Projects per year
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Profiles
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Improving reading apps for visually impaired people using low-cost eye-tracking
Seidel, D. (PI)
Project: Research Grant
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Development of software to detect damage in the retina
Strang, N. (CoI) & MacGillivray, T. (PI)
Project: Knowledge Exchange
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Light therapy as a novel treatment for childhood myopia
Kearney, S. (PI), Day, M. (CoI), Strang, N. (CoI) & Butcher, J. (CoI)
Project: Research Grant
Research output
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A PPIE-informed protocol to improve public engagement with preventive eye care in Lothian, Scotland
Rubio, A. P., Jackson, T., Naqvi, Z., Falconer, A., Tochel, C., Dhillon, B., Strang, N., Garcia-Iglesias, J. & Bernabeu, M. O., 17 Apr 2026, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 25, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A practical starting guide to tear fluid biobanking
Schmeetz, J., Hagan, S., van de Sande, N., Boychev, N., Kessal, K., Tear Research Network Biobanking Taskforce & Gijs, M., Sept 2026, In: Advances in Ophthalmology Practice and Research. 6, 3, p. 281-290 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Beyond the dataset: integrating public voices in data science
Rubio, A.-P., Dunn, J., Borthwick, J., Saunders, S., Tochel, C., Anderson, H., Coull, L., Javidi, M., Cloete, H., McTrusty, A., Penny, J., MacGillivray, T., Tatham, A. J., Jackson, T., Porteous, C., Strang, N., Dhillon, B. & Bernabeu, M. O., 8 Jan 2026, In: Research Involvement and Engagement. 12, 10 p., 2 (2026).Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)30 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Sharma, N. (Recipient), 4 Jun 2026
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Activities
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Accreditation of BSc Optometry programme at Beuth University of Applied Sciences
Jonuscheit, S. (Advisor)
11 Dec 2013 → 13 Dec 2013Activity: Other › Types of Business and Community - Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation
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Accreditation of BSc Optometry programme at Beuth University of Applied Sciences
Jonuscheit, S. (Member)
18 Dec 2015Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
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Advances in Medical Education and Practice (Journal)
Sharma, N. (Peer reviewer)
29 Aug 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Student theses
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Visual Suppression During Dynamic Ocular Accommodation
Mucke, S. (Author), Manahilov, V. (Supervisor), Strang, N. (Supervisor) & Seidel, D. (Supervisor), 2010Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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An Investigation of Visual Function in Axial Myopia
McTrusty, A. D. (Author), Kennedy, G. (Supervisor) & Strang, N. (Supervisor), 2014Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Examining Anatomical and Physiological Characteristics in Hyperopic Eyes
Moukaddem, D. (Author), Strang, N. (Supervisor), Gray, L. (Supervisor) & McGraw, P. (Supervisor), 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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