News 2020

A selection of news from the Usher Institute in 2020.

News listing

Publication date

Data harnessed to reveal Covid-19 spread in real time

23 April, 2020

A study that uses patient data to track the progress of the Covid-19 pandemic in near real time…

Systematic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) National Data view now covers more than 90% of the Scottish population

23 April, 2020

Scottish Cancer Registry and Intelligence Service (SCRIS) team achieves successful Systematic Anti…

Virtual quiz success

19 April, 2020

£110 raised for charity CHAS (Children's Hospices Across Scotland) in month-long virtual quiz

Survey of Covid-19’s impact on our everyday lives

18 April, 2020

A survey has been launched to capture how Covid-19 is affecting the mood of the nation.

Experts appointed to Covid-19 advisory group

09 April, 2020

Four Edinburgh researchers have joined a group providing expert advice to the Scottish Government…

Usher Institute COVID-19 webinars

30 March, 2020

Watch again - links to videos of our full COVID-19 webinar series through 2020, exploring the…

Usher PhD student team wins Digital Health Product Forge 2020

16 March, 2020

Usher PhD student Holly Tibble and her team wins the Digital Health Product Forge 2020

Academics join Royal Society of Edinburgh

03 March, 2020

Two members of Usher Institute have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Usher Institute Data-Driven Innovation Hub sponsors Digital Health Product Forge 2020

19 February, 2020

Join Europe’s largest annual digital health & care hackathon on February 20-23, 2020.

Award Nomination for Scottish Cancer Registry and Intelligence Service (SCRIS)

19 February, 2020

The Scottish Cancer Registry and Intelligence Service (SCRIS) receives nomination in Holyrood’s…