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April 2025

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[FILM-Users 01202] FILM support and scheduling policy
by Nechyporuk-Zloy, Volodymyr 08 Apr '25

08 Apr '25

Dear Colleagues, We’re truly grateful for the broad interest and continued engagement of the imaging community with FILM — both in terms of training and instrumental support. It’s a privilege to work with such a dedicated and enthusiastic user base. At FILM, our staff have always strived to offer the highest level of support. Over the past two years, this has often meant going well beyond what’s expected: I personally left 26 days of annual leave unused in 2023, and 14 days in 2024. During long periods with only 50% staffing, we’ve routinely worked 50–60 hour weeks to ensure continuity and excellence. However, in 2025, including this April, we’ve come to a clear and important decision: in order to safeguard the sustainability of our service and the wellbeing of our staff, all team members are now strictly adhering to their official job descriptions and contracted hours. To make the best use of our time — across instrumental support, user assistance, and new technology development — we need your help. A few important requests: * Please avoid cancelling training sessions unless absolutely necessary. Each session takes significant time to organise, and we receive 2–4 training requests per day. Trainings are carefully adapted to individual needs and continuously improved through user feedback. * Plan your instrument bookings with care. Last-minute cancellations are challenging to reallocate. * Updated cancellation policy: To improve efficiency and fairness, we are increasing the cancellation notice period for both training and instrument bookings from 12 hours to 24 hours. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we continue to evolve FILM’s services in a sustainable, user-responsive direction. Thank you for working with us to keep this community thriving. Warm regards, Volodymyr Dr. Volodymyr Nechyporuk-Zloy (FILM Facility Manager) Facility for Imaging by Light Microscopy Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Sir Alexander Fleming Building South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ UK OR ICTEM Building Du Cane Road 72 London W12 0NN UK Mobile: (+44) 7526275617 Twitter: @vnzloy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/volodymyr-nechyporuk-zloy/ Web: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/facility-for-imaging-by-light-microscop…

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[FILM-Users 01201] Upcoming Seminar: Molecule-scale resolution and dynamics in fluorescence microscopy
by Nechyporuk-Zloy, Volodymyr 04 Apr '25

04 Apr '25

Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to invite you to an upcoming seminar hosted by Alejandra Tomas<https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/a.tomas-catala> as part of the Membrane Receptor Network Seminar Series. We are honoured to welcome Prof. Stefan W. Hell, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (2014), who will be presenting a talk entitled: “Molecule-scale resolution and dynamics in fluorescence microscopy” Date: Wednesday 14th May Time: Arrivals from 2:30pm for a prompt 3:00pm start Location: Lecture Theatre 2, Wolfson Education Centre, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London, UK Please register your attendance using the following link<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/membrane-receptor-network-seminar-series-tic…>. The abstract for the talk is attached for your convenience. We very much look forward to seeing many of you there for what promises to be a fascinating and insightful afternoon. Warm regards, Volodymyr

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