Registration Fees

The fees stated below are for attendance of the full course.

RMS Member £1200
Non-Member £1350

Accommodation is not included in the registration fees.

Registration for this course is now closed.

As proud supporters of the Technician Commitment, the RMS continues to offer technical training subsidies to empower and support members of the technical community to take part in RMS training events.  If you are in a technician role working in higher education or research and would like to apply for a subsidy on the course registration fee, please complete the application form under the Technician Subsidy tab before registering for the course.  If you are awarded a subsidy you may be asked to write or contribute to a short report for infocus about your learning outcomes following the training.

Further information about the RMS Technician Commitment may be found at the following link https://www.rms.org.uk/community/technician-commitment.html  

By agreeing to the terms and conditions of booking you have agreed to abide by the Code of Conduct set out for all attendees at RMS Events.

Attendee Information

Further information will be sent to you by email nearer the time of the course.  In an effort to be more sustainable and reduce the environmental impact of the course, the RMS will not be printing course programmes or lecture notes, but they will be made available to registered attendees prior to the start of the course.

Accommodation
Accommodation is not included in the registration fees.  The course is being held at the University of Leeds and it may be possible to book accommodation on campus.  There is an Ibis hotel and a Premier Inn hotel quite close to the University.

Covid-19
Attending RMS Events 
We are not requiring people to test for covid-19 in order to attend our events, however, we advise anyone with symptoms of Covid-19 not to attend our in-person events. The list of recognised symptoms can be found at gov.uk. 
 
Masks and face coverings at events
The RMS has been following government guidance with regard to wearing masks and face coverings in public spaces.
We are not mandating that attendees must wear masks at RMS events, but we welcome anyone to do so if they wish.
There will be spare masks, hand sanitiser and covid tests available at the RMS welcome desk for anyone that requires them. 

If you have any concerns about your attendance to an event, in relation to Covid-19 procedures, please contact Victoria Masters. 

Meeting Waiver
When signing up for the event, you acknowledge that the Royal Microscopical Society are not liable for non-attendance due to travel disruptions, health problems or any other reason that might lead to an attendee not being able to attend the event.  You are strongly advised to ensure you have appropriate insurance.  Substitutions of attendees may, of course, be made subject to dietary requirements being available if at short notice, providing you inform us in writing. 

Course Venue
The Electron Microscopy Spring School will be held at the University of Leeds.

 

Leeds University Campus Map.pdf


Travelling to the course
Leeds is served by two major airports: Leeds Bradford and Manchester Airport. Regular flights are available from a huge number of European and International cities.

Leeds Bradford airport is approximately seven miles away from the University, so easily commutable by taxi.

Leeds Railway Station is the closest station to the University of Leeds. The campus is a 30 minute walk or 10 minute taxi ride from the train station.

Meals
Lunches, tea / coffee and biscuits and 2 evening meals are included in your registration fee. Please note there are no evening meals arranged for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.

Dietary and Access requirements
The RMS is committed to our attendees health and wellbeing. If you have any dietary or access requirements or questions, please contact Debbie Hunt.

Registration
Registration will be taking place at 09.00 on Monday morning at the University of Leeds.

Admittance to this event is for registered and authorised attendees. If you have any questions, please contact the RMS contact for this event Debbie Hunt.