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Get your assignments and projects printed hassle-free with 鶹madou 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 鶹madou. 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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  • Discover everything you need to know about printing costs at 鶹madou. From rates and payment methods to tips on managing your printing expenses, we've got you covered.

    Printing costs are managed by

    Single-side
    Double-sided
    Black & White

    A4 Black and white $0.11
    A3 Black and white $0.22

    A4 Black and white $0.20
    A3 Black and white $0.40

    A4 High Quality Black and White $0.18

    A3 High Quality Black and White $0.36

    A4 High Quality Black and White $0.35

    A3 High Quality Black and White $0.70

    Colour

    A4 Colour $0.50

    A3 Colour $1.00

    A4 Colour $0.91

    A3 Colour $1.82

    A4 High Quality Colour $0.70

    A3 High Quality Colour $1.40

    A4 High Quality Colour $1.30

    A3 High Quality Colour $2.7

    Scan
    A4 $0.04 per scan A4 $0.04 per scan
    Large Format Print Output

    Black & White A2 $3.00

    Black & White A1 $4.00
    Black & White A0 $7.50
    Custom Black and White Paper Roll* $25.00

    Colour A2 $6.00

    Colour A1 $9.00
    Colour A0 $15.00
    Custom Colour Paper Roll* $25.00

    *Custom refers to custom paper sizes including short banners

  • 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 鶹madou. 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 鶹madou PCs:

      1. Open the file you want to print. From the application, go to File > Print.
      2. In the print dialogue box, choose either black and white (-BW) or colour (-Colour) for the printer.
      3. Tap your 鶹madou ID Card on any printer scanner. Note: Choose a colour-capable printer for colour printing.
      4. Press 'Print Release' to view your sent documents and their costs.
      5. Select your document and press 'Print'.
      6. 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 鶹madou Macs:

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

      1. Open the file you want to print. From the application, go to File > Print.
      2. In the print dialogue box, choose either black and white (-BW) or colour (-Colour) for the printer.
      3. Go to any printer and scan your 鶹madou ID Card. To print in colour, select a printer that supports colour printing.
      4. Press 'Print Release' to view your sent documents and their costs.
      5. Choose the document you want to print, then press 'Print'.
      6. After printing, press 'Logout'.
      1. Access the touch screen on the Printer.
      2. Press the Print Release Station icon.
      3. Tap your University ID card.
      4. Enter your 4-digit PIN.
      5. Select your print job/s.
      6. Your current balance and the cost of the selected job/s will be displayed.
      7. Press Print.
      8. Press OK.
    • Note: You use one of the public printers to email yourself a copy of what you are scanning.

      1. Access the touch screen on the Printer.
      2. Tap your University ID card.
      3. Enter your 4-digit PIN.
      4. Press “Scan to Email”.
      5. Enter the email address you wish to send the document to.
      6. 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".
      7. Press Start or the Green button.
      8. Then press Send on the screen.
      1. Visit wireless printing and log in with your 鶹madou zID and zPass.
      2. Select the file(s) you wish to print.
      3. Once the status of the job is “waiting for release”, go to any printer and scan your 鶹madou ID Card.
      4. Select ‘Print Release’ to print your job.
      1. Access the touch screen on the Printer.
      2. Press the Print Release Station icon.
      3. Tap your university ID card.
      4. Enter your 4-digit PIN.
      5. Select the ‘Use Copier Function’ option, then ‘Quick Copy’.
      6. 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.
  • is available for Thesis Book Printing, Graduation Certificates, business cards, stationery and other special orders. You can drop in directly to 鶹madou Print Centre, at Level 1 Mathews Building (F23) via gate 11 Botany Street Kensington 2052, call them (02) 9385 3222 or email鶹madouPrint@unsw.edu.auto discuss your needs.

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 鶹madou 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 鶹madou network (WI-FI or fixed) and visit the site. Note: This site is accessible only on-campus and won't work on non-鶹madou networks.

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IT walk-in service centres

  • Upper Campus IT Hub -Room G06, D26 Biological Sciences Building (Next door to XS Cafe)()
  • Middle Campus IT Hub -G008, Ground Floor H13 Anita B Lawrence Centre (Formerly the Red Centre Building off University Mall)()
  • Paddington CampusIT Hub - Ground Floor, Block D, Paddington Campus()
  • 鶹madou Canberra ADFA Campus IT Hub -Ground Floor, Building 14, 鶹madou Canberra ADFA Campus ()