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Get your assignments and projects printed hassle-free with UNSW IT printing services. Designed with students in mind, our platform offers fast, reliable, and affordable printing solutions right on campus. Enjoy wireless printing from any device, with convenient locations throughout UNSW. Whether you need colour prints for presentations or black-and-white for notes, we've got you covered. We make printing easy, so you can focus on what matters most.

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Printer locations

Library Printer Locations

General Access

Print Facilities

Main Library (Kensington Campus)

Level 2 to 8

Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email

A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured

Law Library (Kensington Campus)

Ground Floor and Level 1

Photocopying / Printing / Scan to email

A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured

Paddington Library (Paddington Campus)

Block D - Ground Floor

Photocopying / Printing / Scan to email

A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured

Student Printer Locations

Locations

Print Facilities

Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture

School of Arts & Design (Paddington Campus)

Block D

Level 1 and Level 2

Block F

Level 4 (Postgraduate use Only)

Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email

A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured

School of Built Environment

H13 – Anita B. Lawrence Centre (Formerly Red Centre)

West Wing, Mezzanine Level, M001

E4 – Squarehouse

Ground Floor, Room G20A (Outside)

Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email

A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured, High-Grade Printing, Large Format Printing Colour A0, A1, A2 Custom Sizes A4 Black & White

(High-Grade and Large Format Printing are only available at Anita B. Lawrence Centre)

School of Arts and Social Sciences

C20 – Morven Brown Building

Level 1, Room 1001 (Computer Lab)

G14 – Robert Webster Building

Level 1, Room 137

Level 3, Room 307

Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email

A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured

Business School

E15 – Quadrangle Building

Ground Level, Room G021

Level 1, Room 1024, 1043

Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email

A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured

Faculty of Engineering

School of Biomedical Engineering

F25 – Samuels Building

Level 5 Corridor

Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email
A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured

School of Chemical Engineering

F10 – June Griffith Building (Formerly Chemical Sciences Building)

Mezzanine Level, M03 (Computer Lab)

Level 7, Room 713

Fig Tree Hall

Mezzanine, Room 003

Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email
A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured

School of Civil & Environmental Engineering

H20 – Civil Engineering Building

Level 2, Room 201 (Computer Lab)

Level 6, Room 611 (Computer Lab)

Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email
A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured

School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications

G17 – Electrical Engineering Building

Lower Ground Floor, Room LG01, LG02

Level 2, Room 217

Level 4, Room 426

Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email
A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured

School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

J17 – Ainsworth Building

Level 2, Room 203, 204

Level 3, Room 306

Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email

A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured

School of Minerals & Energy Resources Engineering

K15 – Old Main Building

Lower Ground Floor, Room LG021B

Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email

A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured

School of Photovoltaic & Renewable Energy Engineering

H6 – Tyree Energy Technologies Building

Lower Ground Floor, Room LG34, LG35

Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email

A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured

Faculty of Science

School of Chemistry

F12 – Dalton Building

Ground Floor, Room G11

Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email

A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured

School of Materials Science & Engineering

E10 – Hilmer Building

Level 1, Room 123

Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email

A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured

School of Mathematics & Statistics

H13 – Anita B. Lawrence Centre (Formerly Red Centre)

East Wing, Mezzanine Level, Room M020

East Wing, Ground Floor, Room G012

Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email

A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured

Faculty of Law and Justice

F8 – Law and Justice Building

Common Lab, Copy Room

Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email

A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 coloured

Explore our guides on using printing, scanning, and photocopying services at UNSW. Learn step-by-step instructions and troubleshooting tips to ensure seamless operations across campus.
When printing from any student or public Mac or PC on campus, your print job will be sent to all printer’s campus wide. After starting the print job, you must release or collect it from your chosen printer.

Follow the guide below for printing from UNSW PCs:

Open the file you want to print. From the application, go to File > Print.

In the print dialogue box, choose either black and white (-BW) or colour (-Colour) for the printer.

Tap your UNSW ID Card on any printer scanner. Note: Choose a colour-capable printer for colour printing.

Press 'Print Release' to view your sent documents and their costs.

Select your document and press 'Print'.

Press 'Logout' when finished.

When printing from any student or public Mac or PC on campus, your print job will go to all printer's campus wide. After starting the print job, you must release or collect it at your chosen printer.

Follow the guide below for printing from UNSW Macs:

Note: Avoid using Apple's Preview app for printing PDF files. Use Adobe Acrobat instead.

Open the file you want to print. From the application, go to File > Print.

In the print dialogue box, choose either black and white (-BW) or colour (-Colour) for the printer.

Go to any printer and scan your UNSW ID Card. To print in colour, select a printer that supports colour printing.

Press 'Print Release' to view your sent documents and their costs.

Choose the document you want to print, then press 'Print'.

After printing, press 'Logout'.

Access the touch screen on the Printer.

Press the Print Release Station icon.

Tap your University ID card.

Enter your 4-digit PIN.

Select your print job/s.

Your current balance and the cost of the selected job/s will be displayed.

Press Print.

Press OK.

Note: You use one of the public printers to email yourself a copy of what you are scanning.

Access the touch screen on the Printer.

Tap your University ID card.

Enter your 4-digit PIN.

Press “Scan to Email”.

Enter the email address you wish to send the document to.

Place the document face down on the scanner glass (top left corner - portrait orientation) or face up into the document feeder (portrait orientation) if scanning individual A4 sheets".

Press Start or the Green button.

Then press Send on the screen.

Visit wireless printing and log in with your UNSW zID and zPass.

Select the file(s) you wish to print.

Once the status of the job is “waiting for release”, go to any printer and scan your UNSW ID Card.

Select ‘Print Release’ to print your job.

Access the touch screen on the Printer.

Press the Print Release Station icon.

Tap your university ID card.

Enter your 4-digit PIN.

Select the ‘Use Copier Function’ option, then ‘Quick Copy’.

Adjust the appearance of your copied document (e.g., colour or black & white) using the options presented. Once you’re satisfied, select ‘Start’ to begin copying your document.
UNSW Print Centre is available for Thesis Book Printing, Graduation Certificates, business cards, stationery and other special orders. You can drop in directly to UNSW Print Centre, at Level 1 Mathews Building (F23) via gate 11 Botany Street Kensington 2052, call them (02) 9385 3222 or email UNSWPrint@unsw.edu.au to discuss your needs.
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Student managed print service

The Student Managed Print Service (MPS) offers black & white and colour printing (A3 & A4) from various computer labs and general access computers campus wide. All you need is your UNSW ID card to access the service, add credit and pay for printing as you go.

When printing, select a print queue from the options below. Depending on your location's printer type, you may find one or more of these queues available:

Printing queues:

BLACK-PRINTER: For A4/A3 Black & White Printing
COLOUR-PRINTER: For A4/A3 Colour Printing

Wireless printing

To use wireless printing on campus, connect to a UNSW network (WI-FI or fixed) and visit the UNSW Wireless Printing, opens in a new window site. Note: This site is accessible only on-campus and won't work on non-UNSW networks.

IT walk-in service centres

Upper Campus IT Hub - Room G06, D26 Biological Sciences Building (Next door to XS Cafe) (View on map, opens in a new window)
Middle Campus IT Hub - G008, Ground Floor H13 Anita B Lawrence Centre (Formerly the Red Centre Building off University Mall) (View on map, opens in a new window)
Paddington Campus IT Hub - Ground Floor, Block D, Paddington Campus (View on map, opens in a new window)
UNSW Canberra ADFA Campus IT Hub - Ground Floor, Building 14, UNSW Canberra ADFA Campus (View on map, opens in a new window)

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