Find out about our organisation's partnerships, history, funding and more. Our Partnerships Generation Scotland is a collaboration between the Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, as well as NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, NHS Grampian, NHS Lothian and NHS Tayside and Public Health Scotland.Our team is currently based at the University of Edinburgh within the Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine, MRC Institute of Genetics and Cancer, Centre for Medical Informatics and the Usher Institute.Partnership OrganisationsWe partner with various organisations to help us carry out our research and expand our impact throughout Scotland and beyond.The following partners help facilitate data linkage for our study:Health Informatics Centre, University of Dundee (HIC)Public Health Scotland (PHS)Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research (SCADR)The following partners help us to spread awareness of Generation Scotland and what we do:Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO)BC PlatformsCatalogue of Mental Health MeasuresCLOSERDATAMINDDementias Platform UK (DPUK)Health Data Research UK (HDR UK)MQ Mental Health ResearchOptometry ScotlandResearch Data Scotland (RDS)Scotblood | Scottish National Blood Transfusion ServiceTissue Directory and Coordination Centre (UKRC TDCC)UK Longitudinal Linkage CollaborationCollaborating StudiesWe collaborate with various other health studies to share best practice, expertise and assist one another with data access and linkage. These studies include:Aberdeen Children of the Nineteen Fifties (ACONF)Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)Born in BradfordDataLochGrowing Up in Scotland (GUS)Healthy Ageing In Scotland (HAGIS)Scottish Health Research Register (SHARE)UK BiobankVIKING GenesInternational Research ConsortiaWe take part in other studies in the UK and around the world, such as:Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC)Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE)CONVALESCENCE Study (Long-Covid study)Covid Global Mental Health Consortium (CGMHC)CovidmentPsychiatric Genetics Consortium (PGC)Youth Engagement PartnersYouth Engagement | Generation Scotland Our History While our first volunteers joined in 2006, did you know our history goes back to 1999?Our TimelineSee the history of how we began and learn about our important achievements.Please click the link below to download a timeline accessible for screen readers Document Generation Scotland Timeline (998.82 KB / PDF) Image Image Image Our Funding Generation Scotland is currently supported by the Wellcome Trust. We have also received core support from the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health Directorates and the Scottish Funding Council. Meet the Team From scientists to data specialists, meet the team who work as part of Generation Scotland. Professor Cathie Sudlow - Principal Investigator Professor Cathie Sudlow is a neurologist and clinical epidemiologist based at the University of Edinburgh and the Director of Generation Scotland. She is also Chief Scientist and Deputy Director of Health Data Research UK (HDR UK), the UK’s national institute for health data science, and is Director of the British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre at HDR UK. Image Professor David Porteous - Co-Principal Investigator Professor David Porteous is a recently retired geneticist and medical researcher who set up and led Generation Scotland from the start. He continues in an advisory role, and is a fully signed up volunteer for Generation Scotland. Image Professor Andrew McIntosh - Co-Principal Investigator Andrew McIntosh is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Division of Psychiatry, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences. He leads the Generation Scotland Expert Working Group for Psychiatric Disorders and co-chairs the Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC). Image Professor Riccardo Marioni - Co-Principal Investigator Riccardo is a co-investigator of GS and Professor of Molecular Epidemiology of Ageing. His group links information from DNA samples and blood markers to better understand the biology that underlies disease and to improve risk prediction. Image Professor Caroline Hayward - Co-Principal Investigator Professor Caroline Hayward was PI of the MRC research programme "Quantitative Traits in Health and Disease" before retiring in 2023. She has worked with genetic and health-related data from the Generation Scotland project for over 10 years. She has a particular interest in kidney-related diseases but has studied many other clinically important traits. Image Professor Heather Whalley - Chief Scientist Heather is Professor of Neuroscience and Mental Health at the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. She has an interest in linking neuroimaging data with genetic and environmental risk factors and clinical phenotypes, across and between disorders, to provide a more integrated and mechanistic understanding of mental illness. She has a particular interest in adolescent mental health, links between physical and mental health, the use of AI approaches in psychiatric/neuroimaging research, and integrating neuroimaging data with linked healthcare data. Image Archie Campbell - Chief Technology Officer I have been working for Generation Scotland since 2007 in various IT and management roles.I am now in charge of technology and looking after the extensive datasets, and I co-manage the team with Robin Flaig. Image Robin Flaig - Chief Operations Officer I am Chief Operations Officer, overseeing Generation Scotland’s administration, access, recruitment, finance, HR, communications and engagement. Image Anne Richmond - Bioinformatics Analyst I am a bioinformatics analyst working in both data management and analysis in Generation Scotland. My primary roles involve managing the cohort's large omics resources for other researchers and contributing to analyses for larger consortia. Image Liz Kirby - Research Support Officer I am the Research Support Officer for Generation Scotland and the Loneliness in the Digital World project. I help with participant communication and public engagement as well as supporting the team with administration and finance tracking. I also help with ethics submissions and manage the researcher access system. Image Alex Wood - Data Analyst / Developer I’m a web developer and analyst within the team. I’m responsible for building and updating the online portal our volunteers interact with, and looking after the data we manage within the study. Image Sarah Robertson - Youth Engagement Lead I have over 25 years’ experience in public engagement and partnership working in the field of Community Learning and Development and Youth Work. I have led on national programmes around health, equalities, participation approaches, participatory democracy, active citizenship, training development and delivery to NHS Scotland, Public Health, Scottish Government, Scottish Fire Service and Police Scotland on rights based approaches. Image Rosie Tatham - Science Communications and Administrative Assistant My role involves communicating with our volunteers, creating research summaries, handling publications and managing and creating content for our social media. Primarily, to help with recruitment of Next Generation Scotland. Part of my role also involves working on a STRADL-based fMRI research project for Generation Scotland. Image Zhuoni Xiao - Research Fellow I am a postdoctoral researcher working on the 'Loneliness in the Digital World' project, utilising the Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) approach. My role involves designing the study, recruiting participants, and collecting and analysing data. I am particularly interested in exploring the impact of early adversity on lifelong mental health. Image Fiona Clark - Research & Communications ManagerI am the Generation Scotland Research and Communications Manager. I support the team, particularly dealing with finance and social media, since joining the team in 2023. Image This article was published on 2024-07-25