IRR Director Professor Stuart Forbes has been honoured with a Chancellor’s Award for research excellence. The Chancellor’s Awards are one of the most important ways in which the University recognises current members of the University community. Across four categories the awards recognise those who have made outstanding contributions to teaching or research, achieved national and international recognition for their work, or made an outstanding contribution to the University's work in general. Dr Sally Shaw, Professor Judy Robertson, and Professor Michael Shipton are also 2025 Chancellor’s Award winners. The awards were presented by the Chancellor, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, during a gala dinner held this week at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The Lord Provost, Councillor Robert Aldridge, joined in congratulating the winners. From left to right: Stuart Forbes, Sally Shaw, Peter Mathieson, Judy Robertson and Michael Shipton From nurturing meaningful global partnerships, to enhancing children’s education in AI, our 2025 Chancellor’s Award winners demonstrate the breadth of excellence and impact that the University offers the world. “My thanks and congratulations to all those that were nominated for an award, especially our four winners. Thank you also to those who took the time to nominate their peers. Peter Mathieson Principal and Vice-Chancellor Stuart Forbes is Regius Chair of Medical Science (CMVM), Head of the School of Regeneration and Repair, Director of the Institute for Regeneration and Repair and a Group Leader in the Centre for Regenerative Medicine. Stuart received his Chancellor’s Award for Research in recognition of his outstanding reputation as a clinician scientist in the area of biomedicine, specifically liver regeneration, and for co-leading on the successful creation of the Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR). I am delighted to win the Chancellor’s award. I have been privileged to work with patients who have liver disease and seen the profound impact this has on their lives, which has motivated our research. I have the honour of working at the Institute for Regeneration and Repair with exceptional colleagues that continually inspire me and I truly see this award as reflecting their efforts also. Professor Stuart Forbes Regius Chair of Medical Research Stuart Forbes was born in Burnley, then moved to Fleetwood for high school. After training in medicine at Edinburgh, he undertook a PhD at The Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital then worked at Imperial College London and St Mary’s Hospital before returning to Edinburgh in 2006. His research focuses on how the liver regenerates after injury, how this fails in severe liver disease and how the liver can be repaired using regenerative medicine strategies. He has developed macrophage cell therapy for liver disease and founded Resolution Therapeutics, who are testing genetically modified macrophages in clinical trials to treat liver and other inflammatory diseases. Stuart Forbes Research GroupRead more about the Chancellor’s Awards Publication date 22 Jan, 2026
