Contact us
Contact details for key staff in the Usher Institute and our Centres.
Please note - following Government guidance wherever possible staff are working from home and hence telephone numbers may not currently be active.
Please email individuals should you wish to get in touch. It will often be possible to arrange a time to speak, likely via MSTeams or Zoom.
Usher Institute
| Role | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of Institute | Professor Aziz Sheikh | +44 (0) 131 651 4151 | aziz.sheikh@ed.ac.uk |
| PA to the Director | Joanne Blair-Gray (Mon-Thurs) | Lynn Anderson (Friday) | joanne.blair@ed.ac.uk lynn.anderson@ed.ac.uk | |
| Deputy Director | Professor Jackie Price | jackie.price@ed.ac.uk | |
| Business Manager / Director of Professional Services | Vivien Smith | +44 (0) 131 650 6984 | vivien.smith@ed.ac.uk |
| Communications Manager | Susan Buckingham | +44 (0) 131 651 1754 | usher.communications@ed.ac.uk |
| General enquiries | Brenda Saetta | +44 (0) 131 650 3237 | usher.teviot@ed.ac.uk |
| General enquiries (NINE BioQuarter) | Julie Davidson | +44 (0) 131 651 7884 | usher.bioquarter@ed.ac.uk |
Centre for Population Health Sciences
| Role | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Professor David Weller | +44 (0) 131 650 2807 | david.weller@ed.ac.uk |
| PA to the Head of Centre | Selina Bairami | +44 (0) 131 650 9518 | selina.bairami@ed.ac.uk |
| Head | Professor Linda Bauld | +44 (0)131 650 3213 | linda.bauld@ed.ac.uk |
| PA to the Head of Centre | Kate Massie | kate.massie@ed.ac.uk |
Centre for Medical Informatics
| Role | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Professor Ewen Harrison | ewen.harrison@ed.ac.uk |
Centre for Global Health
| Role | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Professor Harish Nair | harish.nair@ed.ac.uk | |
| Head | Professor Igor Rudan | +44 (0) 131 650 3210 | igor.rudan@ed.ac.uk |
Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit
| Role | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Professor John Norrie | +44 (0) 131 651 7895 | j.norrie@ed.ac.uk |
| Clinical Director | Professor Rustam Al-Shahi Salman | rustam.al-shahi@ed.ac.uk | |
| Chief Operating Officer | Joyce Thomson | joyce.thomson@ed.ac.uk | |
| Associate Director (Methodology) | Professor Steff Lewis | +44 (0) 131 651 9956 | steff.lewis@ed.ac.uk |
| Associate Director (Methodology) | Professor Chris Weir | +44 (0) 131 651 9957 | christopher.weir@ed.ac.uk |
| General enquiries | +44 (0) 131 651 9901 | ECTU@ed.ac.uk |
Data-Driven Innovation Hub Team
| Role | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Responsible Officer | Professor Nick Mills | nick.mills@ed.ac.uk | |
| Implementation Lead | Michael Gray | m.gray@ed.ac.uk |
Find us
The Usher Institute is split over two main locations, in the historic Old Medical School at Teviot Place, and at NINE Edinburgh BioQuarter.