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Being my true self and not my censored self at work in the NHS

Hi I’m Gordon and I’ve been an openly gay man for nearly 20 years now. I’m a nurse and have been for 17 years, and I’m also a…

Leading cardiovascular researcher, physician and pharmacologist awarded CBE

Professor David Webb is Christison Professor of Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology. He is based in the Centre for Cardiovascular Science at the University of Edinburgh and is also…

But they said we wouldn’t find it here: Racism, discrimination and Covid-19

I have only been in the UK for a little over a year, and one thing that has become abundantly clear is that there needs to be an…

Tropical livestock are key to help feed the world

My name is Appolinaire Djikeng and I am the Director of the Centre of Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), based at the Roslin Institute. I am a…

COVID-19 test facility built from scratch at IGMM

Dr Martin Reijns is a senior research fellow working in the Medical Research Council Human Genetics Unit. He was part of a team of university and NHS scientists…

Pausing the PhD to understand Covid-19

Clark Russell is a medical doctor training in infectious diseases and microbiology. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was undertaking scientific training through a PhD in immunology as…

Engineer, scientist then surgeon – now 3D printing PPE

Hi I’m Aidan and I’m an ECAT SCREDS Clinical Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Registrar within NHS Lothian. I’m working with…

Sequencing the virus from Covid-19 patients

Thomas Williams is a respiratory paediatrician undertaking a Wellcome Trust funded PhD in Basic Science. When the first Covid-19 case was recorded in Scotland, Thomas was invited to…

The end of an era and new beginnings for BRIC

At the beginning of 2019 the Brain Research Imaging Centre (BRIC: also known as Edinburgh Imaging Facility WGH) celebrated its 21st year of  neuroimaging research in brain health…

Simulated neurosurgery – a student story

By first year medical student, Nandaja Narayanan  As part of Brain Awareness Week 2019, Edinburgh Medical School held an interactive performance of simulated brain surgery, featuring state-of-the-art surgical technology. The…

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