News 2017

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

News listing

Publication date

Why the public should be data research partners

19 March, 2019

Professor Sarah Cunningham-Burley offers insight into the benefits of involving the public in heath…

Deputy Director of TIBA appointed to GCRF Strategic Advisory Group

19 March, 2019

The Usher Institute would like to congratulate Francisca Mutapi, Deputy Director of TIBA, on her…

New book from Emeritus Professor Raj Bhopal

19 March, 2019

Building on his body of work investigating the impact of ethnicity on health, Professor Raj Bhopal…

£2 million funding for the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research

19 March, 2019

The Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research has been re-funded for a further five years, with an…

Anna Wierzoch retires

14 March, 2019

Anna Wierzoch began her well earned retirement this month, after 15 years working with Professor…

Drug resistance effort aided by sewage survey

14 March, 2019

Efforts to monitor the spread of antibiotic resistance worldwide could be transformed with a map…

Professors Liz Grant and Linda Bauld - Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

04 March, 2019

We are delighted that Professors Linda Bauld and Liz Grant have been elected as Fellows of the…

Experts team up to tackle tropical diseases

07 February, 2019

Millions of people are set to benefit from projects involving Edinburgh researchers that aim to…

Professor Steff Lewis and Dr Martyn Pickersgill appointed Directors of Research

07 February, 2019

The Usher Board is delighted to have appointed Professor Steff Lewis and Dr Martyn Pickersgill as…

Asthma registry to improve participation in research studies

04 February, 2019

REACH is a database which securely stores information about people in the UK affected by asthma and…