Join the GW4 Imaging Network (GW4IN) for the largest showcase of advanced and cutting-edge imaging capabilities available in facilities across the Southwest consortium.
- When: 02 June 2026
- Where: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol
What to expect:
- A showcase of regional imaging spanning Light, Electron and Force Microscopies.
- Presentations from GW4 researchers, facilities and commercial sponsors.
- Networking opportunities across all career points in academia; access cutting-edge equipment to enhance research and make connections for cohesive funding bids.
- Opportunities to develop RTP careers with GW4 X-CITED, the Technology Specialists Network and Royal Microscopical Society.
- Invited speaker Prof Zoya Leonenko building an international consortium preventing Alzheimer’s through physico-chemical characterisation.
Free to attend, with lunch and evening drinks reception the GW4IN conference provides an excellent platform to discuss research and technologies in a collegiate atmosphere.
Imaging facilities are encouraged to provide posters for the “facility showcase”. The conference committee will be selecting short talk proposals from registered attendees in early May, register now to secure your place.
Prof Leonenko's visit has been funded by the Benjamin Meaker award, hosted by Dr Harniman of the UoB AFM Facility.
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The GW4IN conference will be followed (03-04/06) by the Bruker UK AFM User Meeting a celebration of 40 years of AFM. A two-day event showcasing the latest advances in Atomic Force Microscopy and its use in life and materials sciences with hands-on workshops in; AFM+Raman/TERS, Bruker's CellWizard™ Stage, Dimension Nexus & Photothermal AFM-IR. Spaces are limited so early registration for the AFM User Meeting is recommended.