RMS Congratulates Competition Winners

At its annual SEMT Meeting held at the Natural History Museum, The Royal Microscopical Society announced the winners of the RMS Beginners' Competition. Attendees at the day of meetings, talks and an exhibition, were also treated to the highlights of 10 minutes presentations from those participating for the Beginners' awards.   

First place went to Seyit Ali Kamanli who presented on Imaging and visualization of the life stages of Chinese mitten crab using Confocal Microscope and CT Scanning.

Second place was awarded to Feargus Cooney who presented on Using Micro-CT to investigate whether the cognitive demands of a complex breeding strategy in solitary wasps lead to changes in brain structure.

Full abstracts and further information on the competition can be found on the Beginners’ Competition page, at www.rms.org.uk

Nominations are now invited for the 2017 RMS Medal Series.

The Medals award outstanding scientific achievements in all branches of microscopy as well as recognising the unsung heroes in support and technician roles, and individuals who volunteer a huge amount of time and energy to the Society. Nominations should be addressed to Allison Winton and submitted by 30 April 2016. Further details of the Award categories and nomination procedure can be found at www.rms.org.uk