Usher Institute

The Usher Institute sits within the Edinburgh Medical School. It has 4 core research centres, hosts the Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, and is a delivery hub within the Data-Driven Innovation Programme of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal.

Vision
To catalyse the transformation of health in society by working with people, populations and their data.

Mission
We work with people, populations and their data to understand and advance the health of individuals and populations through innovative collaborations in a global community.

We aim to:

- Build on our Scottish roots to support and maintain a community of skilled people contributing to improving local and global health;
- Create a vibrant, nurturing learning environment, based on research-led, student focussed teaching;
- Support open collaborations across and between disciplines to deliver high quality, data-driven research;
- Connect with communities of policy makers, practitioners, patients and publics to create, develop and share knowledge;
- Innovate to find new ways to address pressing issues in health and social care.