RMS Ambassadors

Ambassadors raise awareness of RMS activities, support local members and encourage new members. From putting up posters which advertise our meetings and courses to promoting specific activities via emails or other suitable routes, there are many ways you could help the RMS.

We will also look to hold feedback sessions with Ambassadors, to gather your thoughts on our activities and any ideas you have for raising profile of the RMS.

If you are interested in becoming an Ambassador of the Royal Microscopical Society, please fill the form below.

Ambassador Application Form

First Name ^*

Last Name ^*

Email Address ^*

Current Position (suggested word count, 50 - 75 words)

Place of Work ^*

Summarise your research background ^*

What are your main reason(s) for your interest in becoming an ambassador for the RMS ^*

What sorts of activities do you think you can carry out for your local educational institutes as an ambassador of the RMS ^*

What do you most hope to achieve from this role that can help you in your career development ^*

What sorts of benefits do you think the RMS should provide in return for your work as an ambassador for the RMS ^*

Please provide a profile picture ^*

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I confirm my profile picture and contact details can be displayed on the RMS website ^*

Yes

I agree to the Rules and Regulations as stated below ^*

Yes

Current RMS Ambassadors

Hasan Abbas, University of Glasgow | Banuja Kumari Acharya, Cadila Healthcare Ltd, India | Stephen O Aderinto, University of Sheffield | Natalie Allcock, University of Leicester | Trevor Almeida, University of Glasgow | Kurt Anderson, Francis Crick Institute, London | Rachel Armitage, De Montfort University, Leicester | Steven Bagley, Cancer Research UK: Manchester Institute | Daniel Bahena Uribe, Advanced Electron Nanoscopy Laboratory, Mexico City | Ganesh Bangar, KCTI, R & D of Bharat Forge Ltd, Pune, India | Sally Boxall, University of Leeds | Susan Brooks, Oxford Brookes University | Darran Clements, Wellcome-MRC Stem Cell Insitute, University of Cambridge | Derek Davies, Francis Crick Institute, London | Donna Dawkins, University of Birmingham | Mariana De Niz, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, Portugal | Alberto Diaspro, University of Genoa and Italian Institute of Technology | Scott Doak, TESCAN, Cambridge | Anton du Plessis, Stellenbosch University, South Africa | Helen Ferry, Experimental Medicine Division, University of Oxford | Kim Findlay, John Innes Centre, Norwich | Claire Friel, University of Nottingham | Mike Gibson, Quekett Microscopical Club | Michael Harrison, The Eolais Institute, Natural History Museum, London | Patricia Goggin, University Hospitals Southampton NHS Trust/University of Southampton | Yanping Guo, Imperial College London | Nadia Halidi, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, Spain | Yasmin Haque, King's College London | Pippa Hawes, The Pirbright Institute, Surrey | Tim Hawkins, University of Durham | Stephanie Höhn, University of Cambridge | Cvic Innocent, Boston Children's Hospital of HMS, USA | Gareth Jackson, Leica Microsystems, Denbigh | Errin Johnson, University of Oxford | Minkyung Kang, Deakin University, Australia | Deirdre Kavanagh, University of Oxford | Nicki Kessel, Edif ERA, Leatherhead | Rob Kesseler, University of the Arts London | Adriana Klyszejko, Oxford Cryosystems | Alex Laude, Newcastle University | Nicola Lawrence, University of Cambridge | Céline Loussert, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland | Emma McDermott, National University of Ireland Galway | Sebastian Munck, VIB BioImaging Core, Leuven, Belgium | Niga Nawroly, ACEA Biosciences, London | Volodymyr Nechyporuk-Zloy, Facility for Imaging by Light Microscopy, Imperial College London | Duc-The Ngo, University of Manchester | Stephen O Aderinto, University of Sheffield | Kirti Prakash, Royal Marsden Hospital | Silvia Pujals, Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain | Stefanie Reichet, CRUCK Cambridge Institute | Liam Rooney, University of Glasgow | Eduardo Rosa-Molinar, The University of Kansas, USA | Thomas Rost, University of California, USA | Jessica Rowley, Imperial College London | Monjoy Saha, Emory University-School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA | Rebecca Saleeb, University of Edinburgh | Nicole Salgado, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | Alan Simm, Liverpool John Moores University | Jennifer Simpson, The Pirbright Institute, Surrey | Kevin Smith, MetPrep Limited, Woodford Halse | Leanna Smith, University of Toronto, Canada | Alex Sossick, University of Cambridge | Kees Straatman, University of Leicester | Philippa Timmins, Scientifica, Chipping Norton | Kathryn White, Newcastle University | Xiang li Zhong, University of Manchester

Expectations and Guidance:

Adhere to the RMS Code of Conduct
Display contact details (including profile picture) on the RMS website
Attend compulsory training sessions and annual meetings (preferably in person but those who can’t attend in person should attend online)
Carry out at least 1 - 3 activities per year (with an emphasis on outreach activities) – some suggestions can be found below
Provide post-event reports
Provide an annual feedback report
Appropriate use of resources provided by the RMS
Appropriate advertisement of the RMS and its upcoming events/opportunities
Appropriate comments/posts, professional, respectful and appropriate behaviour in the online Ambassador Group
Professional, appropriate and welcoming when talking about the RMS with others at conferences/events
Discuss with a member of the RMS team before carrying out an outreach activity.
Ensure appropriate content for presentation(s) that are delivered (ask if not sure – RMS will provide content and resources)

Suggested Activities:

Share upcoming events/opportunities on social media
Circulate upcoming events/opportunities within institute
Deliver short presentation at events such as at symposiums, conferences, meetings (lab meetings etc.), new cohort of PhD students
Stands at events such as at the Freshers week/Uni open days – this is very useful for undergraduate ambassadors
Outreach activities – engage with local communities such as own institute, school(s), college(s) (any educational institute which could benefit from the RMS)
Any other ideas are always welcome!