Our research

From rapid diagnostics to personalised therapeutics and next‑generation vaccines, research at Edinburgh links discovery and clinical trials with infection prevention, equitable delivery, and the ethics and trust that determine uptake.

At Edinburgh, epidemiology integrates behaviour, genomics and health‑systems research to map transmission, quantify burden and translate evidence into fair, effective public‑health action.

Mechanistic and evolutionary studies at Edinburgh—spanning immunity, microbiomes and antimicrobial resistance—reveal how pathogens cause disease and where the strongest intervention points lie.

Edinburgh’s One Health research tracks reservoirs and spillover, deciphers environmental and ecological drivers, and co‑creates sustainable solutions that protect human, animal and ecosystem health.