Research Division
This month, the Scottish Government’s Chief Scientist Office (CSO) announced the successful completion of the Reducing Drug Deaths Innovation Challenge: Phase I. Prof. Alexander Baldacchino is the clinical lead on the…
At the fourth online Marie Curie Research Conference, held from 4-9 February, Clinical Research Fellow Dr Sarah Bowers was named runner up for the Tammy Prescott Patient and Public Involvement Award. This award…
The Second Annual Collaborative Research and Innovation Symposium, co-hosted by NHS Fife and the University of St Andrews, took place on Wednesday, 25 October. Held at the Balbirnie House Hotel in Markinch, the event…
A new study published in BMJ Open has identified significant shortcomings in the UK’s “declaration of interests” system for health professionals. Led by NHS Research Scotland Fellow Dr Margaret McCartney and…
On 23 June, the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) announced Lecturer in Academic General Practice Dr Sarah Mills as the winner of the prestigious 2023 SAPC Doctoral Prize. The prize is awarded to health service…
The University of St Andrews School of Medicine and Children’s Parliament have been collaborating to understand food and fairness from the perspective of children living in Fife, using a children’s rights approach.…
On 31 May, Director of Research Professor Frank Sullivan delivered his inaugural lecture entitled, “On a front line of health services.” Providing the opening remarks, Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Sally…
A study co-authored by School of Medicine staff has found that protection provided by COVID-19 vaccination declines more rapidly in people with severe obesity. Led by the Universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge, the…
On 21 April, the Population & Behavioural Health Research Division’s ‘Golf for Health’ EAGLE project was featured on the BBC’s ‘The One Show’. This pioneering social prescribing initiative aims to encourage a more…
Honorary Research Fellow Dr Joe Tay was named a 2023-2024 Harkness Fellow on 5 April, 2023. This prestigious programme allows people who have shown a commitment to advancing healthcare policy and practice to spend a…