Early Career Researchers' activity

The Early Career Researchers (ECRs) organise regular meetings and initiatives, including the ECR IoO Lates, where members can practise presenting talks in an informal setting.

The highlight of the year is the ECR symposium, an annual full-day celebration of the research contributions made by students, technicians, and PhD candidates at the institute.

The seventh edition was held in person at UCL Institute of Child Health on 11 June 2024. It was supported by Moorfield Eye Charity, NIHR BRC and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. There were over 150 attendees and more than 50 early career researchers showcasing their research in talks and posters. 

On the occasion of thr Symposium, there are five award categories that are recognised each year. The 2024 winners and runners-up are listed below. 

Talk Awards    
Best Talk    Roni Maimon Mor
Joint Runner-Up Talk    Marc Pabst
Joint Runner-Up Talk    Ana Alonso-Carriazo Fernandez

Poster Awards    
Best Poster    Owen Fernando
Runner-Up Poster    Isabel Walters

Lay Awards    
Best Lay Abstract    Yujing Sheng
Runner-Up Lay Abstract    Marc Pabst

Image Awards    
Best Data Visualisation    Anna Kennedy
Best Scientific Image    Jack Stanley

Research Excellence Award

The Research Excellence Award recognises excellent peer-reviewed, published, original research authored by a post-doctoral scientist/early career researcher.

First place: Yukun Zhou
Second place: Nihar Bhattacharyya and Davide Piccolo

Links

• IoO Research Excellence Award: Dr Yukun Zhou
• ECRs at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
• ARVO 2024: ECR Zaynab Butt's report

Images

• All photos taken from ECR Symposium 2024. Thanks to James Tye. 

IoO ECRs 

 Visit the institute's early career researchers’ page.