News 2021

A selection of news from the Usher Institute in 2021.

News listing

Publication date

Birthday Honours Congratulations

02 June, 2022

Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh OBE, Professor Harry Campbell MBE and Dr Ruth McQuillan MBE among this…

Professors Bruce Guthrie and Cathie Sudlow - Fellows of Academy of Medical Sciences

11 May, 2022

Professors Cathie Sudlow and Bruce Guthrie becomes Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Collaboration with Public Health Scotland brings awards

22 April, 2022

The EAVE II team, led by Professor Aziz Sheikh, Usher Institute Director, is a close collaboration…

Most care homes in SE Scotland still use paper-based management systems

15 April, 2022

Researchers call for digital route map to prevent sector being left behind

New tech spin-out to boost drug discovery with streamlined analysis of genomic data

07 April, 2022

Omecu Ltd was developed following an MRC Confidence in Concept project, part-funded by the Usher…

Professors Gillian Mead and John Norrie - Fellows of Royal Society of Edinburgh

22 March, 2022

Professors Gillian Mead and John Norrie from the Usher Institute become Fellows of the Royal…

A new model of pathogen transmission in developing urban landscapes

15 March, 2022

A new study sheds light on how structures within developing cities can be exploited by new diseases

Usher Masters Alumni network

09 March, 2022

New network for alumni of the Usher Institute launched

Dr Ahmar Shah - Director of Innovation

08 March, 2022

Dr Ahmar Shah succeeds Dr Kathrin Cresswell as the Director of Innovation for the Usher Institute.

Lockdown boost for kids’ vaccination rates in Scotland

24 February, 2022

Childhood vaccination rates significantly increased in Scotland during the first lockdown compared…