Facilities and Collections

CSIRO’s laser laboratory is a key resource in our computational fluid dynamics capability.

CSIRO was formed in 1926 and is Australia's national science agency. Find out the breakthroughs we have achieved and the people that have been part of our organisation. Find out how CSIRO has contributed to Australian science since 1926.

CSIRO has state-of-the-art biological and chemical laboratories at the Riverside Corporate Park in North Ryde.

CSIRO's radio astronomy observatories are collectively known as the Australia Telescope National Facility, with the facility supporting Australia's research in radio astronomy.

This unique bank of Australian biodiversity contains marine and freshwater microalgal classes sourced from tropical Australia to Antarctica.

A fact sheet about a unique bank of Australian biodiversity housed at CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research in Hobart that contains marine and freshwater algae sourced from tropical Australia to Antarctica. (2 pages)

The High Resolution Plant Phenomics Centre is constructing a flotilla of phenomics instruments to take into the field, improving phenomic analysis of plants.

The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex is one of three Deep Space Network stations around the world providing continuous, two-way radio contact with spacecraft exploring our solar system and beyond. CSIRO manages the facility on behalf of the Australian Government.

A national research facility testing combustion and spread of bushfires to improve fire safety and fire-fighting for Australian communities.

The Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) is a front line defence – helping to protect Australia from the threat of exotic and emerging animal diseases.

The Australian Biological Collections contribute to the discovery, inventory, understanding and conservation of Australia’s plant and animal biodiversity.

The Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) is the world's largest collection of Australian insects and related groups such as mites, spiders, earthworms, nematodes and centipedes.

The Australian National Fish Collection is a comprehensive biodiversity reference and research facility housing 135 000 finfish specimens representing more than 3 000 species. The Australian National Fish Collection is a comprehensive and internationally-renowned biodiversity reference and research facility.

The Australian Tree Seed Centre (ATSC) is a national facility for source-identified seed of Australia’s trees and shrubs.

The Australian National Herbarium is the national collection of plant specimens that provides a warehouse of information about Australia's native flora.

The ANWC is a leading research centre that provides important information on Australia’s wildlife heritage through the collection of land vertebrates including birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals

Australia's Marine National Facility provides a research vessel operated by CSIRO and chartered by marine scientists to conduct oceanographic, geo-science, fisheries and ecosystem research of Australia's oceans. The Marine National Facility allows Australian scientists to conduct oceanographic, geo-science, fisheries and ecosystem research of Australia's oceans.