News 2017

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

News listing

Publication date

Usher Institute COVID-19 webinars

30 March, 2020

Watch again - links to videos of our full COVID-19 webinar series through 2020, exploring the…

Usher PhD student team wins Digital Health Product Forge 2020

16 March, 2020

Usher PhD student Holly Tibble and her team wins the Digital Health Product Forge 2020

Academics join Royal Society of Edinburgh

03 March, 2020

Two members of Usher Institute have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Usher Institute Data-Driven Innovation Hub sponsors Digital Health Product Forge 2020

19 February, 2020

Join Europe’s largest annual digital health & care hackathon on February 20-23, 2020.

Award Nomination for Scottish Cancer Registry and Intelligence Service (SCRIS)

19 February, 2020

The Scottish Cancer Registry and Intelligence Service (SCRIS) receives nomination in Holyrood’s…

Collaboration to improve life for ageing population

19 February, 2020

​​​​​​​The University of Edinburgh and Legal & General have announced a major partnership to…

Study seeks people with Northern Isles ancestry

19 February, 2020

People with at least two grandparents who were born in Orkney or Shetland are being asked to join a…

Usher Institute Recognition Awards

17 December, 2019

Our inaugural annual 'Recognition Awards' were presented at our Usher Institute Staff…

Annual Lecture Success

17 December, 2019

Victor Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine in the US, delivered an excellent…

Scottish Cancer Foundation Prize for Christine Campbell

18 November, 2019

A Scots researcher whose work on cancer screening has helped to save lives around the world is this…