Education and training
We’re funding the education and training of the next generation of world-leading eye researchers and clinicians, because we believe that people’s sight matters.
The UK’s ageing population means demand for eye care is on the rise. Already over 2 million people across the country live with sight loss, and that number is set to double over the next 30 years.
We believe that to keep providing the patients of tomorrow with the best possible eye care, we need to invest in the training of tomorrow’s experts, both in research and clinical settings. You can read about some of our most recently funded projects below.
Projects we’re funding
Transforming patient care: Moorfields Ophthalmic Vision Science Conference 2025
Technicians from across Moorfields gathered at Senate House in central London for the 2025 OVS technicians annual conference.
Hacking healthcare: a weekend of innovation
Over the weekend of 16 and 17 November, clinicians, healthcare workers, designers, coders, IT experts, and software engi…
Improving volunteering accessibility for young people
We’re funding a new project encouraging young people from under-represented groups to volunteer, with aims of attracting…
New fellowship awarded to honour late expert in eye cancer
We’re awarding a fellowship in memory of ocular oncologist, Victoria Cohen.
New Moorfields Eye Charity chair in advanced ocular imaging
We’re funding a joint professorship combining world leading engineering and vision science.
Recent progress
Harnessing the power of people
Dr Roxanne Crosby-Nwaobi received a grant to study if the RetinaRisk smartphone app could improve diabetic retinopathy m…
Collaborative learning with the Seahorse Bioanalyser
The UCL Institute of Ophthalmology promotes collaboration by sharing state-of-the-art equipment across research teams, e…
Women in science and vision research 2024
We are celebrating International Women’s Day and the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by highlighting pro…
Training surgeons remotely
Director of simulation training, George Saleh, embarked on a four-month sabbatical to further his research and clinical …
Bench to bedside: the journey of translational research
‘Bench to bedside’ is a staple phrase of translational research. It is a journey from scientific discovery at the labora…
Women in science and vision research 2023
In recognition of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we spoke to three remarkable researchers as a way to …
Understanding microphthalmia
Microphthalmia is diagnosed when a baby is born with abnormally small eyes. We supported a PhD studentship.
Spotlight on women in science and vision research 2022
Meet the Moorfields and UCL scientists we are proud to know who are inspiring future generations.
Impact of funding PhDs
Critical to our support and investment in the leaders of tomorrow are our PhD grant programmes.
Capturing young people’s voices in eye research
Moorfields Eye Hospital’s Young Persons’ Advisory Group, supported by the charity, has received the Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement
Meet the Eye Heroes
We’re funding ‘Eye Heroes’, an innovative campaign with a different take on eye health education - it’s led by children, for children!
Supporting nurses to present research abroad
We funded one of our nurse’s travel to Austria so she could present her research at a global conference.
Investing in young people: our PhD students
We are proud to support upcoming researchers by funding grants and fellowships - meet a few of our PhD students.
Alice Davidson becomes a UKRI ‘Future Leader’
We support future leaders in ophthalmology to reach their potential through our Career Development Awards.
Career Development Awards make all the difference
Find out from two current holders of our Career Development Award what this funding means to them.
NHS charities learning together
Moorfields is part of NHS Charities Together, a group working to support the NHS - find out about our impact in the latest report.