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Postgraduate School of Optometry and Vision Sciences Postgraduate Research cardiff.ac.uk/optometry-vision-sciences Important Legal Information The contents of this prospectus relate to the Contents Entry 2019 admissions cycle and are correct at the time of going to press in February Welcome to the School 1 2019. However, there is a significant period of time between printing this prospectus Cardiff: a Capital City 2 and applications being made to and processed by us, so please check our Cardiff: the University 3 website www.cardiff.ac.uk before making an application in case there are any changes Accommodation 4 to the course you are interested in or to other facilities and services described here. Postgraduate Student Support Services 5 Where there is a difference between the contents of this prospectus and our website, About the School 6 the contents of the website take precedence and represent the basis on which we intend to deliver our services to you. PhD in Vision Sciences 8 Any offer of a place to study at Cardiff Structural Biophysics 9 University is subject to terms and conditions, which can be found on our Visual Neuroscience 10 website www.cardiff.ac.uk/offerterms and which you are advised to read before making Retinal Degeneration and Ageing 11 an application. The terms and conditions set out, for example, when we might make changes to your chosen course or to student Human Vision & Clinical Translation 12 regulations. It is therefore important you read them and understand them. What our postgraduate students say 13 If you are not able to access information International students 14 online please contact us: Email: [email protected] Funding your postgraduate study 15 Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 0084 Your degree: Making your application 16 Students admitted to Cardiff University How to find us 17 study for a Cardiff University degree. cardiff.ac.uk/optometry-vision-sciences Welcome to the School of Optometry and Vision Sciences We are extremely proud I very much hope you will decide to enhance your research or professional career by to introduce our vision choosing to study with us. I believe you will sciences postgraduate find your postgraduate studies with us both rewarding and interesting, and we are here research opportunities. to support you every step of the way! We are committed to providing an outstanding learning experience and research environment and offer you the opportunity to study with us to be part of a friendly, supportive network of researchers. We are committed We offer a PhD degree in a wide range to providing an of research fields at the forefront of the vision sciences. These are focused on outstanding learning independent research in both basic lab-based and clinical science. Students experience and research enrolled on the PhD in Vision Sciences environment. programme are supervised by our Professor Marcela Votruba outstanding academics. Head of School cardiff.ac.uk/optometry-vision-sciences 1 6 Cardiff: a Capital City 1 2 3 5 4 Key Cardiff City Centre 1 Cardiff University 2 Bute Park 3 Cardiff Castle 4 Principality Stadium 5 Shopping centre 6 Student neighbourhood Cardiff is a thriving and attractive city, and an outstanding place in which to live and study. Cardiff Fact Check ◗ Cardiff has more than 330 parks and gardens A beautiful part of the world ◗ Cardiff has been confirmed as Cardiff is located on the coast of South Europe’s ‘third best’ capital Wales, which has beautiful national city to live in, a European parks and beaches only 30 minutes Union survey has revealed away. Cardiff is approximately two hours ◗ The popular TV shows Doctor Who from London by train, with excellent and Sherlock are filmed in Cardiff transport links to the rest of the UK. ◗ Cardiff has one of the UK’s biggest Cardiff also boasts an international shopping centres, with around airport that flies to many cities in 40 million shoppers each year Europe and worldwide. ◗ Cardiff boasts prestigious concert Cardiff is a small, safe, friendly venues such as the Wales and affordable city with a population Millennium Centre, St David’s Hall of about 360,000 people, and the Motorpoint Arena, as well with approximately 20% of the as the iconic Principality Stadium population being made up by students. As a capital city it is ◗ Welsh, Europe’s oldest living full to the brim with culture, language, is spoken sports, shops, entertainment, by 20% of the population and work opportunities. ◗ Cardiff also plays host to the The beautiful waterfront area of Cardiff National Museum Cardiff and Bay is a modern development of homes, Gallery of Wales, several theatres shops, offices, visitor attractions, and and the historic Cardiff Castle the National Assembly for Wales. ◗ Cardiff has a 74,500 seater stadium, an international sports village and a professional football club: Cardiff City FC 2 cardiff.ac.uk/optometry-vision-sciences Cardiff: the University Cardiff University has an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research, built