News 2021

A selection of news from the Usher Institute in 2021.

News listing

Publication date

Honours for Professor Amanda Amos

10 June, 2019

Professor Amanda Amos receives OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

Teaching Award nominations

30 May, 2019

Congratulations to all Usher staff nominated in the 2019 EUSA teaching awards.

Online MPH Programme - Curriculum Accreditation

30 May, 2019

The online Master of Public Health has successfully achieved ‘Curriculum Validation’, the first…

Bid to improve health and tackle inequality

09 May, 2019

A major research collaboration is to investigate key factors that limit people’s chances to live…

Three minute thesis success

18 April, 2019

PhD student Tim Wilkinson wins the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine heat of this year&…

Edinburgh Marathon Relay

18 April, 2019

PhD student Gabrielle King has brought together many people from across the Usher Institute ready…

Education Grants 2019

18 April, 2019

The Usher Institute has awarded its first education development grants to support two very…

Science Festival 2019

18 April, 2019

Members of the Usher Institute have been busy delivering events as part of this year’s Edinburgh…

Healthy and sustainable futures exhibition

19 March, 2019

The Global Health Governance Programme, led by Professor Devi Sridhar, is hosting a week long…

MSc Global eHealth graduate wins entrepreneurial award

19 March, 2019

Amal Bholah, graduate of online distance learning programme, MSc Global eHealth, wins award.