News 2021

A selection of news from the Usher Institute in 2021.

News listing

Publication date

Launch of MRC Precision Medicine Doctoral Training PhDs

11 March, 2016

[21 Mar 2016] The University of Edinburgh, in collaboration with the University of Glasgow and the…

Big data at BioQuarter

01 March, 2016

Ever wondered who all the people are who sit on the 2nd floor of BioQuarter?

Raj Bhopal - Honorary Life Member of Society for Social Medicine

01 March, 2016

[9 Mar 2016] Following free nominations from the membership and ratification from the committee…

Comment on HFEA’s decision to grant a licence for gene editing in human embryos

10 February, 2016

[10 Feb 2016] Dr Sarah Chan, of the Usher Institute, comments on the news that the Human…

Fredrik Norström, Umeå University, visits Usher Institute

10 February, 2016

[10 Feb 2016] Fredrik Norström, from Umeå University, Sweden, joined Professor Raj Bhopal as a…

Ethnic variations in asthma hospital admissions

26 January, 2016

People’s ethnic origin can significantly influence whether they are likely to need hospital…

Seminars

05 January, 2016

Key seminars relevant to Usher Institute staff and students.

Athena SWAN newsletter

05 January, 2016

[15 Dec 2015] Read the 4th Athena SWAN newsletter from the Edinburgh Medical School: Clinical…

Dr Martyn Pickersgill in the Wellcome spotlight

21 December, 2015

[14 Dec 2015] Ever wondered what keeps Dr Martyn Pickersgill awake at night? Or what he gets asked…

Usher Institute formally launched

06 October, 2015

[1 Oct 2015] One of the world’s most cited scientists delivers the inaugural lecture of an…