Name: Ulster University Optometry 30th Anniversary Alumni Event
Start: 2025-09-27T10:00:00+01:00
Location: Coleraine Campus - Ulster University

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This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Optometry programme at Ulster University, and we're celebrating with a special event for alumni and friends on Saturday 27th September.

The event will begin at 10am and will feature talks and presentations from some of our outstanding alumni, including: Prof. Julie-Anne Little, who will deliver her inaugural Professorial Lecture; Prof. Ruth Hogg (QUB); Dr. Tony Redmond (Cardiff); and many more who will no doubt enjoy reminiscing about their time in Coleraine!

Several of the presentations will carry CPD points.

The event fee is £50, which includes a sandwich lunch, tea and coffee, and an evening dinner at 7pm in the Mermaid Restaurant at the Ramore.

Looking forward to a great event and catching up with our old (and not so old) students!

Programme for Ulster Optometry 30th Anniversary Alumni Event

Venue

Lecture Theatre U123, Coleraine Campus

Morning
Time	Session
10:00	Registration and Coffee
11:00	Welcome – Prof. Roger Anderson, Professor of Optometry, Ulster University
11:05	Prof. Gerry McKenna, former Dean and Vice Chancellor, Ulster University “Optometric origins at Ulster”
11:20	Prof. Roger Anderson, Professor of Optometry, Ulster University “Memories of the early years”
11:30	Prof. Kathryn Saunders, Head of Subject for Optometry, Ulster University “Proud of UU – where we started, how it’s going”
11:45	Prof. Ruth Hogg, Professor of Ophthalmic Epidemiology and Public Health, QUB “Pixels, Patients and Prevention: the quest to end age-related sight-loss”
12:15	Prof. Mo Jalie, former Visiting Professor in Optometry, Ulster University (Video message)
12:30	Tribute to Dr. Rod McDowell
12:40	Lunch

Afternoon
Time	Session
13:30	Tour of the new Optometry Clinic
13:45	Dr. Tony Redmond, Reader in Optometry, Cardiff University From Experiments to Eyecare: The Journey of Translational Research
14:15	Prof. Michael Williams, Centre for Medical Education, QUB; Hon. Consultant, BHSCT; Visiting Professor, Ulster University “Tech in Ophthalmic Education”
14:45	Mr. Raymond Curran, Head of Ophthalmic Services, HSCB “Where is my retrospectoscope? Looking back to look forward”
15:00	Alumni career journeys after BSc Optometry (profiles and reflections)
15:30	Coffee break
15:45	Inaugural Lecture – Prof. Julie-Anne Little, Professor of Optometry, Ulster University “In the blink of an eye – Adventures in optometry”
17:00	Close and Refreshments