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 […]
Oriel design exhibition for staff and patients
16 November 2018 In late November and early December, preliminary designs for our proposed new eye care, research and education facility will be on display. This is an exciting step forward for our proposal to relocate all services from Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology on Bath Street to a […]
AECOM selected to design new, integrated facility for Moorfields Eye Hospital
9 January 2019 Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UCL and Moorfields Eye Charity are pleased to announce that AECOM with Penoyre & Prasad and White Arkitekter have been appointed to design our proposed new centre for eye care, research and education. This appointment follows a comprehensive, six-month long competition process led by the Royal […]