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Royal Microscopical Society Early Career Researchers
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For students, postdocs and early career professionals, we aim to focus on career development of RMS members through workshops, networking and much more.
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Royal Microscopical Society Early Career Researchers @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social · Jan 16
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...
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Quentin Lebel was awarded a @jcellsci.bsky.social-FocalPlane Training Grant to attend an IMARIS course organised by @bic-bordeaux.bsky.social.
Read about Quentin’s experience here: focalplane.biologists.com/2026/01/23/i...

Next application deadline: 20 February.
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Imaris - 3D image visualization and analysis course report - FocalPlane
Imaris - 3D image visualization and analysis course report - Blog series
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January 27, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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At the Special Edition #VirtualPub, Christian Holz of Molecular Devices presents large‑scale solutions & services for automated organoid culture expansion, 4D image acquisition platforms, and AI‑based analysis tools.
🗓️ Fri, Jan 30
Abstract🔽
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January 27, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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Exciting postdoc opportunity with Dr Laura Clark focused on the theory side of 4D-STEM/ptychography for anyone interested in underlying optics, deadline 29th January 2026. Informal discussions welcome.

Read more here:

jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/pdra...
Jobs - The University of York
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January 16, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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🔬 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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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.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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🚨 Job Alert! 🚨

We have an opening at our Microscopy Core Facility in Turku 🇫🇮.
If you love imaging 🔬 and helping scientists succeed, we want you! 👇

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#Microscopy #ScienceJobs #CoreFacility #Imaging
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Laboratory Engineer (Senior), in Advanced Imaging, 1.5.2026-31.12.2028
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January 15, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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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...
January 16, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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❗️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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Teamwork was the order of the day in this all-action, hands-on workshop on Open Source Hardware and Microscopy, which took place in the RMS Learning Zone earlier today at #mmc2025.

Thanks to everyone who took part 😃🔬

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July 2, 2025 at 1:42 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
The infocus magazine editorial team pose for a photo in an exhibition hall, next to a large pop-up poster advertising RMS Publications
July 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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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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A buzzing atmosphere in a grand setting: the exhibition hall at #mmc2025 over lunch 😃🍽️😋

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A busy exhibition hall at mmc2025. Delegates enjoy their lunch, with the domed roof of Manchester Central featuring prominently in the top half of the image.
July 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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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)
June 30, 2025 at 5:14 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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Our keynote is the amazing Lisa-Maria Needham from #CAIC, Cambridge, with a high powered international career journey alongside building a family, plus introducing her Fabry-Pérot technology for detecting unlabelled molecules down to single amino acid residues in solution! #singlemolecule #mmc2025uk
June 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Lots of excellent conversations taking place during break-time at the @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social Early Career Symposium 😀

A great way to kick things off at #mmc2025 👏🔬👍

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Attendees at the Early Career Symposium chat during a coffee break.
June 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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After a quick break to refuel ☕️ we’re back on with Kokila Wickramanayake from Plymouth for a tour de force on how oxidative stress in rice/barley chloroplasts interacts with fungal infection 🌾🌱🍄‍🟫 #mmc2025uk
June 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Now for our quick fire 🔥 Award ECR flash talks! 5 minutes no questions asked ⏳… #mmc2025uk
June 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Next up we have Emily Woodcock, an expert in melanoma cell mechanics with SICM (scanning ion conductance microscopy).
June 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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The science talks at #mmc2025uk are go! 🏁our newly inaugurated Committee member, Ross Walsh from Galway, introduces exciting new work on #collagen remodelling in #cancer
June 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Kicking the meeting off is our amazing ECR Committee Chair Katherine Paine who is an alumna of the Award!
June 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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We’re gearing up at #mmc2025uk Manchester for the RMS Early Career Symposium and Award …
June 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Our ever-popular Learning Zone is starting to take shape in the #mmc2025 exhibition hall. Lots to see and do here over the next few days - including a programme of free talks in our dedicated seminar theatre!😀

Read more: mmc-series.org.uk/resource/att...

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A staff mmber in a yellow hi-vis vest sets up a microscope on a desk in the RMS Learning Zone A timetable of talks scheduled to take place at the RMS Learning Zone seminar theatre Staff set up some speakers in the seminar theatre. A number of large blue boxes are in the foreground. A large sign reads 'Welcome to the Learning Zone' with the domed roof of Manchester Central in the background
June 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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...New at #mmc2025:

Introducing our official mascot, Ruggles the Bear - pictured here with Katie from the events team. Ruggles will be busy 'volunteering' over the next few days, so keep an eye out for him! 😁🐻🔬

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RMS mascot 'Ruggles the Bear' (a small teddy bear) held by Katie from the RMS events team. Ruggles is wearing a blue cape with the RMS snowflake logo on it. Katie is wearing a stripy top and hi-vis vest.
June 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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...Behind the scenes with the RMS team as preparations for #mmc2025 gather pace. Our pre-Congress workshops and meetings will be kicking off tomorrow. It's almost time! 😃🔬💥

@bioimaginguk.bsky.social @yorkbioimaging.bsky.social @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social @globalbioimaging.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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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