November 2021
June Almeida: virus imaging pioneer
Beginning her career as a junior hospital technician, Dr June Almeida completed it as a world-renowned virologist whose techniques revolutionised diagnostic electron microscopy. She was also the first person to see a human coronavirus. Here we look back over her life.
Accreditation agility
Ben Courtney, the Healthcare Section Head at UKAS, outlines the service’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shining a light ...on lighthouse laboratories
We look back over the history of the lighthouse labs and whether better quality control and tighter regulation are needed.