About
CCP-volumeEM
CCP-volumeEM seeks to draw together a community of researchers interested in collaborating to advance, standardise and communicate computational practices for volume electron microscopy (volume EM).
As volume EM generates vast, complex datasets, the challenge is not just collecting images, but making sense of them.
We are building a collaborative hub to standardise tools, share data, and train researchers, so that these powerful imaging technologies can deliver their full scientific impact.
What we do
The Collaborative Computational Project (CCP) for Volume Electron Microscopy (CCP-volumeEM) seeks to unify software development, sustainable computing, data management and analysis, to maximise the impact of volume electron microscopy.
Our work focuses on three interconnected areas: (1) connecting communities (2) accelerating analysis and (3) sharing and supporting.
Connecting communities
Creating a cohesive network of researchers, developers, and technical professionals through meetings, workshops, and collaborations.
Accelerating analysis
Developing and sharing workflows, standards, and FAIR data practices to make volume EM analysis reproducible, efficient, and sustainable.
Sharing and supporting
Empowering the next generation of scientists and developers with the computational expertise needed to work at the cutting edge of imaging.
Why it matters
Volume EM is transforming many research domains, from neuroscience to cell biology, but the pace of discovery is limited by the ability to handle and analyse terabytes of data.
By coordinating efforts across the UK and internationally, CCP-volumeEM aims to support: (1) Maximising the value of every dataset (2) open, reproducible, and accessible computational approaches and (3) environmental sustainability.
Maximising the value of every dataset
Maximising the value of every dataset produced, through better tools and workflows.
Open, reproducible, and accessible computational approaches
Development of open, reproducible, and accessible computational approaches.
Environmental sustainability
The integration of environmental sustainability in computational practice.
Who we are
CCP-volumeEM is possible due to funding from UKRI CoSeC, and is led by investigators at UK institutions including the Francis Crick Institute, EMBL-EBI, the Rosalind Franklin Institute, the University of Bristol, and the University of Glasgow.
We work closely with UKRI’s CoSeC community and with international initiatives such as the VolumeEM Community Initiative.
Get involved
We welcome researchers, developers, and technical professionals from across the life sciences and computational fields. Join in our training and events, contribute to the creation and dissemination of shared resources, to help shape the future of vEM analysis.