Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Interim Director: Professor Julie Jacko
The Usher Institute is a growing interdisciplinary research Institute within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, focused on delivering patient centered, data informed research to improve healthcare provision and health outcomes. We are a key driver for collaborative and impactful research with healthcare providers and policy makers, in Scotland the UK and internationally. The Institute hosts around 80 members of academic faculty leading teams with research interests spanning clinical medicine, general practice, epidemiology, healthcare informatics, healthcare technologies, health data ethics, social science and medical humanities. The Institute is involved in a current research funding portfolio of over £114M from a range of funders including NIHR, MRC, Wellcome, European Commission, ESRC and WHO among others.
Keywords
- R Medicine (General)
- RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
- RD Surgery
- RG Gynecology and obstetrics
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Profiles
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Michael Abbott
- Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences - Research Fellow in Health Economics
- Usher Institute
- Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit
Person: Academic: Research Active
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Shima Abdullateef
- Usher Institute
- Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Person: Academic: Research Active
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Purva Abhyankar
- Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences - Research Fellow
- Usher Institute
- Centre for Population Health Sciences
Person: Academic: Research Active
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Racing against a stopped clock: Inequitable access to stroke thrombectomy
Squires, C. & Duignan, A., 12 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Mapping the global landscape of task shifting and sharing: trends, geographic disparities, and terminology from 1970 to 2022
Das, S., Grant, L. & Fearon, D., 10 May 2025, In: Critical Public Health. 35, 1, 2501495.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimizing participation in a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme for people living with Chronic Respiratory Diseases in rural India: a feasibility study.
RESPIRE Collaboration, Jebaraj, P., Paul, B., Isaac, R., Reddy, S. R., Kumar, R., Vikas, B., Das, D., Norrie, J., Weller, D. & Pinnock, H., 9 May 2025, In: Journal of Global Health. 15, 11 p., 04143.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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Assembling DoxyPEP, AMR, and Queer Stewardship
Ledin, C. (Speaker)
29 Aug 2025Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Engendering DoxyPEP: Social Aspects of Doxycycline, Vaginitis & Yeast Infections
Ledin, C. (Invited speaker)
26 Aug 2025 → 27 Aug 2025Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Advancing Responsible Digital Innovation in Healthcare: Challenges and Strategies
De Togni, G. (Assessor)
3 Jul 2025 → 5 Jul 2025Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Prizes
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2021 STARS Syncope Healthcare Pioneer
Reed, M. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2023 Florence Nightingale Award for Excellence in Healthcare Data Analytics
Jeffrey, K. (Recipient), Daines, L. (Recipient), Woolford, L. (Recipient), Maini, R. (Recipient), Pandya, A. (Recipient), Sagar, D. (Recipient), Borland, J. (Recipient), Basetti, S. (Recipient), Batchelor, A. (Recipient), Weatherill, D. (Recipient), White, C. (Recipient), Hammersley, V. (Recipient), Millington, T. (Recipient), Macdonald, C. (Recipient), Kerr, S. (Recipient), Shi, T. (Recipient), Quint, J. K. (Recipient), Linning, G. (Recipient), Murray, J. (Recipient), Shankar-Hari, M. (Recipient), Kerr, R. (Recipient), Watson, B. (Recipient), Shah, S. A. (Recipient), Hameed, S. S. (Recipient), Fagbamigbe, A. (Recipient), Kelly, D. (Recipient), Simpson, C. (Recipient), Vital Katikireddi, S. (Recipient), Robertson, C. (Recipient), Ritchie, L. D. (Recipient) & Sheikh, A. (Recipient), 6 Jul 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2023 STARS Syncope Healthcare Pioneer
Reed, M. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Understanding Biosocial Aspects of DoxyPEP in England and Scotland
Ledin, C. (Principal Investigator)
13/01/25 → 31/07/25
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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AiPST: [Ageing in] Place Standard Tool Development-Challenge Investment Funded
Scott, I. (Principal Investigator), Lewis, S. (Co-investigator), Ward Thompson, C. (Co-investigator), Faric, N. (Principal Investigator), Okewumi, E. (Researcher), Gibson, K. (Co-investigator) & Woolrych, R. (Co-investigator)
6/01/25 → 30/06/25
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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Transforming endometriosis care in Europe: an integrated approach to enhance understanding, diagnosis, tailored management and patient empowerment
Ford, A. (Co-investigator)
1/01/25 → 28/12/29
Project: Research
Datasets
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Student ratings of food masculinity, healthiness and palatability, 2015
Banas, K. (Creator) & Newman, E. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 11 Apr 2016
DOI: 10.7488/ds/1367
Dataset
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The student diet 2014
Newman, E. (Creator) & Banas, K. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 11 Apr 2016
DOI: 10.7488/ds/1368
Dataset
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Female identity threat and eating, 2015
Newman, E. (Creator) & Banas, K. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 13 Jun 2016
DOI: 10.7488/ds/1426
Dataset
Press/Media
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Unfolding sexual health imaginaries
19/02/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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A million Scots on waiting lists if the NHS fails to tackle backlog
9/01/25 → 10/01/25
5 Media contributions
Press/Media: Research