Facilities
 

To support research and development, and facilitate teaching, SBS has several well equipped laboratories specially designed to give basic and advanced training in various biological techniques. Apart from these laboratories, SBS is complemented by a myriad of other research facilities such as the Electron Microscope (EM) Unit, Herbarium, Green House, Animal House, Insectary and Fish House.

Electron Microscope Unit
The Electron Microscope unit offers services regarding the use of scanning and transmission electron microscopes (SEM, TEM), EDAX for research purposes. In addition, EM unit also offers services for various microscopy work such as bright field, dark field, phase contrast, fluorescence, Normansky differential interference contrast, stereo, inverted, reflected, polarized light microscopy, and image analysis system.

Herbarium and Green House
SBS herbarium has a wide collection of lower and higher plants. Additionally, the Araceae collection is the biggest and one of the best in the country. A wide variety of ornamental and crop plants are kept in the plant house for research purposes. There is a good collection of Zingiberaceae from many parts of Malaysia.

Animal House
laboratory animals (rabbit, gerbils, guinea pigs and mice) are reared in the animal house, primarily for research purposes although some are sold as well.

Insectary
A number of insects (fruitflies, butterflies and dragonflies) are maintain in the insectary. These insects are used for various aspects of entomological studies.

Fish House
The fish house provides an ample supply of freshwater fish for research, especially tilapia, baung, keli, haruan and ornamental fish. Fish feed study is also conducted using local agricultural waste such as palm kernel cake (PKC).

Marine and Coastal Research Station
For a closer and more intimate look at nature, a research station, known as the Muka Head Marine and Coastal Research Station was established. This station is nestled on the remote shore of Teluk Bahang, surrounded by an ancient primary rainforest that has withstood the test of time.

The forest area has recently been gazetted as the Pantai Acheh National Forest Reserve and is thereby protected from any encroachment of debilitating commercial development. Its pristine waters and lush greenery offer an ideal place for biological research especially in ecology, botany, zoology, mycology, biodiversity, tropical marine and coastal science.

The station also plays an important role in undergraduate learning experience, particulary for those taking biodiversity courses.