Arclight: a pocket ophthalmoscope for the 21st century
Dr Andrew Blaikie and colleagues discuss the Arclight ophthalmoscope in the Christmas Edition of the BMJ.
Distribution and Education Exercise in Central Region, Malawi, March 2015
Dr Andrew Blaikie and Mr William J Williams visited the central region of Malawi in March 2015. In collaboration with the national eye coordinator, the department for non-communicable diseases and local ENT and Eye…
European Health Psychology Conference 2017
Dr Gozde Ozakinci has been invited to serve as Track Chair for the Health Communication, including Risk Perception track of the 2017 Conference of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS).
Fellowship Award
Professor Alex Baldacchino, has been awarded a Fellowship by the International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM).
Dr Wilber Sabiiti selected for International Funder’s Award in Management Skills
Congratulations to Dr Wilber Sabiiti who has been selected to participate in the new Wellcome Trust programme for researchers; International Funders’ Award in Management Skills.
Oman Medical College Visit
The School recently hosted visitors from the Oman Medical College.
Childhood Visual Impairment Lecture
Dr Andrew Blaikie, recently delivered an invited lecture on Childhood Visual Impairment to sensory support teachers at the Scottish Sensory Centre in the University of Edinburgh.
Poster Prize at the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine
PhD student, Ms Pelin Ozgur Polat has recently won the Best Poster Award at the UK Society of Behavioural Medicine Conference in Cardiff.
Royal College of Ophthalmologists Symposium
Dr Andrew Blaikie, delivered a paper on 'Retinopathy of Prematurity Imaging in Middle Income Countries; Past, Present and Future' at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Symposium on Paediatric Retina in London.
Graduation Day
Wednesday 30th November saw several of our students graduate from their studies in the School of Medicine.