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Find out more about the IFSM Young Scientist Assembly (for early career researchers) taking place at the 21st International Microscopy Congress #IMC21

Submit your abstract and join fellow early career researchers and future leaders! 🙂🔬

https://ow.ly/K4u350Y8fzb

You know those days when it's a pleasure to go to work? Had one of those on Friday when I was able to have another tour of the fantastic @rosfrankinst.bsky.social to sign our MoU and look, they are just as excited about IMC21 in Liverpool this year as we are @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social

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Share your work at the 21st International Microscopy Congress #IMC21 - coming to Liverpool, UK this summer!

Abstract submission is now open for submitted talks and posters: https://ow.ly/4kOf50Y85s3

AFM & SPM Meeting 2026 event details with dates 23-25 June and location Leeds, UK on a blue microscopic background.

Abstract submissions are now *OPEN* for AFM & SPM Meeting 2026!

Share your work at this great meeting focussed on cross-method collaboration, international knowledge exchange and developing the next generation of SPM researchers 🙂

Submit your abstract: https://ow.ly/TyLP50Y7xKJ

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Our 2026 Summer Studentship scheme for undergraduates carrying out projects involving #microscopy is *now open* for applications!

Up to £2,000 is available to support each successful applicant!

Find out more and apply: https://ow.ly/xEvZ50Y7t1f

Great to be working more closely together! - And thanks so much for receiving us this week; we had a lovely visit 😊

Only two weeks to go until EMUKI 2026! 🔬

EMUKI 2026 is just around the corner (Feb 12–13). Stratocore is excited to sponsor this gathering of the #ElectronMicroscopy community to discuss facility management, technical innovation, and the future of the field.

@royalmicrosoc.bsky.social

Announcement for RMS's Virtual Flow Cytometry Data Analysis Course scheduled for March 2-5, 2026, held online with an optional clinical module.

Some great sponsorship opportunities are *still available* for our Virtual Flow Cytometry Data Analysis Course Spring 2026.

Great course - suitable for anyone relatively new to flow cytometry or those keen to expand their experience🙂

Find out more and sponsor this event: https://ow.ly/aMMn50Y5oKt

Conference announcement for HLight 2026 on FLIM and Photonics focusing on laser and detector development for biomedical research, held in London on March 4-5.

📣 Book now for HILIGHT 2026: FLIM & Photonics (4 - 5 March, London).

Dive into the exciting world of Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM). This event is perfect for anyone passionate about the latest tech and innovations in light-based imaging 🙂 🔬

Register: https://ow.ly/U25950Y49C8

The Microscopists | Steve Altschuler and Lani Wu (University of California, San Francisco) Steve Altschuler and Lani Wu are Professors in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco.In this episode of The Microscopists, Peter O’Toole talks to Steve Altschuler ...

Pure joy. The last of #TheMicroscopists season with Steve Altschuler and Lani Wu. From Princeton to Microsoft, Rosetta to Harvard and having to learn biology as PI’s in undergad lectures!
Just a wonderful listen
Stream bit.ly/microscopist...

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An honour for @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social to have been invited to attend the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee APPG this evening at the House of Lords hearing all about advances in
Neurotechnology and the valuable role that some of our Life Science Committee members play in patient lives.

Really looking forward to this!

AFM & SPM Meeting 2026 event details with dates 23-25 June in Leeds, UK, on a dark blue microscopic background.

📣Register now for AFM & SPM Meeting 2026!

Our line-up of invited speakers has now been confirmed and provisional programme coming soon 🙂

Book now: https://ow.ly/hXC650Y0wJY

AFM & SPM 2026 - invited speaker poster

📢 AFM & SPM Meeting 2026 | 📍Leeds, UK | 📅 23–25 June

Excited to share the confirmed speaker list so far for the RMS AFM & SPM Meeting 2026, taking place in Leeds this summer.

More info and registration:
www.rms.org.uk/rms-event-ca...

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#AFM #SPM

Early bird deadline: Save £100: This Wed 21 January 2026! Dynamic Cell VI conference, Reading, UK, April 2026! Co-organised by
@bscb-official.bsky.social
and
@biochemsoc.bsky.social
with
@royalmicrosoc.bsky.social
and the Chinese Society for Cell Biology.
Register now:
bit.ly/Dynamic-Cell-VI

Cover of InFocus Magazine December 2025 featuring colorful microscopic cell imagery with green, red, and blue highlights.