on a history of service and achievement since 1883, and recognised by our membership of the Russell Group of leading research-led universities. In the most recent Research Excellence The three Academic Schools offering Framework, a prestigious national healthcare courses (excluding Optometry Facts about assessment exercise by the UK and Pharmacy) are based at the Heath Cardiff University funding councils, Cardiff University Park campus, approximately one mile a ◗ was ranked 5th amongst UK way, which is also home to the University We have been ranked 5th among Hospital of Wales. universities in the UK based on universities when judged on research research quality (REF 2014) quality and 2nd on its impact. Facilities and in the world top 100 This has confirmed our place as a world- A massive £600m capital investment ◗ We are a member of the elite leading centre of research excellence. Our programme across the University, including Russell Group of top 24 UK research staff are world-class and include £260m in student facilities, will help us to research-led universities ensure that we can give you the best student Nobel Laureates, fellows of the Royal ◗ We have more than 30,000 students experience possible. Society and members of other prestigious from more than 100 countries institutions. We were also awarded our fifth We are investing £300m in a new Innovation Queen’s Anniversary Prize – an award that ◗ Accommodation in University Campus, a research facility that will help to residences is guaranteed for most recognises universities and colleges across create economic and social prosperity. the UK for work of outstanding excellence. international students and is within One of our most ambitious projects is to walking distance of the University Location create a £50m Centre for Student Life, ◗ We have 13 libraries, 28 IT suites, The University’s Cathays Park campus to provide a central hub for our student a Wi-Fi enabled campus and is located in and around the impressive support services as well as offering more than 1.3m printed books modern, flexible, social learning spaces Portland stone buildings, parks and wide ◗ and a 550-seat lecture theatre. The University is on two campuses tree-lined avenues that form Cardiff’s at the very centre of Cardiff, attractive civic centre. The majority of the capital city of Wales Academic Schools are located here – just a few minutes’ walk from the city centre. cardiff.ac.uk/optometry-vision-sciences 3 Accommodation We know that where you live is very important to you. You will want to settle quickly and live in a secure, sociable location that is also a suitable study environment. International postgraduate students Safe and supportive Private Sector Accommodation are guaranteed a single-occupancy Each residence has a network of For UK students, or for any international place in University residences for administrative staff, student wardens and or EU students who wish to rent privately the full duration of their studies, security staff to provide you with 24-hour owned accommodation rather than live and EU students for the first year assistance. Only you, your guests, and staff in University residences, there is a good of their studies. are allowed on University residences sites. variety of accommodation available for rental in the city and close to the University. Living in a University residence provides you How much do University Cardiff has a diverse accommodation with the opportunity to meet and get to know residences cost? market, with a wide range of housing students from a variety of backgrounds options for you to choose from. You can University residences are great value for and studying a range of different subjects. contact our Residences Office for lists of our students. The price includes utility Dedicated postgraduate flats and blocks are properties available to rent. Our Students’ bills, internet, and furniture. By combining available so that you can meet, live and work Union also runs its own professional everything in to one payment, we want to alongside students who understand the letting agency, Cardiff Student Letting, make things as easy for you as possible. demands of postgraduate study. who provide a varied selection of student houses without charging agency fees. We have numerous residences, with facilities, Residences fees depend on a range locations and budgets to suit every student. of factors such as facilities within the residence and whether residences are Your choices include: catered, part-catered or self-catered. How does Cardiff compare ◗ Single or mixed gender accommodation Typically a study bedroom in catered with other places? residences costs approximately £147 ◗ Private or shared bathrooms. About 70% per week. A self-catered residence costs “ Cardiff boasts one of the lowest of University residences have private between £108-£137 per week (2018/19 living costs in the UK.” bathrooms prices for single occupancy residences).
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