News 2017

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

News listing

Publication date

OPINION: World No Tobacco Day during the time of Coronavirus Crisis

25 May, 2020

Authors: Monika Arora, Fiona Davidson, Linda Bauld

Professor Harry Campbell Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences

19 May, 2020

Professor Harry Campbell has been elected to the prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship.

Two-tier approach could begin lockdown end

05 May, 2020

Easing the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown could begin by strengthening protection for the most vulnerable…

Covid-19 and Tobacco

02 May, 2020

Study to generate evidence to support policy and practice to address tobacco use during and beyond…

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered dashboard for COVID-19

02 May, 2020

An Artificial Intelligence-powered dashboard for tracking Covid-19-related public sentiment and…

UNCOVER (Usher Network for COVid-19 Evidence Reviews)

02 May, 2020

Reviewing the evidence on COVID-19 relevant topics to support policy decisions.

New study to identify highest risk factors for COVID-19

02 May, 2020

A study aiming to recruit at least 12,000 people, aged 16 or over, from across the UK has launched.

Data harnessed to reveal Covid-19 spread in real time

23 April, 2020

A study that uses patient data to track the progress of the Covid-19 pandemic in near real time…

Systematic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) National Data view now covers more than 90% of the Scottish population

23 April, 2020

Scottish Cancer Registry and Intelligence Service (SCRIS) team achieves successful Systematic Anti…

Virtual quiz success

19 April, 2020

£110 raised for charity CHAS (Children's Hospices Across Scotland) in month-long virtual quiz