Community Support
~ Redistribution of donated microscopes ~
A little resourcefulness goes a long way! We rescued a set of unwanted microscopes from Warp-it, a peer-to-peer redistribution network. Once cleaned, serviced and fully restored, they became a staple of Dr Anna Does in-house toolkit for school visits. However, hauling heavy, fragile and expensive microscopes site to site soon proved unsustainable.
To maximise the microscopes potential, Dr Anna Does set out to find these microscopes permanent new homes where they could do the most good. We are thrilled to share how these microscopes are now inspiring a new generation of scientists in the local community. Check out where they went below!
Update: All of these microscopes have now been successfully re-homed. A huge thank you to everyone who submitted an application or shared their interest!
Microscope #01 ~ Donated to a local West London family to assist them with their home education.
Microscope #02 ~ Donated to St Dominic's Sixth Form for helping them in their A-level studies.
Microscope #03 ~ Donated to St Dominic's Sixth Form for helping them in their A-level studies.
Microscope #04 ~ Donated to Selborne Primary School to help them in their science studies.
Microscope #05 ~ Donated to Selborne Primary School to help them in their science studies.
Microscope #06 ~ Donated to Selborne Primary School to help them in their science studies.
Microscope #07 ~ A Vickers M75 being used for home education in Reading.
Microscope #08 ~ A Vickers M75 being used for home education in West London.
Microscope #09 ~ Donated to the 3rd Perivale Cub group to help them collect their scientist activity badges.
Microscope #10 ~ Donated to the 3rd Perivale Cub group to help them collect their scientist activity badges.
Microscope #11 ~ Donated to The Selborne Society Limited to help them in their biological recording and conservation work, with their schools education programme and with Rangers (the monthly families and children event for members) at Perivale Woods.
Microscope #12 ~ Donated to The Selborne Society Limited to help them in their biological recording and conservation work, with their schools education programme and with Rangers (the monthly families and children event for members) at Perivale Woods.
Microscope #13 ~ A Kyowa Medilux-12 microscope being used for home education in West Midlands.
Microscope #14 ~ A Kyowa Medilux-12 microscope given to a home to help with home education.
Microscope #15 ~ A Kyowa Medilux-12 microscope being used for studying water and metal samples in South London.
Microscope #16 ~ A Kyowa Medilux-12 microscope being used for studying pond and fish tank water samples in South London.
Microscope #17 ~ Donated to The Selborne Society Limited as spare parts to help them in their biological recording and conservation work, with their schools education programme and with Rangers (the monthly families and children event for members) at Perivale Woods.
Microscope #18 ~ This Kyowa Medilux-12 microscope will be staying with Dr Anna Does. We will use this microscope to generate images that we can use for future STEM-based sessions.