News 2022

A selection of news from the Usher Institute in 2022.

News listing

Publication date

Professor Devi Sridhar - profiled in the BMJ

19 April, 2017

Devi Sridhar, Professor of Global Public Health here in the Usher Institute, shares some…

Professor Raj Bhopal - profiled in the BMJ

22 March, 2017

Raj Bhopal, Bruce and John Usher Professor of Public Health here in the Usher Institute, shares…

Asthma study finds support saves lives

20 March, 2017

People with asthma should be given tailored support to help them manage their condition, experts…

Gene study reveals Irish Travellers' ancestry

13 February, 2017

Irish Travellers are of Irish ancestral origin and have no particular genetic ties to European Roma…

Usher researchers lead on €29 million grant to assess risk posed by deadly lung infections

03 February, 2017

Professor Harish Nair is leading a European consortium to understand and assess the problem of…

Heartburn pills may be linked to asthma

31 January, 2017

Children born to mothers who take heartburn medication during pregnancy may have a greater risk of…

Olympian backs smart lifestyle choices

25 January, 2017

Olympic medallist Gemma Gibbons is backing an initiative that uses smartphone technology to…

ADRC-Scotland release nutshell videos

20 January, 2017

The Administrative Data Research Centre Scotland (ADRC-S) have released a series of short videos to…

WHO papers on Safer Primary Care published

16 December, 2016

A series of technical reports, exploring the nature and potential of factors that can cause harm in…

Usher researcher wins FameLab competition heat

12 December, 2016

Dr Mhairi Aitken is one of four winners of FameLab's Edinburgh heat, moving to the Scottish…