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Royal Microscopical Society @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social · Aug 12

📣 Applications are *open* for our Technical Specialist Job Shadowing scheme in #microscopy, #imaging and #FlowCytometry. Spend up to 5 days at a UK core facility and learn about the technical job roles essential to their running 🔬😀

rms.org.uk/opportunitie...

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Promotional flyer for the Technical specialist job shadowing scheme, featuring QR code and information about the scheme.

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Liam Rooney @liam-rooney.bsky.social · Aug 2

After 10 packed days of optical microscopy theory & practicals, #SOMC25 is over!

🌍 24 students from around the world
🧑‍🏫 19 internationally renowned lecturers
🧑‍🔧 16 supportive sponsors
🔬 14 hands-on advanced practical sessions
🏆 4 poster & image prizes
🪼 1 field trip to collect marine specimens

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Katherine Paine @katherinepaine.bsky.social · Jul 27

Great first week at #SOMC25, learning microscopy basics through lectures and practicals. We spent today collecting samples on the Isle of Cumbrae ready for week 2!

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Liam Rooney @liam-rooney.bsky.social · Jul 23

The Strathclyde Optical Micoscopy Course #SOMC25 kicked off today - 10 days of practical light microscopy training with 24 students from around the world!

From fundamental & advanced lectures, to hands-on workshops with high end systems, & a field trip to the Isle of Cumbrae, it will be great! 🔬

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · Jul 21

Kamilla Laidlaw, Hatwan Nadir, Chris MacDonald @yorkyeast.bsky.social and team @biologyatyork.bsky.social discover that killer toxin K28 resistance in yeast relies on COG complex-mediated trafficking of Ktd1.
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Article: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Microscopy images showing that correct localisation of either Ktd1 or Snc1 requires the COG complex.

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Royal Microscopical Society Early Career Researchers @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social · Jul 3

❗️Calling ECRs❗️We would love to hear what career support you would like us to provide. Please fill out the small survey below to let us know your thoughts ! Deadline : 29th August

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Katherine Paine @katherinepaine.bsky.social · Jul 2

Had a fun time learning how to build a Lego microscope at #mmc2025 !

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Royal Microscopical Society @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social · Jul 2

Come and chat with our friendly infocus Magazine team at this afternoon's poster session #mmc2025!

We're keen to hear your ideas for future articles and other content 💡👍

Why not be a contributor? 😃🔬

#RMSinfocus

The infocus magazine editorial team pose for a photo in an exhibition hall, next to a large pop-up poster advertising RMS Publications

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Royal Microscopical Society Early Career Researchers @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social · Jul 1

The Early Career Committee yesterday at our Early Career Symposium 2025! Thank you to all of our speakers and attendees for making it such a great afternoon @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social

#mmc2025uk

Members of the RMS Early Career Committee smiling at their 2025 symposium!

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Royal Microscopical Society Early Career Researchers @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social · Jun 30

Congratulations and much acclaim to our RMS Early Career Award Winner: Niamh Burke at UCD @niamh-deburca.bsky.social for her work on microscopy with astounding social impact! (Second from left) #mmc2025uk

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Royal Microscopical Society @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social · Jun 30

Massive congratulations to Niamh Burke @niamh-deburca.bsky.social on winning the 2025 @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social Early Career Award, with her talk on the enderscope community project, co-developing accessible imaging tools with the public. 😀🙌🔬👍

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Niamh Burke (centre) receives the RMS Early Career Award from Lisa Maria Needham (left) and Michelle Peckham (right)

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Royal Microscopical Society @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social · Jun 27

...And we're off! All packed and ready for #mmc2025 in Manchester next week 😀🔬🚛

We'll see you there - and if you haven't booked your ticket yet, there's still time! (Exhibition tickets are *FREE*) 👇

www.mmc-series.org.uk/general-info...

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RMS staff stand next to a van packed with items to take to mmc2025

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Royal Microscopical Society Early Career Researchers @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social · Jun 23

Looking for mentoring to forward your career or technique goals - please find out more on the link below to the RMS Mentoring Scheme!

