Category: training + education

Student-proof microscopes for Cardiff University

A NEW suite of over 70 Microtec light microscopes has been installed by Mazurek Optical Services at the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at Cardiff University, UK. The school selected 50 Microtec RM-1 transmitted and 23 dual LED polarising…

Westminster fab lab boosts university facilities

THE UNIVERSITY of Westminster says its new fabrication laboratory on its Marylebone campus in London puts it at the ‘cutting edge’ of digital fabrication. Providing a major extension of its architecture workshops, Fabrication Laboratory Westminster includes two new purpose-built spaces…

Learn all about laboratory external quality assessment

A NEW website dedicated to its Riqas external quality assessment (EQA) scheme has been unveiled by Randox. The company says riqas.com provides everything a laboratory might need to know about the scheme, an acronym of Randox International Quality Assessment Scheme.…

Shimadzu University helps improve research methods

SHIMADZU University recently held a series of complimentary ‘Sharing best practice’ events at the company’s Centre of Excellence in Milton Keynes. These were open to any Shimadzu customers interested in learning more about how to get the most reliable results…

New association for UK lab managers

TRADE association for the instrumentation sector in the UK, Gambica, is in the process of launching a spin-off association for laboratory managers. The British Laboratory Managers Association, BLMA, is likely to have its first meeting in the spring of 2013,…

Planet xMap Europe registrations break 500 mark

THE TENTH annual Planet xMap symposium, to be held 10-11 October 2012 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, has attracted over 500 delegate registrations reports Luminex. The symposium programme features scientific sessions, workshops, discussion groups, exhibitions, and networking events with…

Lyophilisation webinars for autumn 2012

A NEW programme of free educational webinars on lyophilisation and freeze drying has been announced for August, September, and October 2012. On 23 August 2012, Yves Mayeresse, director of manufacturing at GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, discusses ‘Challenges and Opportunities When Scaling Up…

Oversubscribed next-generation workshop now online

WHEN Oxford Gene Technology (OGT)  hosted a workshop at the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) 2012 conference in Germany last month, it was pleasantly surprised to find the event oversubscribed. The 200 attendees who were able to get in,…

Freeze drying course goes back to basics

A NEW four-part online training course to help scientists acquire a basic understanding of freeze drying – a prerequisite for those working on lyophilisation processes – has been announced by SP Scientific. The training course is presented by industry expert…

Professional recognition for lab technicians

THE SOCIETY of Biology in the UK says that laboratory and science technicians will increase their employability and have a clearer route to career development through its new Technicians’ Register, launched this week. By joining the register, technicians can win…