enduro cameras for non-invasive data collection
- Onsite weather station providing continuous data
- Temperature
- Dew point
- Barometer
- Humidity
- Wind direction
- Wind speed
- Daily rain
- Rain rate
Vehicle hire
- 4WD Hilux, 4 door automatic, seats 5 people, fold down tailgate, equipment storage tub tray
Contact
Station Manager
Website: Hidden Vale Research Station
Email: hvrs.manager@uq.edu.au
Location: Grandchester