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Head of School message

Head of School message

As 2024 comes to a close, it is again time to reflect on the memorable achievements of the school’s staff and students during the year.  I recently had the pleasure of attending the faculty’s December ceremony at which the 2024 Bachelor of Optometry class and two of...
2024 Staffing updates

2024 Staffing updates

This year has seen a number of staff and student changes including: Congratulations to Veeran and Roxanne on the birth of their second child, Freya, on 26 January. PTFs Sachi Rathod and Germaine Joblin joined the Vision Bus Aotearoa team to cover Veeran on parental...
Head of School message

Head of School Message – end of year

As I write this final post of the year, it is fine and sunny outside, which is an excellent way to end the year which for many started on a less pleasant meteorological note with the widespread flooding associated with the Auckland Anniversary Weekend storm followed...
Master of Science graduate – ocular prosthetics

Master of Science graduate – ocular prosthetics

Photo: Assoc Prof Rob Jacobs, Kathleeya Stang-Veldhouse, and Dr Keith Pine Congratulations to Dr Kathleeya Stang-Veldhouse (Kat), an ophthalmologist with a specialty in oculoplastics, who completed her Master of Science thesis early this year under the supervision of...
HealtheX 2023

HealtheX 2023

Photo: Paul Idowu, winner of the Poster Presentation First Runner Up Award The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences hosted the 17th annual HealtheX conference on 8 September 2023. This is a student-led conference which showcases oral presentations, poster...