Saturdays
10.30am - 3pm,
University of Manchester, Stopford
Building/Medical School
M13 9PT (corner of Oxford Road and Aker
Street next to the Holy Name Church).
Meetings take place in the new facility of
the Anatomy & Histology unit providing
access to microscopes, slides, books,
computers and projection.
(MAPS: How to
find us at Streetmaps)
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- See Previous
Meetings (back to 1998) and to
view our successful All Day Summer
Meetings 2023 &
2019 and
Anglesey Exhibition and Zoom meetings.
- 146th Season 2025-2026
(draft programme)
(PDF printable MMS Flyer & Programme)
- October
25th 2025 (Saturday
10.30-3.00)
Manchester University Med
Sch Oxford Rd
- Exhibits & Demos, Slide
& Book Library, Bring & Buy
- Perusal of the
Research Slides (Lectin Cytochemistry)
of the Late Dr Bob Stoddart
(Pathology)
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- Microscope Sales
from the Fern Collection
A
dozen microscopes including Stereo,
Inverted, Compound, Goniometer,
Polarising, ....
- November
22nd 2025 (Saturday 10.30-3.00)
Manchester
University Med Sch Oxford Rd
- Exhibits & Demos, Slide
& Book Library, Bring & Buy
- Polarising
Microscopy (Mike Mahon)
- The World of the
Small: from Rocks to Fungi (Peter
del Strother, Geologist)
- November
24th 2025 (Monday 6-7pm)
- OUTREACH
EVENT (Poynton Beavers)
- February 21st
2026 (Saturday 10.30-3.00)
Manchester University Med
Sch Oxford Rd
- Exhibits & Demos, Slide
& Book Library, Bring & Buy
- Pond Life in
Close-Up (Dave Furness)
- Electron Microscopy of
Protozoa
- .... additional item (TBA)
- March 14th 2026
(Saturday 10.30-3.00pm)
Manchester University
Med Sch Oxford
Rd
- AGM 146 -
Reports, Plan events, Election of
Officers, ...
- Exhibits & Demos, Slide
& Book Library, Bring & Buy
- Lichens Magnified (Mark
Stephens & Co)
- Talks & Demonstrations
on microscopy and preparation of
lichens, spores etc ... by members of
the British Lichen Society
- April
(tba) 2026 (Saturday
10.30-3.30) - Liverpool World
Museum
- MMS Outreach Demo for
World Microscope Day (April 13th)

401years since the
term 'Microscope' was first
used ! (1625)
- May
(tba) 2026 (Saturday 10am
- 4pm)
- All-Day
Outreach Event - Etherow Country
Park Sailing Club
- Collect
& Display
- Members
Guests, Visitors are welcome to
bring along microscopes or samples
or go collecting around the country
park, nature reserve & lake -
viewing at the Club House,
refreshments available.
- Location SK6
5HN (Between Marple Bridge
& Romiley)
- Organiser:
Phil Slatter
- Other
Meetings run by MMS Members in 2025-2026
- Beekeeping Microdays at Manchester
Grammar School (John Charlton)
- November 8, 29; December 13; January 10,
24; February 7.
See attached
details
- 147th
Season 2026-2027 (Provisional
Programme)
- October .. 2026,
Saturday
- November .. 2026,
Saturday
- February .. 2027,
Saturday
- March/April ..
2027, Saturday
- May .. 2027,
Saturday
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