Mahesh R Joshi || PhD ||

Exciting 👁 research opportunity with a PhD studentship on Home monitoring of vision in people with multiple sclerosis. The deadline is 20th March. Please get in touch for more information/discussion about the project. jobs.ac.uk/job/DQL814/phd…

36 Hours in Kathmandu Its Hindu and Buddhist temples restored after a devastating earthquake, this city of monks, artisans, trekkers and tourists beckons with ambitious new restaurants and a diverse nightlife. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

JULIAN ASSANGE IS FREE Julian Assange is free. He left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of 24 June, after having spent 1901 days there. He was granted bail by the High Court in London and was released at Stansted airport during the afternoon, where he boarded a plane and departed the UK. This is the result of a global campaign that spanned grass-roots organisers, press freedom campaigners, legislators and leaders from across the political spectrum, all the way to the United Nations. This created the space for a long period of negotiations with the US Department of Justice, leading to a deal that has not yet been formally finalised. We will provide more information as soon as possible. After more than five years in a 2x3 metre cell, isolated 23 hours a day, he will soon reunite with his wife Stella Assange, and their children, who have only known their father from behind bars. WikiLeaks published groundbreaking stories of government corruption and human rights abuses, holding the powerful accountable for their actions. As editor-in-chief, Julian paid severely for these principles, and for the people's right to know. As he returns to Australia, we thank all who stood by us, fought for us, and remained utterly committed in the fight for his freedom. Julian's freedom is our freedom. [More details to follow]

A thread on why research skills gained at university level can be life-saving: 18 years ago my mum told me she’d seen a tick on her arm. I was studying for my PhD in York while she was five hours south of me. A week later she said a bulls-eye rash had emerged around the bite.

@MPOrthoptics @PlymOptometry It was really good to catch up after our phd days and thanks for delivering a really useful talk on Dementia for our students. Have great time for the rest of your travels.

Thanks for having me, @PlymOptometry @mrj_vision! Enjoyed seeing the brand new preclinic and research facilities at InterCity Place, and delivering a two hour guest lecture on dementia-friendly eyecare to a full room of third year Optometry students 🤓

UN rights chief 'horrified' by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals bbc.in/3w96nKz

We've apparently reached the "University arresting its own professors" stage of decline.

@MPOrthoptics Lovely 😀

Can't be in Glasgow and not pay a visit to the Duke!

Happy Nepalese New Year 2081. Stay crazy Nepal. #HappyNewYear

Exciting 👁 PhD opportunity investigating the role of OCT in glaucoma diagnosis in eye care with me, @artes_ph and @asmazahidi. @PlymUni @PlymOptometry The deadline is 10th May, please share and get in touch for more information/discussion. jobs.ac.uk/job/DGU616/phd…

Last week our final year students @PlymOptometry had hands-on experience in fitting and assessing mini-scleral contact lens. Thanks to Ian Sexton from @CooperVisionUK in helping to run this workshop. #miniscleral #specialitycontactlens

‘If liberalism shows no ability or desire to protect civilian life, regional security and even its own electoral prospects, then its mission-defining claims of principle and competence collapse.’ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

This is how optical illusions mess with your mind. First you see two dogs and their owner, and then...

Two poster submissions from @PlymOptometry @TheAVA_UK Christmas conference. Great interest and interactions from the attendees, and lots of inputs to improve the projects. @Ben_J_Jennings

“In today's rush we all think too much, seek too much, want too much, and forget about the joy of just being.”

@jyoti_khadka @JulieRatcliff19 @Dr_Claire_H @rachel_milte @FlindersCNHS @FlindersCFI @colinstirling Great news Jyoti and team. Proud moment.

What an incredible year has been for the QOL-ACC team @JulieRatcliff19 @Dr_Claire_H @rachel_milte #ruthwalker! We received the Vice-Chancellor's Research impact & Engagement 2023 award for our national policy changing work in aged care @FlindersCNHS @FlindersCFI @colinstirling

theava.net/meetings.php?s… AVA xmas meeting deadline extended until 17 Nov, register now! Please retweet @TheAVA_UK @RHULPsychology @DrTimHolmes @m_wall See you there!

Whether you believe it or not, each year dogs are profoundly worshipped in Nepal and this will restore some of your faith in humanity. Happy Kukur Tihar. Let's appreciate dogs for being inseparable part of our lives. ❤ 🐶 Photo Courtesy: Shampoochuae #kukurtihar #tihar

Women pick marigold flowers from a field onto a basket to sell in the markets for the Tihar festival on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal on November 10, 2023. Marigold flowers make garlands for prayers to crows, dogs, cows, and Goddess Laxmi during the Festival of Lights.

We are still looking for participants, please share if you or anyone you know would like to participate. @PlymOptometry @research_sohp @PlymUni