Events

Key events from the Usher Institute open to the public.

All events listed below are open to everyone, including the public. If you are having issues finding the information you need, please do get in touch with usher.communications@ed.ac.uk.

If you are a member of the Usher Institute - all internal and external facing events are now listed on the Usher Building Events SharePoint page (closed to anyone outwith The University of Edinburgh).

Event listing

Event date
Sep 25 2025 -

Usher Institute Annual Lecture & Showcase 2025

The Usher Institute Annual Lecture and Showcase is our flagship lecture programme and welcomes everyone to this free public event.

Further information
Oct 23 2024 -

Income shock and women's health spending: evidence from a large longitudinal survey and an administrative dataset in India

Everyone is welcome to join us for this free event with Professor Chatterjee who will examine how women's income impacts healthcare demand, challenging assumptions with evidence from India.

Further information
Jun 27 2024 -

Usher Forum - June 2024

For all members of the Usher Building community

Further information
May 23 2024 -

Usher Institute May Town Hall Meeting

For Usher Institute staff and postgraduate students

Further information
Mar 28 2024 -

Usher Institute March Town Hall Meeting

For Usher Institute staff and postgraduate students

Further information
Mar 14 2024 -
Feb 29 2024 -

Severe mental illness and physical disease

Open to everyone - a free online conference featuring researchers working on projects relating to severe mental illness and receipt of cardiovascular care; public health and government representatives; and people with lived experience.

Further information
Feb 06 2024 -

Usher Institute February Town Hall Meeting

For Usher Institute staff and postgraduate students

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Jan 16 2024 -

Usher Institute January Town Hall Meeting

For Usher Institute staff and postgraduate students

Further information
Dec 14 2023 -

Usher Institute End of Year Forum

All staff and students welcome. An opportunity to hear key updates from across the Institute, celebrate Annual Recognition Awards and visit the Usher Building at Edinburgh BioQuarter

Further information

​​* If you are hosting a relevant seminar or event and it is not listed - please email usher.communications@ed.ac.uk*

Other events which may be of interest

Past events - recordings available via YouTube

Many of our previous events are available as recordings via our YouTube channel

Usher Institute YouTube Channel

Within the Usher Institute

Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society Events list

For a summary of key seminars and events held through the year at the Usher Institute. please see our Seminars page.

Events from across the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

See a list of events happening across the College, including the prestigious Inaugural Lecture Series.

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Events

Elsewhere in the University of Edinburgh

For details of other seminars around the University, please see the University of Edinburgh Seminar Site.

University of Edinburgh Seminar Site

The University of Edinburgh maintains a calendar of public events: