Description
Study your research degree with a well-funded, internationally published academic team that’s making exciting discoveries.
Full description
Our academic team has a wealth of international experience in research and research training, as well as an impressive record of attracting grants from research councils, charities and industry.
We pursue our work under the broad banner of our Vision and Hearing Sciences Research Group.
Here’s a brief overview of our main areas of expertise and interest:
- The basic processes and neural mechanism of normal vision perception, including spatio-temporal vision, image processing, colour vision, stereopsis and binocular vision
- How mechanisms differ in developing, aging, anomalous and diseased visual systems
- Diagnostic and therapeutic tools
- Paediatric eyecare
- Electrophysiology.
We can accommodate a wide range of research proposals and can offer you expert academic support, as well as comprehensive research training and an inspiring scientific community. In addition to our Optometry and Vision Sciences PhD, we've also identified a range of innovative research project opportunities for you as a postgraduate researcher.
If you've already conducted research and published work that demonstrates an independent and original contribution to knowledge in this field of you may wish to apply for a PhD by Published Work.
Supervision and Support
Our supervisory staff are recognised experts in their field. They gained their own PhDs in a variety of institutions internationally and act as expert reviewers for vision journals and other PhD awarders.
They’ll bring this experience to supervising your programme, whether at regular formal reviews or advising you day-to-day.
Their research expertise includes:
- Prof Peter Allen - Areas of expertise include refractive error development, vision and reading, vision in sports, physical activity and its effect on physical and mental wellbeing, tinnitus and visual function in specialist populations.
- Dr Monika Formankiewicz - Basic mechanisms of spatial vision and how images are combined across the two eyes, human colour vision.
- Dr Nery Garcia-Porta - Areas of specialisation include ocular surface, contact lenses and the aging eye.
- Dr Keziah Latham - Assessment of function and optimization of rehabilitation for people with visual impairment.
- Dr Yvonne Norgett - Children's vision, Visual Acuity Charts, Clinical Standard Setting - Objective Structured Clinical Exams.
- Dr Marta Vianya-Estopa - Contact lenses.
Your faculty
The Faculty of Science & Engineering is one of the largest of the four faculties at Anglia Ruskin University. Whether you choose to study with us full-time or part-time, on campus or at a distance, there’s an option whatever your level – from a foundation degree, BSc, MSc, PhD or professional doctorate.
Whichever course you pick, you’ll gain the theory and practical skills needed to progress with confidence. Join us and you could find yourself learning in the very latest laboratories or on field trips or work placements with well-known and respected companies. You may even have the opportunity to study abroad.
Everything we do in the faculty has a singular purpose: to provide a world-class environment to create, share and advance knowledge in science, technology and engineering fields. This is key to all of our futures.
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