Electron Microscopy Facilities

Explore the advanced Electron Microscopy (EM) facilities across the Midlands Innovation region, where our universities provide
cutting-edge tools and expertise for studying materials down to the smallest scales.

Centre for Electron Microscopy (CEM)

Key Contact: Dr Ludwig Schneider

Email: l.schneider.1@bham.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)7814 938705

Website: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/electron-microscopy/index.aspx

Midlands Regional CryoEM Facility

Key Contact: Dr Emma Hesketh

Email: emma.hesketh@leicester.ac.uk

Facility Email: cryoem@leicester.ac.uk

Website: https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/structural-chemical-biology/facilities/facility-access

Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF)

Key Contact: Natalie Allcock

Email: nsa2@le.ac.uk

Facility Email: emlab@le.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)116 252 3370

Website: https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/emf

Advanced Microscopy Facility (AMF)

Key Contacts: Graham Clark, Christian Chiadikobi, Benjamin Grew

Emails: gc19@le.ac.uk, cic9@le.ac.uk, bag7@le.ac.uk

Facility Email: amf@le.ac.uk

Website: https://le.ac.uk/cse/research/facilities/advanced-microscopy-facility

Hercules Facility

Key Contacts: Gareth Douglas, Bo Chen

Emails: gd186@leicester.ac.uk, bo.chen@leicester.ac.uk

Facility Email: hercules@leicester.ac.uk

Website: https://le.ac.uk/cse/research/facilities/hercules

Loughborough Materials Characterisation Centre (LMCC)

Key Contact: Dr Keith Yendall

Email: K.Yendall@lboro.ac.uk

Facilities Email: lmcc@lboro.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)1509 223319

Website: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/lmcc/

The Nanoscale & Microscale Research Centre (nmRC)

Key Contact: Dr Matthew Piggott

Email: m.piggott@nottingham.ac.uk

Facility Email: nmrcenquiries@nottingham.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0) 115 951 5046

Website: www.nottingham.ac.uk/nmrc

Electron Microscopy Research Technology Platform

Key Contact: Steve York

Email: s.j.york@warwick.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)2476 523391

Website: https://warwick.ac.uk/research/rtp/em/

Advanced Bioimaging Research Technology Platform

Key Contact: Dr Saskia Bakker

Email: s.bakker@warwick.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)2476 574095

Website: https://warwick.ac.uk/research/rtp/bioimaging/whatwecando/

WMG Electron Microscopy Suite

Key Contact: Geoff West

Email: g.west@warwick.ac.uk

Facility Email: wmgbusiness@warwick.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)2476 573501

Website: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/research/research-areas/steels/facilities-and-equipment/

National Electron Diffraction Facility (Warwick)

Key Contact: David Walker

Email: d.walker.2@warwick.ac.uk

Facility Email: info@ncs.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)24 76151299

Website: https://warwick.ac.uk/research/rtp/xrd/electrondiffraction/