A selection of news from the Usher Institute in 2019. News listing Search Tags 201620172018201920202021202220232024ArchiveFeaturesInsights Publication date Date from Date to IJOPN Award for Outstanding Scholarly Contribution to Gerontological Nursing Practice 24 November, 2025 The International Journal of Older People Nursing (IJOPN) has recognised three exceptional papers… High blood pressure in children doubles in 20 years 14 November, 2025 The rate of children and teenagers living with high blood pressure globally has almost doubled in… Clinical trial launches to tackle street benzodiazepine use and drug-related deaths 13 November, 2025 Roy Robertson, Professor of Addiction Medicine at the Usher Institute, has played a key role in… Claire Yerramasu wins Allied Health Professional Award at Scotland’s Health Awards 2025 11 November, 2025 Congratulations to Claire Yerramasu, Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner and Team Lead in the… SCONe achieves millionth image milestone and launches animation to promote eye health 04 November, 2025 A pioneering Scottish research initiative that set out to safeguard retinal images for future… Scotland–China knowledge exchange on HPV vaccination and cervical screening 17 October, 2025 Experts from Scotland and China came together at the Usher Building to share approaches to HPV… Professors Jacko and Yule present their inaugural lectures 09 October, 2025 The College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine hosted a special evening on Tuesday 07 October 2025… Professor Amanda Farrin appointed as Director for Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit 01 October, 2025 Professor Amanda Farrin appointed as Director of the Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit (ECTU),… Brainwave tool to spot childhood epilepsy earlier 01 October, 2025 Children with epilepsy could benefit from The University of Edinburgh’s pioneering research that… 2025 Annual Lecture and Showcase success 29 September, 2025 We were delighted to host Dr David B. Nash, Founding Dean Emeritus of Jefferson College of… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … This article was published on 2024-09-24