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Tomorrow’s experts
Objective 4:
Supporting sharing of knowledge
We support Moorfields and UCL to share their knowledge,
and to educate and develop people’s expertise.
Our funding ensures that we not only support ground-
concerned with vision in infants
breaking research but we also help extend the reach
and children. This included
and impact of findings along with opportunities to foster
Professor Steven Dakin, of
collaboration.
the University of Auckland
Our conference grants
thousands of researchers and
New Zealand but previously
support Moorfields staff to
clinicians from all over the
based at the UCL Institute
attend prestigious national
world, ARVO is an opportunity
of Ophthalmology, giving a
and international events to
to bring work undertaken at
keynote talk and sharing his
present their findings, and
Moorfields to new audiences.
knowledge of how consumer
potentially collaborate with
Those we’ve supported
technology can improve vision
other healthcare professionals
also learn from others and
testing in children.
and researchers.
share that knowledge with
This activity aligned with
colleagues.
the launch of our funding
this year, many to attend the
This year we also supported the
programme focused on new
key vision science conference
biennial Child Vision Research
or improved diagnosis and
in the world - the annual
Society conference at the UCL
treatments and cures for child
Association for Research in
Great Ormond Street Institute
and adolescent eye health, in
Vision and Ophthalmology
of Child Health, a key gathering
partnership with the Medical
(ARVO). Attended by
of scientists and clinicians
Research Foundation.
We supported 14 such grants
Springboard awards over six years £3.8 million
Springboard Award
Awards: 39
£3,799,396
Our springboard awards help researchers to develop novel ideas and
generate preliminary data, which can allow them to submit larger grant
applications and work towards establishing their independence.
PhD awards over six years £4.5 million
NIHR MEC doctoral fellowship
Awards: 1
£220,988
PhD Studentship
Awards: 27
£3,138,957
Research training fellowship
Awards: 4
£1,099,540
Our PhD studentship and research training fellowship schemes provide
an opportunity for promising students to complete a high quality PhD.
Career development awards over six years £1.6 million
Career development award
Awards: 11
£1,620,074
Our career development awards provide support to help establish
independent research careers and build reputation and influence in the field.