Don't forget to read all the latest content from infocus Magazine #RMSinfocus - including some great articles, reports, RMS news and other features 🙂

Read more: https://www.rms.org.uk/resource/infocus-magazine-issue-80-december-2025.html

Hello Bluesky! Calling all Early Career Researchers working in microscopy/image analysis or cytometry, want to gain recognition for your work and a chance to win a £100 cash prize?

Just under a month to apply to our 2026 Early Career Award...

🚨🚨🚨 Deadline for applications to the Strathclyde Optical Microscopy Course @unistrathclyde.bsky.social extended to 30 January 2026! Details on how to apply are below 🔬 #microscope #ECRchat #Glasgow

EM-UKI 2026 The EM-UKI community meetings are an open forum for discussion of the latest developments and challenges in the field, suitable for both academic and commercial microscopists. The meeting will include techno bites, talks, and discussions, and also hosts the annual RMS EM lecture.

🔬 EMUKI 2026 is coming up

Stratocore will be sponsoring & attending EMUKI 2026 in Dublin on 12–13 Feb, bringing together the #electronmicroscopy community to discuss facility management, technical innovation and career pathways.

🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/xwgppvqkeu

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Time is running out to apply for this year's @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social Intro to Image Analysis course in Cardiff - deadline is tomorrow!

Spread the word!

Close-up electron microscope image of microscopic spherical structures with text about the Electron Microscopy Spring School 2026 event in Leeds, UK.

Our popular Electron Microscopy Spring School returns to Leeds in April!👍

This is ideal for anyone seeking basic training in both the theory and practice of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) 🙂

Book now: https://ow.ly/yWXx50XWbG3

AFM & SPM Meeting 2026 scheduled for 23-25 June in Leeds, UK, announced as an RMS event with option to add to calendar.

Sponsorship opportunities are *now available* for AFM & SPM Meeting 2026 - taking place in Leeds (23-25 June) 🙂🔬

Find out more: https://ow.ly/s2RT50XW45F

Researcher standing beside a scientific poster on carbon nanofiber-based magnetic platforms for non-invasive heating and drug release.

Congratulations to Dorota Lachowicz, who won the RMS best poster prize at the #CRISTMAS2025 conference in Paris last month 🙂🔬

Read more: https://ow.ly/zYWa50XVCmF

Thanks to Alex, Glyn, Alessandra, Kitty, Nick @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social for this successful #UKLMF2026 in the beautiful Newcastle @newcastleuni.bsky.social .See you next year in York!

Great session in #UKLMF2026 about #qualitycontrol in #microscopy. Importance of collecting QC data in a machine-readable format (JSON) to easily retrieve/reuse data
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@bioimaginguk.bsky.social

Big thanks to all our attendees at UK Light Microscopy Facility Meeting 2026! We hope you've had a great couple of days in Newcastle, and enjoyed all the scientific content and lively discussions 😃 🔬

Thanks also to our generous sponsors for your support 🙌

FeelIng some major FOMO following seeing this snap of the view right now from @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social UKLMF 2026 meeting in Newcastle. If you are there too, send us some snaps of your view and let us know how it's going down!

Day 1 at @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social #UKLMF2026 @newcastleuni.bsky.social yesterday 🔬

A strong mix of talks on facilities, data and image analysis, as well as a Techno Bite from our own @agc-stratocore.bsky.social on building a shared taxonomy for #lightmicroscopy resources.

#CoreFacilities

Great talk of Georgina @bioimaginguk.bsky.social
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#UKLMF2026 : reminder that the registration for the DRI stewardship curriculum @liverpooluni.bsky.social @livuni-livsrf.bsky.social is still open!

Close-up of oxidized metal surface promoting the Microscopy of Oxidation 12 event in May 2026 at Loughborough University, UK.

Book now and submit your poster abstract for Microscopy of Oxidation 12 (Loughborough, 18-20 May, 2026)

This popular meeting will cover a wide range of oxidation phenomena, highlighting the key role played by microscopy in their investigation. 🙂🔬