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. Leadership and peopleThe Centre for Global Health (CGH) is led by Heads of Centre Professor Harish Nair and Professor Igor Rudan.Full list of Centre for Global Health staffUsher PhD and MD students listed by programmeResearch and methodology groupsOur core methodological strengths are in measuring disease burden, molecular epidemiology and evidence synthesis.Current key groups led by members of the Centre for Global Health include:Quantitative Traits in Health and Disease Research Group (lead: Jim Wilson)Quantitative traits in health and disease Research Group website on the Institute of Genetics and Cancer websiteRespiratory Viral Epidemiology Group (leads: Harish Nair, Harry Campbell)Respiratory Viral Epidemiology Group websiteEpidemiology Research Group (lead: Mark Woolhouse)Epidemiology Research Group websiteEdinburgh Evolutionary Epidemiology Group (lead: Katie Atkins)Katie Atkin's profileColorectal Cancer Epidemiology Research Group (lead: Evi Theodoratou)Colorectal Cancer Epidemiology Research Group webpage on Institute for Genetics and Cancer websiteCleft Lip and Palate Research Group (lead: Felicity Vidya Mehendale)Felicity Vidya Mehendale's profileMolecular Epidemiology GroupMolecular Epidemiology Group websiteNESSIE - NIHR Evidence Synthesis Scotland InitiativE (lead: Jackie Price)One of nine evidence synthesis groups funded by the NIHR evidence synthesis programme. The aim of the evidence synthesis groups is to address knowledge gaps or to answer a specific need for healthcare, public health and social care stakeholders/audiences. NESSIE websiteProjects and programmesExamples of on-going activities and larger project/programme grants led by members of the Centre for Global Health. NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Respiratory Health (RESPIRE) (Co-Director: Harry Campbell)Funded by the National Institute for Health Research, RESPIRE is a Global Health Research Unit focusing on respiratory health in Asia.RESPIRERESCEU (REspiratory Syncytial virus Consortium in EUrope) (lead: Harish Nair)The RESCEU project aims to develop robust evidence on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease burden and economic impact in Europe and provide infrastructure to perform future pivotal clinical trials for RSV vaccines and therapeutics.RESCEUTIBA (Director: Mark Woolhouse)An NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Tackling Infections to the Benefit of Africa (TIBA) led by Professor Mark Woolhouse.NIHR Global Health Research Unit Tackling Infections To Benefit Africa (TIBA) websiteLothian Bowel Symptoms Study (lead: Evi Theodoratou)This local study is led by Professor Evi Theodoratou who is a member of the Centre for Global Health.The Lothian Bowel Symptoms Study (LABSS) websiteEdinburgh Research ExplorerFind details of research activities across the Centre for Global Health in the Edinburgh Research ExplorerOther activitiesEdinburgh University Global Health SocietyThe Edinburgh University Global Health Society is a student-run society, that lists Professor Harry Campbell as their patron.Edinburgh University Global Health Society websiteJournal of Global HealthThe 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 websiteGlobal Health AcademyProfessor Liz Grant, of the Centre for Global Health, leads the University-wide Global Health Academy.Global Health Academy website This article was published on 2024-09-24
