Running blind: Raising awareness of visual impairment

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Science communication comes in many shapes and sizes, but running blindfolded for 10km is a novel way of raising awareness of your research area.

PhD student and vision researcher Joshua Chu Tan wanted to highlight  what life is like for people living with visual impairment (and raise funds to support research at the same time). He describes the experience as was one of the most challenging things he’s ever done.

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