Timings

The programme will start at midday on Thursday 8 of January and will close on Friday 9 January at lunch time. This will be an in person meeting.

There will also be a meeting dinner on the evening of Thursday 8 of January, the cost of this dinner is included in your registration. If you do not wish to attend the dinner, or areunable to, please let me know in advance after you have registered to attend the meeting. 


Meals/Conference Dinner/Social Information

Registration includes full access to the meeting, lunches on both days, and a meeting dinner on Thursday evening. During the registration process, you will have the opportunity to inform us of any food allergies or dietary requirements. We kindly ask that you let us know as soon as possible if you are unable to attend the dinner.

Please note that the dinner venue can accommodate a maximum of 140 attendees. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. If the total number of registrations exceeds this capacity, attendees who register after the dinner limit has been reached will unfortunately not be able to attend the dinner.

The conference dinner will take place at Banyan Bar & Kitchen – Newcastle
Address: 3 Monument Mall, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7AL

It will be a three-course meal, and attendees will need to make their own way to the venue after the first day of the meeting. The programme will finish at approximately 17:30, and dinner is scheduled for 19:00, allowing time to check into accommodation beforehand. The venue is centrally located, and you can view it on the map below.


Admittance to the event is restricted to registered and authorised attendees only. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate visitors or allow entry to non-registered individuals.

If you are from a commercial organisation (i.e. not an academic), a registration fee will apply. Your ticket will include access to the full meeting, lunches and the conference dinner, as well as placement of your company logo on the sponsors page of the website, in the digital PDF booklet, and on the event holding slide.

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.

If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact the event organiser Alessandra.

 

Commercial Attendees / Sponsorship

Sponsorship bookings are now open. If you have any questions regarding the event sponorship, techno bites, or commercial attendee tickets please contact Nick Cameron or Kitty Ng.

 

Attendee Information

Further information will be sent out to you, by email, nearer the time of the meeting. A PDF meeting booklet will also be sent out to you, by email, just before the meeting. To be more sustainable we will only be providing an electronic copy of the PDF booklet.

 

Venue

The UK Light Microscopy Facility Meeting 2026 will take place at Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH.

Please use the following links to discover more information on how to reach the venue, including maps and satellite views: Newcastle University and the Medical School. 

 

Accessibility

If you have accessibility queries or needs about this event please contact Alessandra Reni.

 

Accommodation

Accommodation for this event is not included. However, please refer to the list below for suggested options. All selected hotels are within a 10 to 20-minute walking distance from The Frederick Douglass Centre.

  • Hotel Indigo Newcastle by IHG, Fenkle Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5XU.

  • Maldron Hotel Newcastle, Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5RE.

  • Holiday Inn Newcastle-Jesmond by IHG, Jesmond Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1PR.

  • The Vermont Hotel & Vermont Aparthotel, Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1RQ.

  • Crowne Plaza Newcastle, Stephenson Quarter, Forth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3SA.