Please contact us to gain access to the booking calendar.
To book training:
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Select the 'Training' box. Your name will appear in red. Please inform us in advance.
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If you need assistance, check the ‘Request help' box when booking, and your name will appear in green. Help is available from 10:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday.
Once you’re confident with the system, we can arrange out-of-office access.
You can use the 'Alert' button to receive a notification email if there’s a cancellation. If you no longer need your session, please cancel it as soon as possible.
How to book a system
Unsure which microscope you need?
You can see our systems in"Equipment" or contact us to have a consultation.
All new users are required to undergo a training session at a cost of £150.00. This fee applies to training on microscopes and scanners, but not software usage. Subsequent assistance and/or training on other systems is free.
Confocal and Lightsheet Microscopes
• Biosciences: £20.00 per hour
• Non-Biosciences: £28.00 per hour
• Overnight between 18:00 and 09:00: £10.00 per hour (must be a minimum of eight hours' usage)
Raman Microscopes
• £15 per hour
Scanners
• ImageXpress Micro XL High Content Screening System: £10.00 per hour
• ImageXpress MSB High Content Screening System: £26.00 per hour
• Overnight: £7.00 per hour (must be between 18:00 - 09:00)
• Zeiss AxioScan Z1: £1.00 per slide for bright-field slides. £2.50 per slide for fluorescent samples. Starting August 2024 Axioscan prices will be £15 per hour
Image Processing Software
• Huygens: £15.00 per half day
• Imaris: £15.00 per half day