The Optometry Schools Council

The Optometry Schools Council (OSC) was formally established in 2018. Its aim is to represent the collective views of UK Optometry Schools.

The antecedent of the OSC was the British Universities Committee on Optometry (BUCO). The last chair of BUCO, Dr Jim Gilchrist (Bradford), was pivotal in the move towards changing the organisations’ name and putting it on a more formal footing. Will Holmes (Manchester University, figure 1) took over as chair in September 2018 and coordinated the adoption of a constitution and agreed terms with the College of Optometrists to provide a secretariat. Professor Joy Myint (University of Hertfordshire, figure 2) is currently chair-elect and is due to take up her position in October 2022.