Secretariat and Senior Fellows

Our Global Health Academy work is led by a small Secretariat who collaborate and link with a wide range of advisors and partners from both within and beyond the University. This enables us to build wide networks across a range of sectors and disciplines.

Director and Academy Lead

Liz Grant, Director and Academy Lead, Global Health Academy and Co-Director of the Global Compassion Initiative

Co-Directors

Francisca Mutapi, Co-Director, Global Health Academy and Co-Director of TIBA,
Sue Welburn, Co-Director, Global Health Academy and Executive Dean, Zhejiang University - University of Edinburgh Biomedical Sciences Institute

Senior Fellows

Proving guidance and expertise in relation to grants, research topics, strategic development, partnerships and communications. Senior Fellows include:

Wendy Ball, provides strategic input to networks and social impact organisations, particularly to enhance the effectiveness of movements and partnerships set up to advance positive change.
Heather Cubie, Consultant Clinical Scientist with an Honorary Chair in the University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine; recently retired from NHS Lothian with which she had been associated for more than 40 years.
John Gillies, previous Chair of Royal Collage of General Practice; Co-Director of the Compassion Initiative
Anne Hendry, Clinical lead for Integrated Care; Senior Associate IFIC
Moira Leng, Palliative Care Lead for Humanitarian Emergencies and Fragile States (PallCHASE) and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh.