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LightAware negotiates improved access to eye tests for light-sensitive people 

October 16th, 2024

A number of LightAware members have told us that they have been unable to get their eyes tested because some of the eye health checks required them to have lights shone into their eyes, which would have caused them severe and long-lasting reactions and potentially permanent health effects. Declining this part of the test led to optometrists refusing […]

Government confirms research into headlight glare

September 9th, 2024

The new UK Labour Government has confirmed that it will be commissioning research into problems of headlight glare.  This follows an original commitment to do so by the previous Conservative Government .  More information is expected shortly from the Department of Transport.  LightAware will be following the progress of this research with interest. Parlimentary question […]

Support LightAware at the free Light and Land Photo Exhibition, London, 3-7 September

August 26th, 2024

Philip Davis ARPS, LightAware supporter and landscape photographer, is taking part inthe Light & Land 30th Anniversary Landscape Photography Exhibition at the prestigious Mall Galleries near Trafalgar Square in London from 3-7 September 2024. All photographs will be for sale, and Philip is donating a quarter of his sales to LightAware, as well as distributing […]

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Cross Bay Walk in aid of LightAware

June 3rd, 2024

On Saturday 1st June a group of LightAware supporters crossed the magnificent Morecambe Bay together to raise money for LightAware.

Join or Donate Now and LightAware Gets Double

January 29th, 2024

We are delighted to announce an exceptional fundraising initiative that will double the impact of your generosity through matched funding!

UK Government agrees to look at issues with glaring headlights

January 18th, 2024

On 16 January, a group led by Baroness Dianne Hayter, met with the Department for Transport at their offices in Whitehall to discuss their concerns about vehicle headlights with the UK Government.

PRESS RELEASE: Drivers demand government action to reduce glare from car headlights

December 29th, 2023

Car headlights should be better regulated to reduce the dazzle they cause on-coming drivers, says a new Report by concerned road users, light experts and other specialists.

LightAware Presentation in Santiago Chile

November 22nd, 2023

On 21st November 2023 LightAware Trustees Dr John Lincoln and Eleanor Levin gave a presentation to an academic symposium about the impact of light on health. The event was hosted by the Catholic University of Chile’s Department of Design and Architecture. 

A big victory against corporate advertising

November 22nd, 2023

We are thrilled to share the news that the proposed London MSG Sphere has been blocked by Sadiq Khan. This win shows the power of local, community activism, but also serves as a warning of just how ill-suited the planning system is to protect us from harmful advertising.

The House of Lords Inquiry into Light and Health

August 18th, 2023

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee is conducting an inquiry into the effects of artificial light and noise on human health. LightAware has submitted a comprehensive response on negative health effects.

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