Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Director: Professor Cathie Sudlow
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
- School of Population Health Sciences - Research Fellow in Health Economics
- Usher Institute
- Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit
Person: Academic: Research Active
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Purva Abhyankar
- School of Population Health Sciences - Research Fellow, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Usher Institute
- Centre for Population Health Sciences
Person: Academic: Research Active
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Imad Adamestam
- School of Population Health Sciences - Clinical Trials Statistician
- Usher Institute
- Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit
Person: Academic: Research Active (Research Assistant)
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Intervention or Conservative Management for Symptomatic Cerebral Cavernous Malformations: A Prospective, Population-Based Cohort Study
Sandmann, A. C. A., Verbaan, D., Coutinho, J. M., Vandertop, W. P., White, P. M. & Al-Shahi Salman, R., 8 Sept 2026, In: Neurology. 107, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Why co-production should be standard practice in sleep research
Gale, E. L., Gardani, M., Murray, A. L., Caddick, L., Manrai, R. & Whalley, H., 7 Sept 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of sleep research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Response to Interpreting “intermittent” psychological distress in dementia research: A classification that obscures more than it reveals
Stafford, J., Dekhtyar, S., Russ, T. C., Singh‐Manoux, A., Maddock, J., Walters, K., Orgeta, V., Davies, N., Kirkbride, J. B., Richards, M., Howard, R. & Patalay, P., 4 Sept 2026, In: Alzheimer's & Dementia. 22, 9, e71803.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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SGSAH PGR Methods Training
Ledin, C. (Invited speaker)
24 Sept 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Professional Development and Training
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European Social Science Robotics Network (ESSRN) Meeting
De Togni, G. (Speaker)
8 Sept 2026 → 11 Sept 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Annual Meeting of European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST)
De Togni, G. (Advisor), Catanzariti, B. (Advisor) & Vidmar, M. (Advisor)
8 Sept 2026 → 11 Sept 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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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MWD: Artificial Intelligence & Physician Associate (AIPA) case study / Medicine without Doctors: Reimagining Care and Voice through Play
Moreno Lozano, C. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/26 → 31/03/31
Project: Research
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Youth Gambling Harm Research and Innovation Partnership
Niven, A. (Other)
1/05/26 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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BOWEL MAPS study (BOWEL screening – Mapping and Analysing Participation and Spatial disparities)
Ng, L. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/26 → 30/04/29
Project: Research
Datasets
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Viral Memories: Interviews With Gay Men on HIV, AIDS, and COVID-19 in the UK, 2023-2024
Garcia Iglesias, J. (Creator) & Atherton, S. (Creator), UK Data Service, 19 Jan 2026
Dataset
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COVID-19 Intimacies: Resilience and Viral Safety among LGBT and Heterosexual People Using Dating Apps in the COVID-19 Era, 2023
Garcia Iglesias, J. (Creator), Heaphy, B. (Creator), Yodovich, N. (Creator) & Hogdson, J. (Data Collector), UK Data Service, 16 Jun 2025
Dataset
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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
Press/Media
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The old-fashioned STD that's making a comeback - and the simple pill that can stop it
9/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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How to prevent a stroke - new research and treatments
13/02/26
8 items of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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MRC Instight Blog - Beyond the bench
19/03/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities