What the site should do for you ...
The main aim of this website is to give you a virtual experience of using a microscope rather than just trawling through text and figures, or even a set of powerpoint slides.
The site is divided into topics, which may be worked through in any order. You can see histological slides on the pages and can turn labels on or off to help them identify features. In some cases, there is a section like a 'virtual microscope' - you can scan around a large picture using the mouse and try to identify features. This emulates as closely as possible the experience of using a microscope. We've also recently introduced a new feature, where the students can also zoom in on a slide, having identified an area of interest. Finally, there are several quizzes to try when you feel you have worked through the topic.
Hey, something doesn't work!
This site is new and still under active development. If you find that there will be a few things that are broken or don't work as well as they should. Please feel free to send suggestions, bug-reports or other comments to Steve at websupport@fbs.leeds.ac.uk