University of Edinburgh Scotland’s highest ranked university - Medicine taught in Edinburgh since 1583. Fundamental to the (Scottish) Enlightenment Almost 2,300 academics and support staff produce a wealth of 4* rated research in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (CMVM) In the UK, ranked fourth overall for ‘research power’ in REF2014 Globally, ranked 23rd in the 2014-15 Times Education Survey of the best centres for Life Sciences
Research - Organophosphorus Insecticide Poisoning Researched in North Central Sri Lanka since 1993 Clinical care of organophosphorus pesticide poisoned patients Edinburgh Clinical Toxicology Over 5,000 patients recruited to clinical trials Over 53,000 households recruited to Community Cluster RCTs
Research – Cancer & Radiotherapy Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre 40 research groups combining clinical and Basic research Clinical care offered In linked NHS hospital Active programme recruiting patients to clinical and tissue collection studies Radiotherapy performed on 3000-3500 patients with cancer each year