We're pleased to announce four all-day hands-on workshops on bioimage data stewardship, taking place across the UK in 2026.

Four Workshops Across the UK
To ensure accessibility across the UK, we're running four regional workshops in 2026:

  • 27 February: Liverpool (serving the North, Wales, and the Midlands) - apply here
  • 22 April: Cambridge (serving the South East, and the Midlands) - apply here
  • 20 May: Bristol (serving the South West, Wales, and the Midlands) - apply here
  • 09 September: Glasgow (serving Scotland and the North) - apply here

We encourage you to apply to the workshop most convenient to your location, as travel budgets have been set to support regional travel costs.

About the Workshops
These one-day intensive training covers the complete bioimage data lifecycle, from acquisition to public repository submission. The curriculum was developed through extensive community consultation and addresses the most pressing needs identified by imaging facility staff and researchers across the UK.

The workshop will cover the curriculum content:

  • Module 1: Imaging Data Management & Metadata (FAIR principles, metadata standards including REMBI and MIFA, tools like OMERO)
  • Module 2: Storage, Transfer and Sharing strategies (data flow mapping, cloud-friendly formats, transfer tools)
  • Module 3: Public Repository Submission and Re-use (licensing, repository selection, success stories)

Train-the-Trainer Format
This event is designed not only as training but also as a train-the-trainer session. Participants will gain the knowledge and materials needed to implement data stewardship systems at their own facilities and develop training for their end users. We'll tailor the content to participant needs through a pre-event survey.

Travel Support
Up to £100 travel costs will be covered. Places are limited, so early application is encouraged and not later than 5 weeks before the workshop. 

Who Should Attend
This workshop is ideal for imaging facility managers, core facility staff, data stewards, and researchers who want to become data champions within their institutions.

Apply soon! 
Limited places – first come, first served! We will inform you of the outcome of your application within ~2 weeks of receiving your form.

Questions? Contact [email protected]

Organised by the BioImagingUK Data Stewardship Team: Jean-Marie Burel, Georgina Fletcher, Matthew Hartley, Maddy Parsons, Melina Velasquez, Aybuke Kupcu Yoldas

This project has received funding through the UKRI Digital Research Infrastructure Programme.