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Creating the new integrated centre for advancing eye health
Education at its heart
World-class education and
We are so grateful for the
Family to support the centre’s
training will be a key part
generous support of our
education spaces.
of the new centre’s success,
donors who are helping
Putting education and training
offering students and staff
to make the new centre
at the heart of the new
opportunities to enhance their
for advancing eye health a
centre will create a learning
skills. The centre has been
reality. In the last year, we
environment that will develop
designed to include innovative
announced generous gifts
and enhance the world-leading
education spaces that are
from the Kusuma Trust and
eye health experts of the
flexible and suitable for both
the Schroder Foundation and
future.
face-to-face and online
learning.
The education and training
spaces can be adapted to meet
different training and event
needs including hands-on skills
practice, informal discussions,
multi-disciplinary meetings
and lectures. The spaces will
be equipped with high-spec
audio-visual technology and
allow for immersive learning
experiences.
Image: Arcadis
Hitting milestones and reaching new heights
In December 2024, the
fantastic rate of progress that
the façade panels selected
construction of the new
has seen the project remain
have less glare and reflection
centre reached a significant
on time and on budget.
which can be problematic for
milestone when the
In 2024/25, a significant
people living with sight loss.
concrete structure was
portion of the building’s
completed. This important
façade has also been added.
event was celebrated
The outer panels which make
with a traditional ‘topping
up the façade are made of a
out’ ceremony, bringing
mixture of aluminium, glazing,
together representatives
and ribbed terracotta panels
from Moorfields, the UCL
with bronze anodised fins,
Institute of Ophthalmology
which are manufactured
and the charity. In less than 18
offsite in the Netherlands. In
months, the building has gone
response to feedback from
from breaking ground, to
patients and partners from
being a complete structure – a
the Oriel advisory group,
Topping out ceremony
