Printing for students
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.
Top questions
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Discover everything you need to know about printing costs at UNSW. 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 $0.22A4 Black and white $0.20
A3 Black and white $0.40A4 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* $25.00Colour 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
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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 colouredLaw Library (Kensington Campus)
Ground Floor and Level 1
Photocopying / Printing / Scan to email
A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 colouredPaddington Library (Paddington Campus) Block D - Ground Floor
Photocopying / Printing / Scan to email
A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 colouredStudent 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 colouredSchool 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 colouredBusiness School E15 – Quadrangle Building
Ground Level, Room G021
Level 1, Room 1024, 1043
Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email
A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 colouredFaculty of Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering
F25 – Samuels Building
Level 5 Corridor
Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email
A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 colouredSchool 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 colouredSchool 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 colouredSchool 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 colouredSchool 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 colouredSchool 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 colouredSchool 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 colouredFaculty of Science School of Chemistry
F12 – Dalton Building
Ground Floor, Room G11
Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email
A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 colouredSchool of Materials Science & Engineering
E10 – Hilmer Building
Level 1, Room 123
Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email
A4 & A3 black & white
A4 & A3 colouredSchool 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 colouredFaculty of Law and Justice F8 – Law and Justice Building
Common Lab, Copy Room
Photocopying/ Printing / Scan to email
A4 & A3 black & white
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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.
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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.
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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'.
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- 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.
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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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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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 emailUNSWPrint@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 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 site. Note: This site is accessible only on-campus and won't work on non-UNSW networks.
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IT walk-in service centres
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- 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()
- UNSW Canberra ADFA Campus IT Hub -Ground Floor, Building 14, UNSW Canberra ADFA Campus ()