Global Health

We work to improve the quality of and access to health globally. We do this through improving understanding, innovating and sharing knowledge in global health.

The Centre for Global Health works to improve the quality of and access to health globally. We do this through improving understanding, innovating and sharing knowledge in global health.

Our core methodological strengths are in: 

  • measuring disease burden
  • molecular epidemiology
  • evidence synthesis.

The Centre covers a variety of themes, including:

  • cancer
  • diabetes
  • respiratory health
  • vascular disease.

Groups

Learn about groups based in the Centre for Global Health at the Usher Institute.

WHO Collaborating Centre on Population Health Research and Training

We are recognised as a WHO Collaborating Centre (WHOCC) on Population Health Research and Training.

Projects

Learn about projects and programmes based in the Centre for Global Health at the Usher Institute.

Edinburgh Research Explorer

Details of research activities across the Centre for Global Health can be found in the Edinburgh Research Explorer.

Leadership

Professor Harish Nair

  • Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Global Health
  • Co-Head of the Centre for Global Health
Harish Nair headshot

Professor Jackie Price

  • Professor of Molecular Epidemiology
  • Co-Head of Centre for Global Health
Professor Jackie Price

Hannah Glasser

Centre Administrator

Contact details

Staff and Students

Usher Institute Staff List
Usher MD and PhD Students Listed by Programme

Other Activities

Edinburgh University Global Health Society

The Edinburgh University Global Health Society is a student-run  society,  that lists Professor Harry Campbell as their patron.

Edinburgh University Global Health Society | Facebook

Journal of Global Health

The Journal of Global Health is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Edinburgh University Global Health Society, a not-for-profit organization registered in the UK. The journal publishes editorials, news, viewpoints, original research and review articles in two issues per year.

Journal of Global Health website

Global Health Academy

Professor Liz Grant, of the Centre for Global Health, leads the University-wide Global Health Academy.

Global Health Academy website

Find Us

The Centre for Global Health is based within Neighbourhood P in the Usher Building at The University of Edinburgh's BioQuarter campus.

Usher Building

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