Microscopy unit

Welcome to IoO Microscopy unit

Many of the microscope services and techniques are outlined briefly in the following pages. We are open to clients from outside the institute and regularly perform work for other departments, academic institutions and businesses.

Our unit is located in the Cayton Street basement home to our electron microscopes and some of the confocal systems. We also have live cell microscopes on the second floor and animal imaging systems on the third floor BRU. Our team is small and friendly. Come see us in our office, room B03, or you can phone us on our unit phone number 0207 608 6830 (Teams phone) or via our group email ioo.imaging@ucl.ac.uk.  We can advise on the best protocols and the most suitable equipment for your imaging.

The Imaging Unit at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology is a core facility which provides microscopy services and access to several light and electron microscopes.

This site offers information on the range of microscope instruments, techniques and services that are available to staff and students. We are also open to clients from outside the institute and regularly perform work for other departments, academic institutions and businesses.

Our unit is located in the Cayton Street basement home to our electron microscopes and some of the confocal systems. We also have live cell microscopes in other locations across the building. Our small and friendly team provides technical consultation and ongoing support to help researchers achieve high-quality imaging data.

Access

IoO Imaging Unit uses Infinity, a facility management platform, for the management of user access,  instrument training requests as well as for bookings and billings.

We require all new users to create their accounts first by logging in here (UCL account holders need only click on the SSO button). Requests to access our facility, Institute of Ophthalmology. To request access to any instrument in our facility, you need to fill in your grant code and expiry date.

We provide induction training on every microscope and instrument in our unit before granting approvals for booking sessions. Please contact us to arrange the date and time after your Infinity account is set up. 

Please refer to our User training, TRAC price rates, and User policy for more details.