I like to think that I give good advice to our students, but there's no substitute from hearing it from students who have recently been through Year 1 🤩 This is the 2nd year we've run our Expert Panel, and it was really inspiring to hear the students' experiences & tips 🥰✨️

I’d like to imagine a world where universities are places for growth and development. Where hard working lecturers support students’ learning. Where your prospects are not fixed at 18.

My PhD student submitted her thesis today ✨️🥳🤩 #Milestone #EarlyCareer #PhD

It's made me very happy to see this new design I've been working on come to life 😍 (inspired by a very important beverage) #GlitterIsLife strongpin.etsy.com

Good colleagues really make a job the best it can be - and so today I'm celebrating one of my best work friends ネギ@✨️AIイラスト✨️ because of all the support she provides but also because she got me a special vanilla coffee so my Friday is off to a great start 😍😍 #KindnessMatters

😍 📸 Edwin Ladd

A quick little go on the iPad attempting anatomy of the external eye ✨️

🏆|Aston University's Dr Sam Strong ⚡ has won a Future Faces award! 👩‍🏫Dr Strong won the Greater Birmingham Young Professional of the Year – Training and Education 🗣️Dr Strong “has a can-do attitude with an amazing commitment to young professionals" 👉tinyurl.com/mr3n2w9a

✨️📚✨️ Huge thanks to @bjbalas who's published a very glowing review of my textbook in OVS 🤩 I wrote this book to try to make optics accessible and fun, and it's really rewarding to see that other experts in the field think it hits that mark 💪 ⬇️ journals.lww.com/optvissci/full…

My third procreate painting - this is my friend's beautiful, majestic cat Max ❤️🐈‍⬛ I still have a lot to learn with procreate but I'm having a lot of fun working on special projects like this 🖤

At Aston Optometry, we care a great deal about our students and colleagues 💛💛💛

Samantha Strong et al. Dr Sam Strong ⚡ Aston Optometry report that Increased Light Scatter in Simulated Cataracts Degrades Speed Perception, jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?a….

As someone who experienced major loss at a similar point in my career, I can really recommend this insightful blog from Dr Hema Chaplin 💛 Please do give it a read if you have a few spare moments - it's important that we make sure we know how to support students who experience this

🚢|Aston University study reveals the illusion of ‘dazzle’ paint on World War I battleships 🖌️Geometric dazzle camouflage was used to confuse enemy onlookers 🌅Timothy Meese and Dr Sam Strong ⚡ found that the ‘horizon effect’ is more effective 👉tinyurl.com/yffyrr7k

#Expertspotlight: Aston University University study reveals the illusion of ‘dazzle’ paint on World War I battleships. Give this a read and connect with Dr Sam Strong ⚡ if you're looking to know more. exprt.co/4izJe6V

📰In the media! 🚢The Independent has covered the research by Aston University's Timothy Meese and Dr Sam Strong ⚡ on WWI dazzle paint and its effectiveness 👇independent.co.uk/news/science/w…

📺Coming soon! 🎥Aston Optometry welcomed David Gregory from BBC Midlands to interview Prof Tim Meese and Dr Dr Sam Strong ⚡ 🚢They spoke about their research into dazzle ship paintwork and the horizon effect in WWI More info 👉 tinyurl.com/37mbekae