Under the microscope: An account of setting up a new public engagement initiative infocus #75 September 2024

When I first came up with the idea for a microscopy based public engagement initiative, I didn’t think I would end up in a wildlife park in Birmingham reaching over a fence trying to obtain a porcupine quill. The things we do for science!

DOI: 10.22443/rms.inf.1.274

My role as a Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre (nmRC) is to translate the techniques we use at the centre (including electron microscopy) and the science we carry out into engagement resources for a range of different audiences.

This activity, enabled through UKRI’s Higher Education Innovation Funding aims to increase the awareness and visibility of our research, build trust and credibility with the wider community and crucially inspire the next generation of scientists. One of the ways I have done this is through our Under the Microscope public engagement initiative which asks a simple question to its audience: “what would you like to see imaged using microscopy?”

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