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Government pledges £30m for proposed new Moorfields eye health centre
The joint venture between Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and Moorfields Eye Charity proposes to develop a transformative, purpose-built centre for advanced eye health to deliver world-leading eye care for patients, the best education for students, and research for the -
Moorfields Eye Hospital launches first virtual assistant to connect with patients
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Moorfields) has launched a new virtual assistant specially designed to engage with patients and the public by providing round the clock answers and information on “Oriel” – a £344m proposal to build a new facility which brings together excellent -
Consultation launched on proposal to move Moorfields Eye Hospital to King’s Cross
A consultation to build an innovative eye care and research centre in central London was launched today (Friday 24 May) to ensure that patients and the public have their say on exciting proposals to move Moorfields Eye Hospital. The consultation, led by NHS Camden Clinical
Government pledges £30m for proposed new Moorfields eye health centre
The joint venture between Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and Moorfields Eye Charity proposes to develop a transformative, purpose-built centre for advanced eye health to deliver world-leading eye care for patients, the best education for students, and research for the benefit of the whole population. The government funding comes from […]
Moorfields Eye Hospital launches first virtual assistant to connect with patients
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Moorfields) has launched a new virtual assistant specially designed to engage with patients and the public by providing round the clock answers and information on “Oriel” – a £344m proposal to build a new facility which brings together excellent eye care, ground-breaking research and world-leading education in ophthalmology on […]
Consultation launched on proposal to move Moorfields Eye Hospital to King’s Cross
A consultation to build an innovative eye care and research centre in central London was launched today (Friday 24 May) to ensure that patients and the public have their say on exciting proposals to move Moorfields Eye Hospital. The consultation, led by NHS Camden Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) on behalf of all CCGs together with […]
UCL receives £12.6m to create a new generation of AI leaders
21 February 2019 UCL has been awarded £12.6m to enable a new generation of PhD students to create new artificial intelligence (AI) technology, transforming healthcare and creating new commercial opportunities. The funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will be used to establish two new Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) at UCL. One CDT specialising […]
New method to improve diagnostics and treatment for corneal dystrophy
12 February 2019 New research led by Dr Alice Davidson (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) paves the way for early diagnosis of a corneal eye condition, as well as aiding the development of new targeted treatments. The Fight for Sight funded study published in Genetics in Medicine used an innovative method to sequence the gene mutation responsible […]
UCL Institute of Ophthalmology is officially the best place in the world to study Ophthalmology
19 May 2017 According to the 2017 Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR) rankings by subject, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology is the best place in the world to study ophthalmology. Ophthalmology subject rankings: World rank Institution Score 1 University College London 100.00 2 Harvard University 96.91 3 Johns Hopkins University 96.26 4 University of Melbourne […]
Fellowships to support clinical academic careers
06 February 2019 Moorfields Eye Charity is delighted to announce that it will again partner with the NIHR Academy on the Health Education England (HEE) and NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic (ICA) Programme to support pre-doctoral clinical academic fellowships (PCAF). This builds on our partnership, announced in October 2018, with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) […]
Moorfields Eye Charity announced as new AMRC members
28 January 2019 We are delighted to have been selected as new members of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC), signalling an important step in acknowledging the quality and governance we have developed as part of our grant making programmes. The AMRC vision is to be the leading voice of the health and medical research charity […]
Moorfields Eye Hospital secures multimillion pound government investment for new hospital project
7 December 2018 Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust today (Friday 7 December) announced that it has successfully bid for government funding to support Oriel, its exciting proposal to design, build and operate a new, integrated eye care, research and education facility. Moorfields has managed to secure nearly £20 million of funding as part of […]
