Events calendar

The IBMS Scotland Committee and the IBMS Scottish Training Forum have teamed up for the second year in a row to host an Education and Development Conference filled with insightful sessions and networking opportunities.

Part of the Laboratory Leadership Essentials.

Join us for the first IBMS North West AGM on Thursday 27th November at 12pm

The British Society for Immunology Congress is the BSI’s flagship event. The congress enables the exchange of ideas and knowledge to facilitate research and collaborations focusing on immunology.

The IBMS London Branch EDI committee is organising a webinar to commemorate World HIV Day 2025. Commemoration, Awareness, and Lived Experience will take place on the 1st December 2025 at 6:00 pm

A daylong short course aimed at current or prospective trainers in diagnostic laboratories.

Training in pathogenic fungi identification for biomedical and clinical scientists, plus FRCPath candidates.

Training Officer Support Forums enable members and training officers to come together to discuss training plans, how to prepare for verification, and any other issues raised at IBMS Training for Trainers events.

Dr Kit Sturgess shares his expertise on bleeding and coagulation in a CPD webinar

Train the Trainer specialist portfolio webinar for trainers, candidates and current and future examiners. Attendance is required in order to apply to be a specialist portfolio examiner.

This 1 hour session will cover specialist portfolio examinations on Brightspace and the changes for examiners. This session is for existing, specialist portfolio examiners.

Join the Nottingham and Derby branch for their winter CPD session at Nottingham Trent University, where they will explore a multidisciplinary approach to alcoholic liver disease.

The 2025 Weqas Annual POCT Conference will take place in the Marriott Hotel, Cardiff on 9th and 10th December.

This webinar provides a basic introduction and understanding to the theory, principles and application and practical experience in muscle biopsies in diagnostic Cellular Pathology.

In this session, Martin Khechara shares simple, practical skills to help you explain complex scientific ideas clearly and confidently to any audience.

This year’s annual Flow Cytometry Facilities meeting is being held in-person on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 January 2026 in Liverpool, starting at lunchtime on 6 January, and finishing at lunchtime on 7 January.

Training in pathogenic fungi identification for biomedical and clinical scientists, plus FRCPath candidates.

In this session, David Smith examines how artificial intelligence is transforming education — uncovering both its potential to empower learners and the pitfalls to watch out for.

Training in pathogenic fungi identification for biomedical and clinical scientists, plus FRCPath candidates.

Training in pathogenic fungi identification for biomedical and clinical scientists, plus FRCPath candidates.

This is a two-day course ideal for anyone intending to sit the Diploma of Expert Practice in Diagnostic Cytology.

The Microbiology Society's Annual Conference is the UK's largest annual gathering of microbiologists, and we welcome everyone from across our community to Belfast in 2026.

BGS Transfusion 2026 will again take place on the Jubilee Campus, Nottingham University

Training in pathogenic fungi identification for biomedical and clinical scientists, plus FRCPath candidates.

Join global experts in laboratory haematology at ISLH 2026. Discover the latest innovations, research, and technologies shaping the future of laboratory haematology.

A three-day course offering a comprehensive introduction to the benefits of ROSE in cytology

We aim to unite established and early-career researchers, to discuss key mechanistic and translational advances in cell signalling.

This course is aimed at anyone interested in taking the IBMS Diploma of Expert Practice in immunocytochemistry or to refresh their knowledge