All microscope usage is charged per hour based on Full Economic Cost (FEC) calculations, which include service contracts, space charges, repairs, replacement costs, software licenses, additional facility equipment (data handling and analysis, software, cell culture equipment), material, salaries etc.
Please note that internal charges only cover part of the full costs, the facility is still subsidised by various funding bodies and college-internal sources. Therefore, usage of the facility has to be acknowledged in any publications. For external charge-out rates please contact our facility staff.
Charges
Current charging rates for internal users (from 1 February 2020)
| Widefield microscopes | Confocal microscopes | Epi System | Superresolution microscope | Software | Staff assistance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £35 per hour | £44 per hour | £30 per hour * | Free of charge |
£10 per hour | £37 per hour* |
| * This is in addition to the standard confocal charge; for two-photon and fluorescence lifetime imaging | |||||
The chargeout rates for grant applications can be found at the following link - Chargeout Rates for Grant Applications
Discounts and free services
- Training and general assistance are free of charge (only the microscope time is charged)
- A maximum of 8 hours per 24 hours of continuous usage are charged per user. Each 24-hour period starts at 13:00 each day, to encourage unattended long-term experiments to be performed overnight (not applicable for intravital imaging experiments)
Important links
General enquiries
FILM
Sir Alexander Fleming Building
South Kensington Campus
Imperial College London
Exhibition Road
London SW7 2AZ, UK
film-service@imperial.ac.uk