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ARC Centre of Excellence in Vision Science


The Centre brings together major research programs in vision sciences at four universities: The Australian National University, The University of Queensland, The University of Sydney, and The University of Western Australia.

Our research is focused on unravelling the cellular basis of visual sensing and processing; on revealing the algorithms that underlie the visual control of behaviour and perception; and on discovering the cellular mechanisms that make the eye and retina stable, and whose breakdown causes blindness.

The Centre receives the bulk of its funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC), with substantial additional funding from the four universities and several partner organisations.

If you would like to know more about the Centre, its research activities, its staff and the opportunities available to work with the Centre, please click on the relevant links above.

Our Projects


Neural mechanisms of stability in visual perception
Neural mechanisms of stability in visual perception
cientific basis for novel therapies for photoreceptor degenerations
cientific basis for novel therapies for photoreceptor degenerations
Structure and function of the primate macula
Structure and function of the primate macula
Multifocal analysis of blinding diseases
Multifocal analysis of blinding diseases
How animals see the world
How animals see the world
Mid-air collision avoidance in honeybees
Mid-air collision avoidance in honeybees
Biorobotics: From animals to machines and back
Biorobotics: From animals to machines and back
Role of complement in retinal degenerations, and targeted treatment strategies
Role of complement in retinal degenerations, and targeted treatment strategies

News


2010 Boycott Prize

Professor David Vaney, of the Queensland Brain institute and our Centre, has been awarded the 2010 Boycott Prize for career achievement in retinal neuroscience. Details.

2010 Bosch Institue

CI Jonathan Stone has been appointed Executive Director of the Bosch Institute at the University of Sydney. Details.

Upcoming Events


VISION DOWN UNDER 2012: ACEVS Satellite Meeting on Vision 

Dates: 26 - 29 Jan 2012
Location: O'Reilly's Rainforest Resort, Lamington National Park, QLD

Vision Down Under: the return of Australia's favourite Vision Science Meeting!
Sponsored by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Vision Science and the Centre for Vision Science at the Australian National University.

Registration details:
http://www.physiol.usyd.edu.au/vision2012/

Centre in the News

ACEVS Annual Report

IVFIS

5th Young Visionaries Retreat Report 2011

5th Young Visionaries Retreat Report 2011
5th Young Visionaries Retreat Report 2011
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