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Katherine Paine
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PDRA at University of Edinburgh
Interested in cell biology and microscopy 🔬
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royalmicrosoc.bsky.social
📣 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 🔬😀

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Promotional flyer for the Technical specialist job shadowing scheme, featuring QR code and information about the scheme.
August 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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liam-rooney.bsky.social
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
August 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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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!
July 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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liam-rooney.bsky.social
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! 🔬
July 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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jcellsci.bsky.social
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.
July 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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rmsearlycareer.bsky.social
❗️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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July 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Had a fun time learning how to build a Lego microscope at #mmc2025 !
July 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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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
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July 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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rmsearlycareer.bsky.social
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!
July 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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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
June 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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royalmicrosoc.bsky.social
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. 😀🙌🔬👍

@bioimaginguk.bsky.social
Niamh Burke (centre) receives the RMS Early Career Award from Lisa Maria Needham (left) and Michelle Peckham (right)
June 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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royalmicrosoc.bsky.social
...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
June 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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rmsearlycareer.bsky.social
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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June 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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royalmicrosoc.bsky.social
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
June 16, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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rmsearlycareer.bsky.social
Journal of Microscopy special issue - call for papers from Early Career Researchers!! More information below 👇 🔬
June 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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yorkbioimaging.bsky.social
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
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June 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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rmsearlycareer.bsky.social
‼️Programme finalised ‼️Check out the Early Career Symposium programme below 👇 🔬 #mmc2025UK
May 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
katherinepaine.bsky.social
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

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May 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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uoe-igc.bsky.social
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.
IGC receptionists Suzanne Kelly and Lorah Milliken
May 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
katherinepaine.bsky.social
Great morning at the @uoe-igc.bsky.social away day, enjoyed hearing about what others in the institute are working on!🎉
May 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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bioimaginguk.bsky.social
📊 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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April 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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ulrikeboehm.bsky.social
💡 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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March 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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royalmicrosoc.bsky.social
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.
February 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Last week to get your abstract submitted for our Early Career Symposium ! 🔬
rmsearlycareer.bsky.social Royal Microscopical Society Early Career Researchers @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social · Feb 24
🔬🚨💥 Deadline extension!! You now have until 28th Feb to get your abstracts submitted!! 🔬🚨💥
February 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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royalmicrosoc.bsky.social
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...

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A close-up image of a microscope focusing on a sample.
February 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM