News 2018

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

News listing

Publication date

Dr Allison Worth retires

01 February, 2019

This month saw the retirement of Dr Allison Worth, lead of the Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)…

Ahmar Shah invited to represent University of Edinburgh in Global Young Scientists Summit

01 February, 2019

The 'Global Young Scientists Summit' is a gathering of select under 35 young scientists…

Sea salt could help beat a cold, study suggests

01 February, 2019

A simple sea salt water solution could help to reduce the symptoms of a cold, research suggests.

£3 million boost from UK Government to find data solutions to healthcare challenges

31 January, 2019

The University of Edinburgh has led on one of 10 successful project bids sharing £3 million funding…

Usher Institute Forum and Xmas Gathering

28 January, 2019

Many staff and students from across the Usher Institute celebrated successes of 2018 at our latest…

Usher researchers lead on £2.5 million grant to support appropriate antibiotic prescribing

22 January, 2019

Professor Aziz Sheikh is leading a major new initiative to develop and evaluate an improvement to…

Hilary Pinnock elected to key role at European Respiratory Society

22 January, 2019

Congratulations to Professor Hilary Pinnock, who has been elected as Head of Assembly 1 - General…

DNA may predict potential lifespan, study finds

22 January, 2019

Scientists say they can predict whether a person can expect to live longer or die sooner than…

World Pneumonia Day 2018

03 December, 2018

World Pneumonia Day 2018 activities took place in Edinburgh and Bangladesh

Usher research group helps get palliative care firmly on the Primary Health Care agenda internationally

01 December, 2018

An update from Scott Murray, Emeritus Professor & Sebastien Moine, visiting research fellow,…