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School eye screening and the NZ Vision Bus
SOVS proposes to purchase and build a NZ Vision Bus, which will provide full eye testing on site for children throughout New Zealand.
Participate in optometry research
Would you like to contribute to vision science research in New Zealand? Find out more.
Science for Technological Innovation (SfTI)- Seed Project Funding Announced for SOVS Staff
Congratulations to SOVS academic staff Dr Jason Turuwhenua and Dr Ehsan Vaghefi, who will receive $200,000 each for their projects.
Whakapiki Ake – Year 11 Te Whe visit
On 10 June, a group of Māori Year 11 students and their whānau came to SOVS as part of a programme organised by the Whakapiki Ake Project team.
SOVS Conference Sunday 16 June
The 3rd annual SOVS conference on 16 June was a great success. Read more here.
Dr John Phillips honoured with a prestigious award
Congratulations to Dr John Phillips who along with 2 others was awarded the prestigious British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) Industry Award 2019.
New OPTOM 101G course in July
We are excited to launch a new general education course OPTOM-101G “How We See” to introduce first-year students from all over the University. Read more.
Recent Publications
Congratulations to staff who have had work recently published.
June message – Head of school
Read June’s newsletter message form Steven Dakin, Head of School
Dear Colleagues Welcome to the June issue of our newsletter for 2019. This month we bid farewell to Chelvica Ariyanayagam who did a terrific job as our first research programme coordinator (under the university’s new research management structure). Many thanks and...
Microsoft Asia Cloud Research Software Fellow Award
Congratulations to Dr Ehsan Vaghefi for receiving the Microsoft Asia Cloud Research Software Fellow Award.
New device to detect vision problems in young children
Congratulations Dr Jason Turuwhenua who is one of the researchers working on a new device to detect vision problems in young children.