Professor Angus Kirkland receives RMS Honorary Fellowship
We are pleased to announce that Professor Angus Kirkland has received an Honorary Fellowship for his outstanding contributions to the field of electron microscopy. Honorary Fellowship is the highest accolade bestowed by the RMS for pre-eminence in microscopy and related…
Making research matter: UK’s leading research organisations unite
The Rosalind Franklin Institute is proud to join the National Research Organisations (NRO) Group, a new alliance of 35 organisations dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of people, communities, the economy and national priorities. The NRO Group is a…
King’s College London and the Rosalind Franklin Institute forge a deeper partnership through a new King’s Prize Doctoral Programme in microbial sciences
The Rosalind Franklin Institute and King’s College London are proud to announce their collaboration on 12 new PhD studentships which will see students spend equal time at both institutions. This new strategic partnership will bring together research efforts being made…
The Rosalind Franklin Institute completes its renewed board with the appointment of a new Chair of Trustees
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Graham Spittle CBE as the new Chair of Trustees at the Rosalind Franklin Institute from January 2026. Graham’s appointment completes the Rosalind Franklin Institute’s renewed board. New independent Trustees Malcolm Skingle,…
UK Ambassador to the EU visits the Rosalind Franklin Institute
The UK’s Ambassador to the EU, Ambassador Lindsay Appleby, visited Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, including the Rosalind Franklin Institute, on Tuesday (7th October). The visit was part of an ongoing initiative to drive economic growth as part of the…
Harnessing the power of supercomputing to understand placental structure and its effect on pregnancy outcomes
The Rosalind Franklin Institute’s Advanced Research Computing team are using the UK’s latest supercomputer to help understand placenta imaging data. The time on the supercomputer will support multiple institute projects to help us understand the placenta and predict important conditions…
Congratulations to the UK Biobank’s human imaging project as they reach a major new milestone
UK Biobank is celebrating an outstanding achievement of completing the world’s largest whole body imaging project. They have scanned the brains, hearts, abdomens, blood vessels, bones and joints of 100,000 volunteers. These scans can reveal population-level trends in how, why…
Katie Beirns receives Don Claugher Award
Katie Beirns, PhD student at the Rosalind Franklin Institute and the University of Oxford, has been awarded the Don Claugher Award by the Society of Electron Microscope Technology (SEMT). The award is given in memory of Don Claugher, who was…
The Franklin is hiring a new Board Chair
Following the appointment of Professor Paul Matthews as Institute Director in 2024, the Franklin is now seeking to appoint a new Chair to succeed Dame Dr Vivienne Cox DBE, who will step down from the Board later this year having…
New cutting-edge microscope for the UK
The UK’s first Chromatic Aberration-Corrected Electron Microscope has arrived at the Rosalind Franklin Institute. This state-of-the-art instrument will significantly enhance the resolution limits for biological sample imaging, especially for thicker specimens. This delivery marks the final instalment of three advanced…