Courses
Practical Mycology Overview
Now attended by over 125 people from 49 hospitals Trusts
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This is a 2 day laboratory-based practical course mainly covering mainly identification of pathogenic fungi. It is ideal for biomedical scientists, clinical scientists or others working in a diagnostic laboratory or those who want to learn more about identifcation and to see a wide range of species and genera. The course is run in small groups and includes around 25 common fungal pathogens in addition to some more unusual pathogens. An example course agenda can be found here and a photo of the laboratory set up can be found here.
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Course details​
Date: Dates coming soon!
Venue: Leeds Beckett University
Cost: £460 + VAT (Total = £552)
Course fee includes all course materials, refreshments and lunch.
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If you would like to know about the forthcoming dates, please email info@empeiros.co.uk
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Feedback from recent courses
Practical Mycology Overview
"the course was well organised and very informative"
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"feel more confident with IDs"
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"wide variety of moulds covered which have been very useful"
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"really consolidated my current knowledge and added a lot more! Useful to see everything together to really compare and contrast.."
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"the teaching was excellent. The background context provided prior to each set of plates allowed me to put into context what was written and I saw"
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Clinical Mycology Overview
"..this was an immensely helpful overview of mycology. Your personal insights, experience and enthusiasm make this course really interesting and relevant..."
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"nicely done with breaks and organisation of interactive sessions between lectures"
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"Just wanted to let you know. I cleared FCPath part 2 and the course notes were really really helpful in my revision"
Clinical Mycology Overview
This is a 1 day course covering various aspects of clinical mycology. It is ideal for those preparing for FRCPath exams or others who are interested in an overview of clinical mycology The draft course agenda can be found here.
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Course details
Date: March 11th, 2026
Venue: Vicarage Chambers, 9 Park Square East, Leeds, LS1 2LH (10 mins walk from Leeds City Station)
Cost: £140 + VAT (Total = £168)
Course fee includes all course materials, refreshments and lunch.
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Please email info@empeiros.co.uk for further information
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