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Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) is increasingly applied across diverse fields—from forensic science to biology and geoscience. In the EU, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has an implementation timeline where rules apply to large companies from 30 December 2025, which is driving more IRMS testing.

But with its growing reach, many labs new to the technique face challenges in ensuring data accuracy and comparability.

The updated IRMS Good Practice Guide, produced by members of the FIRMS Network, offers essential insights into:
✅ Instrument setup & calibration
✅ Measurement techniques
✅ Data handling & uncertainty
✅ Quality assurance & troubleshooting
✅ Sampling

Whether you're new to IRMS or looking to refine your approach, this guide is a must-read for generating reliable, interpretable data. 

Access the guide.

This guide has been added to the 'Quality' section of this website.

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Learning Science and the UK National Measurement Laboratory (NML) are pleased to launch Praxis, our jointly developed interactive web based training.

Visit https://praxislearn.co.uk/ for details of our new analytical measurement package – Core Laboratory Skills for Chemical and Biological Measurement Scientists – that will be ready later this summer.

Register your interest here.

The UK National Measurement System’s (NMS) Annual highlights report has been published. The report provides a snapshot of the achievements and the impact of the NMS, and demonstrates how measurement plays a vital role in all aspects of our lives.

Every time you get a Certificate of Analysis for an authenticity test of one of your products or, more generally, use your GPS, put petrol in your car, receive a medical diagnosis etc. you are putting your trust in measurements that are underpinned by a system that ensures they are both reliable and internationally recognised. 

The Government invests approximately £65m every year in our measurement infrastructure, and it provides important support for evidence-based policy and regulation.

• The report shows that the NMS is collaborative, with 445 active academic partnerships delivering key priorities across all sectors, of advanced manufacturing, energy and environment, life sciences and digital.

• Measurement enables trade, and the NMS provides vital support to industry. In 2016/17 the NMS offered 437 different measurement services to over 731 different customers across the UK.

• The reach of the NMS is nationwide, and has a significant pool of knowledge that is shared through products, services, reference materials, event best practice guides and online resources.

• The NMS is providing important skills capabilities for now and in the future, by running a broad range of specialist training programmes and offering a trailblazer apprenticeship standard for metrology technicians.  In 2016/17, 1,189 people have been trained across 57 training courses

• Important work has started in identifying the most pressing industry challenges in the quality, reliability and integrity of data.

UK NMS Annual highlights report.