News 2016

A selection of news from the Usher Institute in 2016 - major publications, awards, visitors and more.

News listing

Publication date

Health monitors at home help curb blood pressure and diabetes

02 August, 2016

People who monitor diabetes and blood pressure at home cope better than patients who are only seen…

Diabetes patients living longer

01 August, 2016

People with type 2 diabetes in Scotland are surviving for longer, research suggests.

Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP visits Usher Institute

22 July, 2016

Further Education, Higher Education & Science Minister, Shirley-Anne Somerville visited the…

Honorary degree for Dr Judith Mackay

28 June, 2016

[1 July 2016] Dr Judith Mackay has been awarded an honorary degree at this year's graduation…

Dr Nazmy Villarroel Williams wins prize at the European Conference on Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health

28 June, 2016

[28 June 2016] Eight abstracts from the Edinburgh Migration and Ethnicity Health Research Group…

Global experts adopt new guidelines for health data analysis

28 June, 2016

[28 June 2016] Representatives from the Usher Institute contributed to the creation of the GATHER…

Holidays in the sun hold key to boosting vitamin D, study finds

19 May, 2016

People who take foreign breaks have higher levels of vitamin D in their blood, which has been…

Athena SWAN Silver Award

29 April, 2016

Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences, together with Clinical Sciences, have received…

Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit

13 April, 2016

The Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit has launched a new website.

Core Curriculum for Sociology in Undergraduate Medical Education

10 April, 2016

BeSST (Behavioural and Social Science Teaching in medicine) have published a core curriculum for…