Scottish microscopist of the year

Celebrating inspirational and outstanding contributions to the Scottish Microscopy community

Scottish Microscopist of the Year

The Scottish Microscopist of the Year award celebrates inspirational and outstanding contributions to the Scottish Microscopy community.  This competition is run annually. 

Submissions for Scottish Microscopist of the Year 2025 are now open until 23:59 on Friday 26th September 2025 – see below for application form.

The winner will be informed in October and will receive £500 and the chance to speak at our annual symposium. A runner-up prize of £100 will also be given. This competition is kindly sponsored by Wonderful Scientific and Nikon.

See examples of previous winners from 2023 and 2024 . 

If you have any difficulty completing the application form, please try this link or contact j.valli@hw.ac.uk to confirm eligibility and receive a PDF version of the questions.