Course Overview
This course, offered simultaneously at two separate locations (RISE-Health, UBI and iBiMED-UA), provides participants with solid theoretical and practical foundations in key fluorescence microscopy techniques, as well as essential methods for image acquisition and analysis, with a focus on biomedical research and diagnostics. Through a combination of fundamental concepts and hands-on experience, the course promotes technical autonomy, analytical rigor, and critical interpretation of microscopy data, while supporting the development of advanced skills relevant to emerging areas in bioimaging and data analysis.

Course format
– Theoretical lectures & hands-on software (hybrid)
– Hands-on microscopes (on-site) @ UBI, Covilhã or UA, Aveiro (Portugal)

Dates and Schedule

More information | Registration @ UBI, Covilhã (Portugal):
| Offered as 2 non-degree courses:
_{– Hands-On Course on Fluorescence Microscopy (On-Site) | 1 ECTS | https://www.ubi.pt/Curso/1337 | Fee: 50 EUR | Limited to 5 participants
– Introduction to Fluorescence Microscopy and Image Analysis (Hybrid) | 4 ECTS | https://www.ubi.pt/Curso/1341 | Fee: 75 EUR | Limited to 25 participants}
| Registration until 8th February 2026
| Contact: rise-ubi.microscopia@fcsaude.ubi.pt

More information | Registration @ UA, Aveiro (Portugal):
| Access the following link
_{– Fee: iBiMED members – 75 EUR / External participants – 125 EUR | Limited to 15 participants}
| Registration until 9th February 2026, 12:00 am | https://forms.gle/273yRiJePgogB42j8
| Contact: cs-lim.ibimed@ua.pt