People enjoying their hobby.

Nothing ever happens without people! This section is dedicated to the human endeavour of providing something of worth, not for financial gain, but simply to offer something valuable to others. Often such a road can be long and winding, and may only be travelled by many helping each other. Let us not forget that to many of us, establishing and running a club appears as easy as learning to fly the trapeze, but of course - it takes long hours and much work by those prepared to give up their free time.

Take a moment here to see where other people are spending time to follow their passion, or have made a positive difference to Amateur Microscopy as a surviving and growing hobby.

CLUBS
(Note: Although listed by country, some offer international membership.
Please check a club's website for details.)

    (UK)
KERNOW MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY (SW England)
MANCHESTER MICROSCOPICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY
POSTAL MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY (UK) (includes link to their Springtail project)
QUEKETT MICROSCOPICAL CLUB
RMS (READING MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY)
BRITISH PHYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY 

(Other countries)
DUTCH SOCIETY FOR MICROSCOPY
Mikrobiologische Vereinigung München e. V. (Munich, Bavaria, Germany)
Club Français de microscopie
POSTAL MICROSCOPICAL CLUB OF AUSTRALIA
<old link no longer current, a new on-line link will be added when known>

(USA)
NEW YORK MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY (with links to other US Societies)
MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Royal Microscopical Society
Microscopy Society of America

Go to Microscopy-UK Front Page

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If you know of a club web site that supports the optical microscopy enthusiast, please let us know and we'll be pleased to add a link.