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PhD Student Wilson Pan in USA

PhD Student Wilson Pan in USA

Wilson Pan was awarded a grant from The Sir John Logan Campbell Medical Trust.  This medical fellowship was established in 2016 to help outstanding early to mid-career researchers further their health and medical studies overseas. In November Wilson attended the...
Students visit the Blind Foundation

Students visit the Blind Foundation

Pictured from left: Professional Teaching Fellow Michele O’Hanlon and Part V students During the year, all final-year BOptom students visit the Blind Foundation to perform Low Vision Enhancement examinations, increasing their knowledge, awareness and skills in this...
Impacts of artificial blue light

Impacts of artificial blue light

The increased use of LED-based light sources, both in consumer items such as phones and as energy-efficient lighting in homes, has raised the issue of whether the higher levels of blue-light emitted by LED sources have health and environmental implications. In...
Te Whe visit to SOVS

Te Whe visit to SOVS

In November, our school hosted the annual Te Whe visit. The purpose of Te Whe is to raise aspirations, expose rangatahi (young people) to science, Māori role models and potential career choices and to encourage the participation, achievement and retention in the...
New PhD student

New PhD student

Tasi Watson recently joined us as a PhD student with Associate Professor Sam Schwarzkopf. Tasi previously studied for his Master’s degree with Will Hayward in Psychology here at the University of Auckland. In his research in SOVS he will investigate the use of eye...