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Franziska McManus serves as a Teaching Assistant at the Usher Institute within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. She concurrently holds tutoring roles for the MBChB programme's Year 2 Research and Evidence Based Medicine course and the MSc Data Science in Health and Social Care programme, while also tutoring in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences.
Her academic credentials include:
- MSc in Psychological Research from the University of Edinburgh
- MA in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge
McManus specializes in data science applications for healthcare education, with research focusing on quantitative methodology in life sciences. Her work bridges psychological research frameworks with health informatics, emphasizing practical data analysis using R. She actively develops curricula for health-focused data science education, integrating statistical literacy with real-world healthcare contexts.
Her 2024 publication analyzes national trends in quantitative methods education across UK life sciences programmes, revealing critical gaps in statistical training and curriculum standardization. This work establishes foundational insights for modernizing life sciences pedagogy through structured data analysis frameworks.
As a Research Assistant on a PTAS-funded project supervised by Dr. Crispin Jordan, she contributed to national educational research on quantitative methods teaching. While not formally supervising graduate students, she mentors through course instruction across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in medicine and data science.
McManus operates within the Health and Social Care Data-Driven Innovation Team at the Usher Institute, collaborating on educational initiatives that translate data science into healthcare practice through the Edinburgh BioQuarter ecosystem.
