The following rates and subscription options apply.

CMCA access

Access categories

Access to CMCA is available under four categories at different rates:

  • UWA users (including visitors and adjuncts)
  • WA Research Partner users* (including staff, students, adjuncts and clinical appointments)
  • Publicly funded researcher user (including international researchers)
  • External users (including industry)

* WA Research Partners are: UWA, Curtin University, Murdoch University and The University of Notre Dame.

* IMPORTANT NOTE:  The WA Research Partner access agreement allows subsidised access to instruments for use of the asset (instrument), for the end user only. It does not include a subsidy for an operator or additional requests such as data analysis. These un-subsidised costs can be billed directly to the end user on request of these services.

Registration options

Registration is available under three options:

  • Individual annual subscription (unlimited usage)
  • Research group annual subscription (multiple individual users under one subscription, capped at 100 hours per annum – see out of hours time bonuses below)
  • Individual hourly rate

For National Flagship Instruments, subscription access is not available with the exception of the NIF Flagship MRI, which is available under Research group subscription access.

For some instruments, per-sample charges apply instead of hourly rate charges.

All rates and charges below are exclusive of GST. GST is charged to non-UWA users.

Registration and training

Access follows the CMCA User Pathway beginning with registration. Once new users have completed the online registration, a New User Meeting will be scheduled with relevant CMCA staff. At this meeting, instruments and training needs will be determined and co-ordinated.

All first-time CMCA users pay a once-off $275 registration fee. Training is included as part of registration and returning users do not pay this fee.

Registration (Applies once only to all new users) $275 flat fee per new user.

Subscriptions

Annual subscriptions

Information for external user subscription access is available here.

Annual subscriptions are valid for one year from the date of registration.

                                                                                                                                         
Annual subscription 1

UWA/WA Research Partner2

Publicly funded researchers
(including International researchers)
Research group (100 hrs usage cap) 3  $3300   $10,000
Individual researcher  $2750   $8250
Individual HDR student 4  $1000   $3000
Individual undergraduate student 5  $220   $660

NOTES

        
  1. Annual individual subscriptions allow unlimited access (subject to booking rules being followed) with exception of the automated slide scanners (which are capped at 100 slides in total) and the Orbitrap mass spectrometer.
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  2. The publicly funded researcher (including international researchers) rate reflects the real cost of usage: the UWA and WA Research Partner rate is subsidised as per the WA Research Partner access agreement.
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  3. Research group subscriptions are valid for members of nominated research groups. To qualify, a group member must be approved by the nominated group leader. A new research group subscription may be purchased if the total hours cap is reached; this initiates a new 12-month period of validity. A request to extend a research group subscription to a second term will be granted if a group has unused hours. Research group subscriptions – After hours (5pm-9am): A 4-hours-for-1 time bonus applies to qualified after hours users. Limited staff support is available after hours. The NIF Flagship MRI is also available under Research group subscription access.
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  4. HDR: high degree by research (Masters by Research and PhD).
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  5. Includes master's by coursework and honours students. Individual undergraduate student subscriptions are valid for the duration of the student's research project only.

UWA visitors need confirmation of their status from their host Head of School or Centre Director.

Users may suspend an individual annual subscription for the purposes of parental leave or sabbatical, providing that the request is made and a return date is advised, prior to commencing the period of leave or sabbatical.

Additional charges for an operator are levied if necessary or agreed for an instrument accessed under subscription – these charges are the same as hourly operator charges as set out under hourly rates.

Hourly rates

Information for external user hourly access is available here.

Rates are quoted as per hour. A $55 administration fee is charged for each month during which instruments are accessed.

 

Category

UWA/WA Research Partner1

Publicly funded researchers
(including International researchers)

 CMCA instruments - user operated

   Including operation by CMCA technical  staff

   Including operation by CMCA academic staff 

 $55

$135 (total)

$165 (total)

$110

$270 (total)

$330 (total)

Sample preparation equipment$55$110
  1. The publicly funded researcher (including international researchers) rate reflects the real cost of usage: the UWA and WA Research Partner rate is subsidised as per the WA Research Partner access agreement.

Hourly users may take out an annual subscription at any time but the subscription will not be backdated to include hours already completed (and costs incurred).

After hours (5pm-9am): A 4-hours-for-1 time bonus applies to qualified after hours users. Limited staff support is available after hours.

In many circumstances CMCA does not charge hourly access users for sample preparation equipment, however we reserve the right to do so at any point. 

Per-sample Rates

Information for external user per sample access is available here.

Rates are quoted as per sample.

InstrumentUWA/WA Research Partner3Publicly funded researchers
(including International researchers)
Single crystal X-ray diffraction 2$440$880
Scanscope XT (20X) (per slide)
User operated 1
CMCA operated		 
$4 
$7		 
$7 
$14

Scanscope OS (100X-oil) (per slide) CMCA operated only

$17$35
Orbitrap Proteomics (per injection) CMCA operated only4$60$120
Orbitrap Metabolomics (per injection) CMCA operated only4$40$80

 NOTES

  1. Block hour pre-paid option for minimum of 1000 slides: For User Operated Scanscope XT usage, an individual or research group can purchase a block of 1000 slide scans at $2000; $3500 for PFRs. This block of 1000 slide scans will be valid for a 12-month period from the date of purchase. A research group leader must notify CMCA Admin in advance of a new user being added to their group for the purposes of slide scanning under a block hour arrangement.
  2. This charge does not apply to very complicated single crystal structures. Please contact [email protected] for more detail.
  3. The publicly funded researcher (including international researchers) rate reflects the real cost of usage: the UWA and WA Research Partner rate is subsidised as per the WA Research Partner access agreement. 
  4. Samples are to be prepared by users. In some instances CMCA staff can assist with the preparation on a case by case basis through a collaborative arrangement.

Per-sample users (excluding Orbitrap users) may take out an annual subscription at any time but it will not be backdated to include samples already completed (and costs already incurred).

Microscopy Australia Flagship Ion Probe Facility

Information for external user access is available here.

Rates for the UWA Ion probes (IMS 1280 Facility / NanoSIMS*2 Facility)

 UWACollaboration Rate
APFR - International

Registration fee

$275

$275

Minimum charge (8 hours)1

$600

$600

Hourly charge (from 01/05/2020)

  $75/hour

          $75/hour 


 


 

Note:

1 The minimum bookable time on any SIMS instrument is eight hours.

User operation of both the Cameca IMS 1280 and NanoSIMS*2 Facility Ion probes is restricted to very experienced users.

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NIF Flagship MRI Bioimaging Facility

Information for external user access is available here.

CHARGE RATE
UWA/WA RESEARCH PARTNER1
PUBLICLY FUNDED RESEARCHERS (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHERS)
HOURLY RATE
$55
$165
OPERATOR RATE MAY BE CHARGED (PLEASE ENQUIRE)
$135 (total)
$330 (total)

 

Note:

1 The publicly funded researcher (including international researchers) rate reflects the real cost of usage: the UWA and WA Research Partner rate is subsidised as per the WA Research Partner access agreement.

 

After hours (5pm-9am): Block hour and Pilot Study rates are available on request. After hours access is only available to after hours users. Limited staff support is available after hours.

Consumables may be charged back to the user (please enquire).

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