Microscopy Societies
- The Royal Microscopical Society
- Microscopy & Analysis have a comprehensive list of microscopy societies worldwide that you can join.
- ELMI – The European Light Microscopy Initiative (ELMI is not included in the M & A list, above).
Listservs
- Confocal listserv
- Microscopy listserv
- Multiphoton listserv
- Flow Cytometry list
- ImageJ mailing list
- Histology listserv
Microscopy Courses
Most imaging facilities within universities and academic institutions run their own in-house training courses. Like the internet, they are not peer-reviewed and are only as good as their instructors. Details come up from time to time on the Confocal and Microscopy listservers.
I have taught on the Royal Microscopical Society’s Light Microscopy and Confocal courses for several years.
This is held annually in the UK in July. You can find details from the RMS office.
Employment
There is no formalised central form for jobs in microscopy. However, you will find jobs in institutions and imaging facilities listed in these places:
- Confocal Listserv (informal)
- Microscopy Listserv (informal)
- Academic jobs website (UK)
- European Microscopy Society
- European Light Microscopy Initiative (ELMI)
- Nature
- New Scientist
- Science (see also editorial “Not Just Jobs”)
- Microscopy News
- Jobs in Biology
- Jobs in Histology
- JobHero