First day back & a new publication released! 🥳Exciting work from the NICER study, 9 year longitudinal data on axial growth & refractive change in white children & young adults. Check out the details at bit.ly/3kkRdpZ KATHRYN SAUNDERS Lesley Doyle Julie McClelland Ulster University

VI Education & Covid - how was home learning? Really important report from Angel Eyes NI Is it ok to discriminate when there is a crisis? No!! Who is responsible? Uncomfortable reading, but should not be ignored. cviscotland.org/mem_portal.php…

Well done to the Ulster University Independent Prescribing Optometry students graduating this month! Life & Health Sciences Biomedical Sciences Centre for Digital Learning Enhancement

Enjoying the online graduation ceremony for Biomedical Sciences Well done to all the graduates from Pg Cert Independent Prescribing. Keep in touch. Hakim Group

localgiving.org/fundraising/ab… Looking forward to this exciting challenge in September to raise funds for Angel Eyes NI with Karen Wilson Any donations gratefully appreciated.

’I really enjoyed helping people do something that maybe they thought they wouldn't have been able to do’ – Amit Sharma, director at Pinder & Moore. See his full interview where he discusses the cohort of IP training he helped establish over lockdown here aop.org.uk/ot/in-practice…

Julie Blair is raising funds for Angel Eyes NI Angel Eyes NI Getting closer! localgiving.org/fundraising/ab…

The CHAMP-UK Trial requires just 50 further participants in order to meet our recruitment target. Thank-you to all our incredible sites for their efforts. One last push required now to get over the line!

Enjoying Hakim Group Hybrid Retreat.

Applications closing soon!

The Ulster University Coleraine Careers Cafe & Chat went down a treat with lots of our Biomed students enjoying the VIP treatment. We have a range of themed Careers Cafes on campus throughout Sem 1 ulster.ac.uk/employability Julie McClelland #WeAreUU #WelcomeWeek

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25 years of UU Optometry graduations. Ulster University Biomedical Sciences Julie-anne Little Sara Morishige

Research reveals children in the UK are becoming short-sighted earlier. On #WorldSightDay Ulster University Researchers from the Centre for Optometry & Vision Science launch a free app to help optometrists manage increasing short-sightedness (myopia). 🔎 bit.ly/3LYKSkt

Great news! We’ve been ranked as #1 in the UK for Optometry, Ophthalmics and Orthoptics by Complete University Guide. Overall 6 of our subjects have been voted in the top 5 in the UK. Feeling inspired? Check out our courses here: ulster.ac.uk/study #WeAreUU

#BCOVS2024 Presenting research on allergic eye disease Biomedical Sciences Deirdre Burns Aaron LaBerge

Congratulations to everyone recognised at the Deans list Ceremonies In the Coleraine and Belfast campuses, The Dean’s List Award Ceremony acknowledges students who achieve an overall average of 70% or more at credit levels 4 or 5. #proudOfUU