Dipping in and out: Balancing a Diploma with work - a follow-up article (infocus #81 March 2026)

In January 2024 I wrote an article for infocus sharing my experiences balancing an RMS diploma with full time work.

DOI: 10.22443/rms.inf.1.314

It feels like a lot has changed for me since then; I’ve been through the harrowing process of moving house, but more significantly, I’ve changed jobs. I am now part of the Core Microscopy Facility at the CRUK-Cambridge Institute, assisting primarily with the confocal and light sheet systems.

Whilst this was definitely a positive move (I can now call myself a microscopist!), it did mean restarting my diploma project…again.

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