First female head of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine from 2018 - 2023. Name: Moira Whyte Category: Current staffRole: Former head of College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine and Professor of Respiratory Medicine Moira was the Vice-Principal and first female Head of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine in Edinburgh from 2018 to 2023.She was previously Director of the University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research and Head of Edinburgh Medical School. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for her services to respiratory medicine in the 2014 New Year Honours and a Dame Commander of the same order in the 2024 Birthday Honours. This article was published on 2026-03-18
