News 2018

A selection of news from the Usher Institute in 2018 - major publications, awards, visitors and more.

News listing

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Professor Nazir Lone appointed Clinical Innovation Lead for Health Innovation South East Scotland

18 August, 2026

Nazir Lone, Professor of Critical Care and Epidemiology at the Usher Institute, has been appointed…

Professor Naz Lone

Children and young people help create animation explaining healthcare data research

17 August, 2026

Children and young people with experience of paediatric intensive care have worked alongside…

Understanding Healthcare Data & Research for Young People

Two Usher researchers awarded Academy of Medical Sciences Cross-Sector Experience Award

10 August, 2026

Clare MacRae, Senior Clinical Research Fellow, and Kieran Sweeney, Clinical Research Fellow, both…

Clare MacCrae and Kieran Sweeney

Screen time not consistently linked to children's emotional and social development

07 August, 2026

A new study led by Fiona McQuaid, a public health doctor and Master of Public Health (MPH) graduate…

Two children lying back with feet up on a wall, with mobile devices in their hands

New Usher researcher awarded Society for the Study of Addiction fellowship

05 August, 2026

Researcher Dr Lisa Schölin, who recently joined the Usher Institute within the Population Health…

Lisa Scholin

Hidden sleep crisis among workers over 50, study suggests

28 July, 2026

Sleep disturbances are far more common among workers in mid-to-later life than previously believed…

Older man looking tired in front of a computer, rubbing his eyes.

Study sheds new light on Scottish Traveller ancestry and inherited health risks

20 July, 2026

The first major genetic study of Scottish Travellers has found that the community is genetically…

George McPhee and family with sticks for a bow tent, Scotland, c 1910

New human-infecting viruses discovered every year

06 July, 2026

Scientists are still discovering two to three new viruses capable of infecting humans each year,…

3D image of hantavirus under microscope

Jaime Garcia Iglesias appointed Trustee of Waverley Care

03 July, 2026

Jaime Garcia Iglesias, Chancellor's Fellow at Usher's Centre for Biomedicine, Self and…

Dr Jaime Garcia Iglesias

Usher Institute academics appointed to DSIT College of Experts

01 July, 2026

Kathrin Cresswell and Martyn Pickersgill join leading specialists chosen to provide the UK…

Professors Kathrin Cresswell and Martyn Pickersgill