Explore our Global Academies and ongoing major international research programmes The College is proud to host a number of thriving international research communities and large-scale collaborative research programmes, which will be key to responding global research challenges. Global Health Academy The Global Health Academy will continue its research of major health problems affecting low and middle income societies across the globe, generating interdisciplinary research across traditional boundaries. The Academy will augment the existing University structures within world-leading research across biomedical, clinical, social science, engineering and veterinary research – collectively delivering greater impact on global health. Global Health Academy website Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security Based on the Easter Bush campus, the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security is an interdisciplinary hub of research, teaching and consulting expertise, to support decision making to transform agri-food systems and food security. Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security website One Health As the UK's only unified College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, we are uniquely placed to excel in One Health research. By this, we mean experts working together across all fields of medicine, veterinary medicine, environmental and life sciences, to ensure the health of people, animals and the planet. Our work focuses on improving livelihoods around the world - exploring complex relationships between human, animal and environmental health, and the economic and social factors that underpin these. Our commitment to multidisciplinary working is seen through the work of our Global Academies and research centres, including Edinburgh Infectious Diseases. Collaboration is key and the impact from our research influences global policy and contributes to saving lives. We provide training to equip people with the skills needed to respond to emerging One Health issues through our degree programmes and short professional courses. We have long-standing expertise in online delivery to enable wide access to professional training regardless of your location. One Health website Edinburgh Infectious Diseases website Centre for Global Health Research Based within the Usher Institute, the Centre for Global Health Research is home to researchers who take a world-leading approach to measuring the global burden of disease, prioritising investments in global health, influencing governance structures and processes, and innovating for global health. Centre for Global Health Research website Large collaborative research programmes Our researchers lead several ambitious international research programmes. Follow the links below to read more about each. RESPIRE TIBA RESCEU DIPLOMATIC GlobalSurg Collaborative Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention Generation Malawi This article was published on 2024-09-09
