A selection of news from the Usher Institute in 2018 - major publications, awards, visitors and more. News listing Search Tags 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Archive Features Insights Publication date Date from Date to 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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,… 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… 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… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … This article was published on Tuesday 24 September 2024