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There are still places available on the RMS Light Microscopy Summer School and Getting 
the Most from your Confocal Course!

Taking place from 13th – 17th July at the University of York, UK, these two residential 
courses from the Royal Microscopical Society offer an intensive but informal chance to 
learn the principles of light and confocal microscopy and how to apply them practically.

LIGHT MICROSCOPY SUMMER SCHOOL
13 – 15 July, 
http://www.rms.org.uk/events/Forthcoming_Events/LightMicroscopySummerSchool 

The course is taught predominantly through hands-on practical sessions, interspersed with 
presentations covering the theory of the basic principles.
The course is suitable for both novices and more experienced users wanting to gain a 
greater understanding of the microscope and feedback every year is always fantastic. 
Students come from a range of backgrounds within both research and commercial 
organisations. All have benefited greatly from the Course and leave with increased 
understanding and skills.
Topics covered include:
-	Köhler Illumination
-	Numerical Aperture
-	Diffraction, Resolution and Contrast
-	Phase Contrast
-	Polarization and DIC
-	Fluorescence Imaging
-	Cameras and Detectors

GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR CONFOCAL COURSE
16-17 July, 
http://www.rms.org.uk/events/Forthcoming_Events/GettingthemostfromyourConfocal

This Course utilises many different sample types and fluorescent probes (DNA stains, 
classic antibody labels and fluorescent proteins) and these are chosen to best 
demonstrate particular problems and techniques. Focus is on the techniques they enable 
and the problems they generate, which will be applicable to any sample types.
The 2-days consist of short tutorials followed by hands-on practice.
Day 1: takes participants through the basic principles of confocal microscopy and then 
trains through hands-on practice how to configure and image multicolour, 
multidimensional samples using a confocal microscope.
Day 2: builds on the experiences of day 1 and enables participants to try FRAP and 
spectral profiling.

Find out more and register for these courses at www.rms.org.uk/lmschool and 
www.rms.org.uk/confocal