A great opportunity for early career researchers!! 👇🔬

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Application Coaching & Personal Mentoring Schemes

As part of the RMS Professional Development and Training Focussed Interest Group (PTD-FIG), the mentoring working group have spent the last two years discussing and formulating a mentoring scheme aime...

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Royal Microscopical Society @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social · Jun 16

Working with @globalbioimaging.bsky.social, we're very proud to launch our new #AcknowledgementGuidelines poster, helping #ImagingScientists get the credit they deserve for their research contributions! #CreditWhereItsDue

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Read more: rms.org.uk/resource/rms...

Two smiling staff members at an imaging facility hold up the 'Acknowledgement Guidelines' poster

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Royal Microscopical Society Early Career Researchers @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social · Jun 12

Journal of Microscopy special issue - call for papers from Early Career Researchers!! More information below 👇 🔬

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Peter O'Toole @yorkbioimaging.bsky.social · Jun 4

Very proud of Jodie Malcolm highlighting the rapid progress made in our @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded programme to lower barriers of advanced imaging and data analysis. #elmi2025
@globalbioimaging.bsky.social @africanbioimaging.bsky.social @eurobioimaging.bsky.social

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Royal Microscopical Society Early Career Researchers @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social · May 14

‼️Programme finalised ‼️Check out the Early Career Symposium programme below 👇 🔬 #mmc2025UK

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Katherine Paine @katherinepaine.bsky.social · May 14

Nice to pop by the Edinburgh Super Resolution Imaging Consortium summer school today to talk about some of the imaging I have been doing and also cheekily plug our Early Career Symposium at mmc! @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social

www.mmc-series.org.uk/meetings-fea...

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Institute of Genetics and Cancer @uoe-igc.bsky.social · May 14

On National Receptionists' Day we'd like to thank our IGC receptionists Suzanne Kelly and Lorah Milliken whose friendly faces are the first anyone sees on coming into the Institute and who provide a vital role in making sure the work of colleagues runs smoothly and visitors get to their meetings.

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Katherine Paine @katherinepaine.bsky.social · May 12

Great morning at the @uoe-igc.bsky.social away day, enjoyed hearing about what others in the institute are working on!🎉

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BioImagingUK @bioimaginguk.bsky.social · Apr 8

📊 Help shape the future of BioImagingUK!

Take our EDI survey to improve representation and inclusion in our network.

Your input matters!

Results will be presented June 30th at BioImagingUK meeting at mmc2025

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Ulrike Boehm @ulrikeboehm.bsky.social · Mar 30

💡 Creating and nurturing healthy workplace environments is crucial for the well-being and productivity of all employees. One effective framework that can help us in this endeavor is the Traffic Light Analogy... 😀 👉 ulrikeboehm.org/fostering-he...

Fostering Healthy Workplace Environments - Dr. Ulrike Boehm

Creating and nurturing healthy workplace environments is crucial for the well-being and productivity of all employees. One effective framework that can help us in this endeavor is the Traffic Light An...

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Royal Microscopical Society @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social · Feb 27

The deadline for #mmc2025 abstract submissions is *TOMORROW* (28 Feb)

Time to get busy and make sure you take your place at this great event for the #microscopy, #imaging and #FlowCytometry community!

Abstract submissions: ow.ly/NxPZ50V7x2t

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Two smiling mmc attendees, holding cups of coffee, share a joke while they enter the scientific poster area of the exhibition hall. A couple of large posters are visible, attached to upright boards.

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Katherine Paine @katherinepaine.bsky.social · Feb 25

Last week to get your abstract submitted for our Early Career Symposium ! 🔬

Royal Microscopical Society Early Career Researchers @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social · Feb 24

🔬🚨💥 Deadline extension!! You now have until 28th Feb to get your abstracts submitted!! 🔬🚨💥

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Royal Microscopical Society @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social · Feb 14

RMS Early Career Award: Applications deadline has been *EXTENDED* to 28 February!

This is a great opportunity to receive recognition for your work - and a chance to win a cash prize 😀

Find out more and enter: rms.org.uk/resource/202...

@rmsearlycareer.bsky.social @bioimaginguk.bsky.social

A close-up image of a microscope focusing on a sample.

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