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Professor Patrice Forget, Clinical Chair in Anaesthesia at the Epidemiology Group, is co-author of a new paper warning that opioid use disorder in the UK is a serious and likely underestimated problem; one that will keep worsening without urgent action.

Stuart joins the group with a background in medical history, and will be working to provide a range of qualitative research support across a number of our studies.

Headed by Epidemiology Group Head Professor Gary Macfarlane, the new Centre held its inaugural meeting on Friday 12 June, with 40 members coming together to discuss and develop initial work plans and early research proposals.

A major new UK wide initiative to transform how people with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions can help shape research has been announced, with members of our own group leading the programme's work across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The group has been recognised for its sustained model of embedding people with lived experience across their musculoskeletal research.

Dr MacDonald wins this year's prestigious award for presenting his work on the link between adverse childhood experiences and later onset of chronic pain from the Consortium Against Pain inEquality (CAPE) study.

We are delighted to announce that the 2026 edition of the Epi Group newsletter is now available to download!

Claire recently joined the Epidemiology Group as an interdisciplinary PhD student researching sex and gender differences in the diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of people with psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

We welcome back Jonny Lock to our team after his previous stint working on the BSR-PsA study from 2019-2021. He joins us as an Assistant Study Coordinator on the UKAR and PIOKNEER studies.

Dr Gayani Dissanayake joins the group as an Honorary Post Doctoral Research Fellow with a background of public health.