George Giles Prize (2012) for Outstanding Postgraduate Research

The College of Optometrists invited over 700 guests to Central Hall, Westminster, London in November to welcome 232 newly qualified optometrists into the profession and celebrate the achievements of more experienced practitioners through the award of Higher Diplomas, Research Excellence Awards, Fellowships and Life and Honorary Fellowships.

Guests at the ceremony celebrated lifelong learning and heard about the importance of professional development.

Each year the College of Optometrists funds a number of postgraduate scholarships. The ceremony acknowledged the work of College funded scholar Dr Amit Jinabhai, a previous PhD student at The University of Manchester. He was duly awarded the George Giles Postgraduate Research Prize for outstanding postgraduate research. The Prize includes a bursary of £500.