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- ↑ Charity Commission ref 285822
- ↑ Downing College Benefactors
- ↑ Rawle, Tim (2015). A Classical Adventure – the Architectural History of Downing College, Cambridge (1st ed.). ISBN 978-0-9572867-4-0. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ↑ "State of the art research facilities unveiled at Waterford Indtitute of Technology Vision Research Centre". Fighting Blindness. 24 February 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Vision Research Centre at Carriganore officially opens the "Howard Gate"". Waterford Institute of Technology. 25 September 2013.
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- ↑ "Macular Carotenoids Conference Chair appointed Chair Of Human Nutrition in WIT, Ireland". Macular Carotenoids Conference. 10 July 2015.