RNI News

Fighting Blindness workshop banner: Research with Impact – Grant Writing & Public Involvement, showing people engaged in a seminar. Save the Date: Research with Impact – Grant Writing & Public Involvement Event!

We are delighted to announce we are hosting Research with Impact: Grant Writing & Public Involvement – an in-person event to bring together researchers, clinicians, and members of the public.

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Dara O’Boyle, PhD student at the TCIN, with his prize-winning scientific research poster. Fighting Blindness Honours Emerging Retinal Researcher at Trinity Neuroscience Research Day

Fighting Blindness was proud to sponsor a poster prize at the Trinity Neuroscience Research Day, held on 4 June 2025 at Trinity College Dublin. Hosted by the Trinity College Dublin…

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The image shows a headshot of Ashkan Dehghan on a blue background with designs including the double DNA helix and a microscope. The photo includes the Fighting Blindness logo and the website link www.FightingBlindness.ie Fighting Blindness Award supports International Collaboration to Advance Vision Research

A key priority for Fighting Blindness is to support the next generation of vision researchers and clinicians. Fighting Blindness launched its Career Development Awards in 2022 to support early to…

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A professional video editing desk featuring a cinema camera mounted on a rig next to a computer displaying editing software, with a hand typing on a keyboard in the foreground. Vision Research Snapshots – RNI Competition (now closed)

Here you can learn about the #VisionResearchSnapshots campaign, an initiative hosted as part of our RNI that invited researchers and clinicians in the vision loss field to reimagine their workspaces through the lens of multi-sensory experience.

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Grace Ruddin presenting her research poster on Inherited Retinal Degenerations at ARVO 2024. Fighting Blindness Awards support Irish Representation at ARVO 2024

In the most recent round of the Career Development Awards, funding was awarded to three early-stage researchers to support their professional training and participation at international conferences, such as …

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