A selection of news from the Usher Institute in 2016 - major publications, awards, visitors and more.
News listing
Being Human Festival
The Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society is hosting a series of events as part of the UK Being…
Vouchers help to quit smoking in pregnancy
High street voucher scheme helps double the number of women who stop smoking during pregnancy in a…
Life science industry leader appointed Director of Health and Social Care Data-Driven Innovation programme
Dr Marcus Harrison, formerly Chief Operating Officer at the Medicines Discovery Catapult, will lead…
Molecular Epidemiology Group Meeting Comes to Edinburgh
Monday 28 November 2022 | ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED 30 SEPTEMBER
Annual Recognition Awards
The Usher Institute is delighted to recognise the contribution of staff and students in our Annual…
Congratulations Professors!
Congratulations to new Professors Miguel Bernabeu, Jonine Figueroa and Sarah Stock
CO-CONNECT showcases value of PPI
CO-CONNECT, a project working with Usher Institute researchers, recently published two videos…
Novel algorithm facilitates insights into diverse types of problems, from healthcare to finance
A new feature-selection algorithm can be applied to any dataset, yielding faster data analysis.
Substantial and persistent reduction in asthma attacks during COVID-19 pandemic
A study of a national primary care database of nearly 10 million patients across England has found…
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