News 2019

A selection of news from the Usher Institute in 2019.

News listing

Publication date

Major NHS digital transformation programme ‘a success’

12 October, 2021

Evaluation project publish report highlighting success of flagship NHS effort to support hospitals…

New Director of Knowledge Exchange and Research Impact

12 October, 2021

Dr Thanasis Tsanas becomes the Director of Knowledge Exchange and Research Impact at the Usher…

QCovid risk assessment tool now factors in vaccination status

17 September, 2021

Latest QResearch study describes groups who remain at greatest risk from severe COVID-19 among…

Artificial Intelligence and Multimorbidity - new NIHR Research Collaboration

03 September, 2021

NIHR awards £12 million to artificial intelligence research to help understand multiple long-term…

COVID-19, not vaccination, presents biggest blood clot risks

27 August, 2021

Professor Aziz Sheikh co-authors paper showing largest risk of clotting events comes from COVID-19…

Professor Linda Bauld appointed Interim Chief Social Policy Adviser

18 August, 2021

Congratulations to Professor Linda Bauld, who has been appointed to the role of Interim Chief…

Half of Covid hospital cases suffer complication

29 July, 2021

One in two people hospitalised with Covid-19 developed at least one complication, research shows.

Potential new medical treatment for problematic menstrual bleeding

19 July, 2021

DexFEM study provides the first evidence of therapeutic benefit of dexamethasone in heavy menstrual…

Gender Sensitive ODA Research: Tips and Tools

19 July, 2021

At the end of May genderED, the University’s interdisciplinary hub for the study of gender and…

Smoke-free cars can cut child tobacco risk by a third

16 July, 2021

Banning in-car smoking when children are present can reduce their exposure to tobacco smoke by more…