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Microscience Microscopy Congress mmc2025

The Microscience Microscopy Congress is back for 2025! mmc2025 brings the very best in microscopy, imaging and cytometry from across the globe. With six parallel conference sessions, a world-class exhibition, workshops, satellite meetings, an international Imaging Competition and more, it is simply the place to be for anyone who uses a microscope for work, study or pleasure.

1 - 3 July 2025, Manchester, UK

Upcoming events

Strathclyde Optical Microscopy Course 2025

The Strathclyde Optical Microscopy Course (SOMC) is designed for PhD students, early career researchers, newly-independent group leaders, research technical professionals and imaging facility managers who use light microscopes in their work and wish to upskill in practical optical imaging. 

23 July - 1 August 2025, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

For more information

Previous events

Edinburgh Bioimaging meetings

  • Spring meeting - Chancellor's Building March 26th 2025
  • Summer meeting - QMRI July 22nd 2024
  • Spring meeting - HRB February 29th 2024
  • Autumn meeting- WTCB - COIL September 2023
  • Summer meeting – Roslin Bioimaging Facility June 13th 2023
  • Spring meeting – SCRM February 1st 2023

Introduction to image processing and analysis with Fiji/ImageJ and other analysis freeware

If you have ever wanted to get more from your microscopes/camera than just pretty pictures, this workshop is for you. 

TO REGISTER: email Matthieu.Vermeren@ed.ac.uk

ESRIC Super-Resolution Specialist School 2025

The ESRIC Super-Resolution Specialist School is an in-depth course designed to give participants a thorough grounding in super-resolution microscopy.

12th + 14th-16th May 2025 – Heriot-Watt University and University of Edinburgh

ESRIC information

2025 Technical Specialists Network Meeting University of York

UK Technology Specialists Network Conference, 29-30 April 2025, York 

More information can be found by following this link

2025 RMS Light Microscopy and Flow Cytometry Meetings

The UK Light Microscopy and Flow Cytometry communities will gather for their annual meetings next January. The Royal Microscopical Society supports free registration for technical professionals at UK Universities and Research Institutes.

The flow cytometry meeting will be held in Edinburgh!

Flow Cytometry meeting 8 - 9 January 2025 More information - https://www.rms.org.uk/rms-event-calendar/2025-events/flow-cytometry-facilities-meeting-2025.html

Scottish Microscopy Society (SMS) Annual Symposium

This is a 1-day conference with great opportunities for postdocs, students and imaging specialists to present their work in a friendly environment. There will be talks, posters, workshops and a trade exhibition. Don't miss our Image Competition and our annual award to the Scottish Microscopist of the Year. November 26th 2024, at Hampden Park Conference Centre in Glasgow.

https://scottishmicroscopygroup.org.uk/