News 2017

A selection of news from the Usher Institute in 2017 - major publications, awards, visitors and more.

News listing

Publication date

Vouchers help to quit smoking in pregnancy

20 October, 2022

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

14 October, 2022

Dr Marcus Harrison, formerly Chief Operating Officer at the Medicines Discovery Catapult, will lead…

Molecular Epidemiology Group Meeting Comes to Edinburgh

16 September, 2022

Monday 28 November 2022 | ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED 30 SEPTEMBER

Annual Recognition Awards

07 September, 2022

The Usher Institute is delighted to recognise the contribution of staff and students in our Annual…

BLOG: Trials, Tribulations and the Joy of Learning – The journey through MSc Clinical Trials and beyond

29 August, 2022

Mariam Hassan reflects on her time studying the MSc Clinical Trials at the University of Edinburgh,…

FEATURING: New student advisor, Alison Webb

29 August, 2022

The new Student Advisor for the Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences is…

Congratulations Professors!

10 August, 2022

Congratulations to new Professors Miguel Bernabeu, Jonine Figueroa and Sarah Stock

CO-CONNECT showcases value of PPI

21 July, 2022

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

21 July, 2022

A new feature-selection algorithm can be applied to any dataset, yielding faster data analysis.

STUDY WITH US: Health Data Science course feedback from former students

07 July, 2022

A fully-funded Health Data Science Course has opened for a new year. Here is what our former…