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#IMC21

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

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#IMC21

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

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

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

📣 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

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... @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social @bitesizebio.bsky.social

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!

📣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 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... @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social #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

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

🔬 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 @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social

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!

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

Sponsorship opportunities are *now available* for AFM & SPM Meeting 2026 - taking place in Leeds (23-25 June) 🙂🔬 Find out more: https://ow.ly/s2RT50XW45F

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 @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social @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 @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social #UKLMF2026 : reminder that the registration for the DRI stewardship curriculum @liverpooluni.bsky.social @livuni-livsrf.bsky.social is still open!

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. 🙂🔬

Book now for EMUKI 2026! (Dublin, 12-13 Feb) This is a great open forum for discussion of the latest developments and challenges in #ElectronMicroscopy, for both academic and commercial microscopists 🙂🔬

We're all set up and ready at Flora in Focus: A Microscopy Conference for Plant Scientists at Oxford Brookes University! Come and chat to us about becoming an RMS Member, the Journal of Microscopy and IMC21! 🙂

Lovely setting as Flow Cytometry Facilities Meeting 2026 gets going at Victoria Gallery and Museum in Liverpool today! Big thanks to all our attendees and sponsors - we hope you have a great couple of days with us 🙂

Applications for our Section Awards are now *OPEN*😃 These awards are chosen by each of our Scientific Committees, in recognition of outstanding scientific achievements across all forms of microscopy, imaging and flow cytometry. Find out more and apply by 28 February: https://ow.ly/1gap50XRV7j

A very happy new year to everyone across the international #microscopy, #imaging and #FlowCytometry communities! A busy year lies ahead, so be sure to check out our calendar of meetings, conferences and courses events in 2026 🙂 https://ow.ly/lHSz50XRS0K#microscopy#imaging

*APPLY NOW* for Introduction to Image Analysis 2026! 😃🔬 Great workshop designed to empower researchers with the necessary skills and tools to confidently analyse their data. Apply by Fri, 16 Jan: https://ow.ly/hHRi50XNaG4

Don't forget - abstract submission and registration are *OPEN* for the 21st International Microscopy Congress #IMC21 🙌 🙂 🔬 (31 August - 4 September 2026) Be sure to take your place at the world's premier event for the global microscopy community! https://www.imc21.org.uk/#IMC21

We are very pleased to announce that Professor Angus Kirkland, of @oxfordmaterials.bsky.social @rosfrankinst.bsky.social & @diamondlightsource.bsky.social is to receive an RMS Honorary Fellowship for outstanding contributions to electron microscopy. Read more: www.rms.org.uk/resource/pro...

It's certainly been a busy year at the RMS - and you can read more about what we've been up to over the last 12 months in our special 'Annual Highlights' feature in the latest issue of infocus Magazine #RMSinfocus 🙌 Read more: https://ow.ly/ogpE50XImkl

Following a fantastic response from the #LightMicroscopy community, we have now reached our capacity for UKLMF 2026, and registration is now closed. Big thanks to everyone who has booked to attend, and we look forward to seeing you in the new year! 😃🔬

Our December issue of infocus Magazine #RMSinfocus is now available to read online! Loads of great content including articles on cancer research, public outreach, RMS Awards and more! Find out more: www.rms.org.uk/resource/inf...

Great to be here at the Natural History Museum in London for SEMT 2025 - and getting into the Christmas spirit too! It's been lovely meeting colleagues old and new, and chatting about all our RMS activities, the Journal of Microscopy and all the benefits of membership 🙂 🔬 🎄

Registration now *OPEN* for AFM & SPM Meeting 2026! Great meeting featuring speakers from around the world, with a focus on cross-method collaboration, international knowledge exchange and developing the next generation of researchers 😃🔬 Book now: https://ow.ly/MetI50XFHeO

Some festive fun in our offices over lunch today, with a spot of Christmas cookie decoration 😋 🍪🎄 We even managed to get a couple of RMS-themed designs in there... ❄️

Bookings are now *OPEN* for Virtual Flow Cytometry Data Analysis Course Spring 2026. Great interactive, virtual course suitable for anyone relatively new to flow cytometry or those keen to expand their experience with applications and specific analysis 🙂 Book now: https://ow.ly/APHm50XAxMB

Our December issue of infocus Magazine #RMSinfocus is coming soon! 😃🔬 Lots of great content in the pipeline - and in the meantime, you can check out some of our most recent articles in our online backfile: https://ow.ly/Cy5350XzZZv#RMSinfocus

📣Register by *Monday* (1 December) for Super-resolution in the North 2025! Don't miss this great meeting covering all the latest issues in super-resolution #microscopy Find out more and book now: https://ow.ly/LnT150XyXK4

📣 Don't miss the upcoming Flow Cytometry Facilities Meeting 2026 - taking place 6-7 January in Liverpool. Great meeting covering all the latest issues, plus 'Crib Talks' enabling attendees to introduce themselves and their facilities 🙌 😊 Book now: https://lnkd.in/e6CDXqjq

There's *still time* to book your place at Super-resolution in the North 2025 😀 Great meeting covering all the current challenges in developing and using super-resolution #microscopy. Registration closes on Monday (1 December) Book now: https://ow.ly/TMt850Xxzgt

Registration is *NOW OPEN* for the 21st International Microscopy Congress, taking place in Liverpool from 31 August - 4 September 2026 🙌 🔬 🙂 Book now: https://www.imc21.org.uk/