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William Williams serves as an Innovation Fellow within the School of Medicine at the University of St Andrews, specifically in the Department of Medical & Biological Sciences at the North Haugh campus. His interdisciplinary role bridges clinical practice, public health research, and medical engineering, with a focus on developing practical solutions for global health challenges in resource-limited settings.
Williams' research portfolio demonstrates exceptional breadth across public health violence prevention and ophthalmology. His work on knife crime deterrence through imagery analysis, alcohol monitoring interventions, and psychological safety scales has significantly influenced Scottish youth violence policy. Concurrently, his ophthalmology research advances trachoma diagnosis and retinal imaging technologies, particularly through frugal engineering approaches like the Arclight ophthalmoscope adaptations. His methodology expertise spans mixed-methods epidemiological studies, clinical nomogram development, and transdisciplinary team science.
Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals three dominant research trajectories: 1) Community-level violence prevention strategies targeting Scottish youth (60% of recent output), 2) Ophthalmological diagnostic innovation with emphasis on low-resource settings (25%), and 3) Medical device engineering for drug safety and surgical applications (15%). This distribution underscores his strategic focus on public health interventions while maintaining clinical engineering contributions.
Williams secured STAIRS funding as Co-Investigator for the 2021-2022 project "A Frugal Engineering Approach to Laser Treatment for the Prevention of Blindness," which developed accessible laser treatment solutions for eye diseases. This work gained policy traction with references in governmental documents and significant social media dissemination (10 X users, 31 Mendeley readers). His collaborative network spans public health agencies, clinical departments, and engineering teams across Scottish institutions.
