RMS Microscope Activity Kits reach more than 200,000 children! (infocus #81 March 2026)

A major outreach and education milestone was recently passed, as the total number of primary school-aged children to have benefitted from the RMS Microscope Activity Kits (MAKs) - since the scheme was established 15 years ago - went beyond 200,000.

DOI: 10.22443/rms.inf.1.318

The MAKs were launched in April 2011 to combat the declining use of microscopes in UK primary schools, and to help expose more primary school children to the wonder of microscopy and science education.

The idea was to create a user-friendly kit with all the essential equipment and instructions needed to inspire young minds, and to make this available for schools and other educational settings to loan for free.

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