Elizabeth Grant (health researcher) explained

Liz Grant
Honorific Suffix:FRSE, FRCP, MFPH
Alma Mater:University of Aberdeen, University of Edinburgh
Known For:Global health research and leadership

Liz Grant FRCPEdin, MFPH is an Assistant Principal and Director of the Global Health Academy[1] at the University of Edinburgh[2] She is a researcher and educator in the areas of palliative care[3] compassion[4] [5] and global health[6] and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[7] [8] and the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh and holds a chair in Global Health and Development.

International role

Grant sits on the Scottish Government NHS Global Citizenship Board which approves strategies and plans that support the policies and priorities set by the Scottish Government's International Development Strategy.[9] She was on the Board of Directors for the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, (CUGH) and currently chairs the CUGH Research Committee.[10]  

Education and research

Grant has a MA Religious Studies from University of Aberdeen and a PhD from University of Edinburgh. She has worked as part of Scottish initiatives in Malawi,[11] Kenya[12] and Zambia[13] including working with Mhoira Leng, FRSE. She has been an advisor to global health charities and global health communities of practice.

References

  1. Web site: Global Health Academy. 2021-04-02. The University of Edinburgh. en.
  2. Web site: Professor Liz Grant. 2021-04-02. The University of Edinburgh. en.
  3. Grant. Elizabeth. Leng. Mhoira. Namukwaya. Elizabeth. Onapito. Ivan Odiit. Kimani. Kellen. Downing. Julia. 2017-07-04. Faith and palliative care: a partnership of care in low- and middle-income countries. Development in Practice. 27. 5. 610–621. 10.1080/09614524.2017.1330400. 0961-4524.
  4. Web site: 2021-03-30. The climate crisis – Can compassion contribute? Professor Liz Grant. 2021-04-02. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. en-GB.
  5. Web site: Liz Grant: Can compassion contribute in the climate crisis?. 2021-04-02. www.scotsman.com. en.
  6. Web site: Nations. United. Public Health in the post-2015 Development Agenda Series: Addressing Inequalities of End-of-Life Care Through a Public Health and Integrated Approach: from MDG 6 to SDG 3, by Liz Grant, University of Edinburgh. 2021-04-02. United Nations. en.
  7. Web site: 2020-08-24. Professor Elizabeth Grant FRSE. 2021-04-02. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. en-GB.
  8. Web site: Liz Grant. 2021-04-02. University of Edinburgh Research Explorer. en.
  9. Web site: NHS Scotland Global Citizenship Programme Board - gov.scot. 2021-04-02. www.gov.scot.
  10. Web site: Consortium of Universities for Global Health Improving Our Well-Being. 2021-04-02. Consortium of Universities for Global Health. en-US.
  11. Web site: Scotland Malawi Partnership :: Profile. 2021-04-02. www.scotland-malawipartnership.org.
  12. Web site: Palliative care in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda. 2021-04-02. Marie Curie. en.
  13. Web site: Liz Grant Health Information For All (HIFA.ORG). 2021-04-02. www.hifa.org.

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