Dr Sam Strong ⚡
@samanthastrong
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Optics lecturer @AstonOptometry 🧐 Curious vision scientist 👀 / scientific illustrator 🎨 / pathological tea drinker ☕ / SMM for @academicvoices 💛🧠💛
Birmingham, England
Joined June 2009
Gosh, this feedback from one of my Y1 students has made my heart burst 💛🥹
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As someone who experienced major loss at a similar point in my career, I can really recommend this insightful blog from @HemaChaplin 💛 Please do give it a read if you have a few spare moments - it's important that we make sure we know how to support students who experience this
🚨📝 New blog Returning to Your PhD studies Following a Bereavement by Hema Chaplin "Self-care and self-compassion are often the first things to fall to the wayside when you are in survival mode, but it is so important to look after yourself"
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RT @ARVOJOV: Samantha Strong et al. @samanthastrong @AstonOptometry report that Increased Light Scatter in Simulated Cataracts Degrades Spe…
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At @AstonOptometry, we care a great deal about our students and colleagues 💛💛💛
Congratulations to @AstonUniversity’s Dr Sam Strong, who has been named Young Professional of the Year in training and education by the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. Read more: #AstonUniversity #BirminghamChambers #EducationAwards
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✨️📚✨️ Huge thanks to @bjbalas who's published a very glowing review of my textbook in OVS 🤩 I wrote this book to try to make optics accessible and fun, and it's really rewarding to see that other experts in the field think it hits that mark 💪 ⬇️
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RT @AstonPress: 🏆|@AstonUniversity's @samanthastrong has won a @ffchamber award! 👩🏫Dr Strong won the Greater Birmingham Young Profession…
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A quick little go on the iPad attempting anatomy of the external eye ✨️
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And to any young people reading this - please know that at no point did I believe that I could win, but I had colleagues who did believe in me - so this is a lesson that we should listen to others and try to remember to believe in ourselves more 💗
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@ProfAleksSubic Thank you @ProfAleksSubic - I feel very honoured that they chose me for the category 🤩
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Good colleagues really make a job the best it can be - and so today I'm celebrating one of my best work friends @MaanaAujla because of all the support she provides but also because she got me a special vanilla coffee so my Friday is off to a great start 😍😍 #KindnessMatters
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It's made me very happy to see this new design I've been working on come to life 😍 (inspired by a very important beverage) #GlitterIsLife
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RT @Phil_Baty: I’d like to imagine a world where universities are places for growth and development. Where hard working lecturers support s…
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I like to think that I give good advice to our students, but there's no substitute from hearing it from students who have recently been through Year 1 🤩 This is the 2nd year we've run our Expert Panel, and it was really inspiring to hear the students' experiences & tips 🥰✨️
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