The factors influencing how diseases are spread within communities, and how underlying cultural, social, and economic issues impact disease control and treatment delivery, provide rich opportunities for collaboration between social, clinical and biological scientists in Edinburgh. Researchers contributing to the theme NameInterestAffiliationEmailKenneth AmaeshiEngagement of sustainable business with global health agendaEdinburgh Business SchoolKenneth.Amaeshi@ed.ac.ukChristine CampbellPrimary care in cancer, inc. HPV vaccination & cervical cancer screeningUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticschristine.campbell@ed.ac.ukSarah ChanBioethics of One HealthUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticssarah.chan@ed.ac.ukLukas EngelmannDigital EpidemiologySchool of Social & Political Sciencelukas.engelmann@ed.ac.ukTonks FawcettSepsis, Infection control & behaviourSchool of Health in Social Sciencet.fawcett@ed.ac.ukLinda FibigerConflict archaeology, interpersonal violence and cranial traumaSchool of History, Classics and ArchaeologyLinda.Fibiger@ed.ac.ukLiz GrantPalliative care & International health systems strengtheningGlobal Health Academyliz.grant@ed.ac.ukIan HarperGlobal health policySchool of Social and Political Scienceian.harper@ed.ac.ukAisha HollowayPublic health & alcohol related harmSchool of Health in Social Scienceaisha.holloway@ed.ac.ukRebecca MarslandEthnography of malaria and HIV/AIDSSchool of Social and Political ScienceR.Marsland@ed.ac.ukMartyn PickersgillSociology of biomedicine and mental healthUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticsmartyn.pickersgill@ed.ac.ukJames SmithEvolution of medical and veterinary research into trypanosomiasis in AfricaCentre of African StudiesJames.Smith@ed.ac.ukDevi SridharGlobal politics of public healthUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticsdevi.sridhar@ed.ac.ukDavid WhiteleyThe experience of HCV testing, treatment and cureEdinburgh Napier Universityd.whiteley@napier.ac.ukAlice StreetMaterial politics of global health, with focus on Papua New Guinea & South IndiaSchool of Social and Political ScienceAlice.Street@ed.ac.uk This article was published on 2025-07-07