News 2017

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

News listing

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Professor Linda Bauld receives honorary degree

12 July, 2023

Professor Linda Bauld OBE, who has been at the forefront of public health research in Scotland for…

Long COVID project recognised for statistical excellence

05 July, 2023

The Long COVID project was crowned joint winners of the Royal Statistical Society's Florence…

BLOG: An MPH student's SLICC project on vaccine hesitancy and proposed communication strategies for Hong Kong

23 June, 2023

Pandemic preparedness plan for communication strategies to improve vaccine uptake for future novel…

BLOG: An MPH student's thoughts on the Year 3 SLICC option

20 June, 2023

I am a final year postgraduate student on the University of Edinburgh Masters of Public Health (MPH…

Core genes for type 1 diabetes revealed

16 June, 2023

Scientists have identified nine genes that play a key role in increasing the risk of developing…

AI tool could improve heart attack diagnosis

16 June, 2023

An algorithm developed using artificial intelligence could soon be used by doctors to diagnose…

New NIHR Evidence Synthesis Group launched

14 June, 2023

A new NIHR Evidence Synthesis Group, 'NESSIE', has been launched in a combined effort…

Three Usher Professors elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences

18 May, 2023

Professors Linda Bauld, Ewen Harrison and Gillian Mead elected as Fellows of the Academy of Medical…

World Asthma Day 2023

02 May, 2023

Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research publishes brief on Digital Tools for Asthma Care

Building Healthier Futures

26 April, 2023

Networking event, celebrating the new Usher building and opportunities for future collaboration and…