News 2019

A selection of news from the Usher Institute in 2019.

News listing

Publication date

Cardiac arrest survival in Scotland receives a boost

27 February, 2026

An Usher Institute-led partnership designed to improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival…

Eye scans could make spotting kidney disease easier: Sir Jules Thorn Award supports breakthrough research

26 February, 2026

A team of researchers led by Neeraj Dhaun (Bean) at the Institute for Neuroscience and…

Secure access to consented GP data marks major step forward for health research in England

23 February, 2026

The UK Government has issued new directions enabling secure linkage to GP data for participants in…

‘Celtic curse’ genetic disease hotspots revealed in UK and Ireland

03 February, 2026

People from the Outer Hebrides and north-west Ireland have the highest risk of developing…

Founding Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences announced

29 January, 2026

Thanasis Tsanas, Professor of Digital Health and Data Science at the Usher Institute, has been…

Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report 2025 published

17 December, 2025

The Chief Medical Officer’s 2025 report on infections has been published, featuring a Vaccines…

2025 Graduations

02 December, 2025

Graduates from Usher programmes were celebrated with a pre-graduation reception, prestigious award…

2025 NAPCRG New Investigator Award

26 November, 2025

Congratulations to Clare MacRae on being awarded the Marjorie Bowman and Robert Choplin New…

Study finds gene linked with risk of delirium

26 November, 2025

A major genetic risk factor for delirium has been identified in a landmark study that analysed the…

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…