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Personal Statement
Since 2002 I have been Professor of Public Health Epidemiology in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and also Head of Statistics at Health Protection Scotland (HPS). I have a joint appointment in the two institutes where I lead a team of researchers in statistics and public health epidemiology and manage the statistical research and consultancy service at HPS. In 2010 I was appointed as a senior research fellow with the International Prevention Research Institute, Lyon, France (http://www.i-pri.org/).
I am an applied statistician with interests in the application of Statistics over a wide variety of disciplines. Presently my main research interest is in statistical modelling of infectious diseases and in epidemiological studies. This involves work on statistical methods for the analyses of linked data, mapping diseases, pharmaco-epidemiology studies, which are linked to the FARR Institute Scotland, population simulation models for infectious diseases, meta analysis and the design of disease surveillance systems.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Statistical Applications in Memory Studies, University of Kent
Award Date: 1 Jan 1981
Master of Science, Statistics, University of Kent
Award Date: 1 Jan 1977
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Statistics, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1976
External positions
Senior Research Fellow, International Prevention Research Institute
1 Jul 2010 → …
Head of Statistics, Health Protection Scotland
1 Jan 2002 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Cancer Medicines Outcomes Programme
Bennie, M. (Principal Investigator), Kavanagh, K. (Co-investigator), Kurdi, A. (Co-investigator) & Robertson, C. (Co-investigator)
31/10/16 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
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Chair Extension
Robertson, C. (Principal Investigator) & Kavanagh, K. (Co-investigator)
Public Health Scotland, Health Protection Scotland
1/08/11 → 31/03/28
Project: Research
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M. Gabriela M. Gomes, Ibrahim Mohammed and Chris Robertson's contribution to the Discussion of ‘Some statistical aspects of the Covid-19 response’ by Wood et al
Gomes, M. G. M., Mohammed, I. & Robertson, C., 13 Jan 2026, In: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A . 189, 1, p. 43-45 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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CO252 Tocilizumab vs. Sarilumab Among Adults Hospitalized Due to COVID-19: A Federated Comparative Effectiveness Study Across England and Scotland Under the Target Trial Emulation Framework
Zheng, B., Kurdi, A., Amstutz, A., Green, A., Herrett, E., Tazare, J., Wen, Q., Mahalingasivam, V., Smith, R., MacKenna, B., Mehrkar, A., Bacon, S., Goldacre, B., Robertson, C., Sheikh, A. & Tomlinson, L., 31 Dec 2025, In: Value in Health. 28, 12, Suppl 1, p. S94 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract › peer-review
Datasets
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Data for "Association of cerebral venous thrombosis with recent COVID-19 vaccination: case-crossover study using ascertainment through neuroimaging in Scotland"
McKeigue, P. M. (Creator), Burgul, R. (Creator), Bishop, J. (Creator), Robertson, C. (Creator), McMenamin, J. (Creator), O’Leary, M. (Creator), McAllister, D. A. (Creator) & Colhoun, H. M. (Creator), figshare, 30 May 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5760243.v1
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Data for: "Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the incidence and mortality of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: national interrupted time series analyses for Scotland and Wales"
Alsallakh, M. A. (Creator), Sivakumaran, S. (Creator), Kennedy, S. (Creator), Vasileiou, E. (Creator), Lyons, R. A. (Creator), Robertson, C. (Creator), Sheikh, A. (Creator) & Davies, G. A. (Creator), figshare, 28 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5426032.v1
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Activities
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Impact Case Studies in Maths & Stats
Whoriskey, S. (Organiser), Barrenechea, G. (Organiser), Kleczkowski, A. (Speaker), Dennany, L. (Speaker), Robertson, C. (Speaker), Heath, M. (Speaker), McHugh, D. (Speaker), Gallagher, C. (Speaker) & Higham, D. (Speaker)
9 Jan 2025Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Conference, workshop, seminar or course
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Joint Committee for Vaccinations and Immunisation (External organisation)
Robertson, C. (Advisor)
12 Jul 2024 → 13 Nov 2024Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Impacts
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Health and cost benefits of monitoring infectious diseases using novel statistical methods.
Robertson, C. (Participant), Greenhalgh, D. (Participant), Gettinby, G. (Participant), McMenamin, J. (Participant), Simpson, C. R. (Participant) & Lone, N. (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Economic and commerce, Health and welfare - new products, guidelines and services
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