Edinburgh Medical School

27/02/2026

Join us this International Women’s Day for a conversation with Caroline Criado Perez, award-winning writer, broadcaster and feminist campaigner.

As the author of the internationally bestselling book Invisible Women, Caroline has exposed the systemic data bias shaping our world. From healthcare and education to workplaces and public policy. Her work has reshaped global conversations on equality, earning the Financial Times Book of the Year Award and the Royal Society Science Book Prize.

📅 Saturday 7 March 2026
⏰ 4:00pm
📍 Edinburgh Futures Institute, 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh

This event is in collaboration with Edinburgh Medical School 300, ENDO1000, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, and GENDER.ED and is free and open to all.

Register 👉 https://edin.ac/4q6vK5O

12/02/2026

Say hi to Mona 👋✨

Mona is a 2nd year medical student and our official Student Storyteller for Edinburgh Medical School 300. She’ll be taking you behind the scenes of events and activities marking 300 years of Edinburgh Medical School, sharing student perspectives and moments from across the programme throughout the year.

Read Mona’s blog to get to know her! https://edin.ac/461afvT

06/02/2026

Last night we launched the Edinburgh Medical School 300 “Learning from our History” Public Lecture Series with A Deep History of Health & Healing in Edinburgh at the Edinburgh Futures Institute.

Architect Malcolm Fraser explored the history and redevelopment of key healing sites along Infirmary Street, including the Dovecot Studios and Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation, and discussed proposals for the Trinity Apse.

Dr Harriet Richardson Blakeman, architectural historian, traced the evolution of hospital design from 18th century healthcare provision on Infirmary Street, through the Victorian Nightingale wards on Lauriston Place, to the New Royal Infirmary under the NHS. Her talk highlighted how hospital design reflects changing medical knowledge, patient care approaches and financial realities.

An engaging start to the series, offering valuable perspective on how the history of healthcare spaces can help inform the future of medicine.

The series continues on Tuesday 3 March at 6:30pm with The Women of Edinburgh Medical School. Join Professor Lorna Marson, Dr Lesley Dawson and final year medical student Heen Shamaz as they explore some of the women featured in the 300 faces of Edinburgh Medical School and reflect on the contemporary relevance of their stories for modern medical education and practice.

Register to attend 👉 https://edin.ac/3ModKpz

29/01/2026

In your 20s you will see a competition to create the Edinburgh Medical School Tartan, it’s very important you enter that competition! 👀🧵

Meet Minty the third-year textiles student, and designer behind your new Medical School tartan.

Manufactured by the talented team at Locharron of Scotland this tartan weaves together 300 years of medical history, symbolism, and some details you might not expect.

Read our interview with Minty to learn what’s hidden in the pattern and find out where you can go see it for yourselves!

Read the interview 👉 https://edin.ac/3NHXNLj

06/01/2026

Welcome back, we hope you were able to have an enjoyable break!

2026 is a significant year for our Medical School as it marks 300 years of medical education at Edinburgh.

We have a range of activities and exhibitions planned throughout the year which you are welcome to attend and get involved in.

Find out more about what is coming up👉 edin.ac/ems300

19/12/2025

As the winter break approaches, please note that the University will close at 5pm on Tuesday 23 December and reopen at 9am on Monday 5 January.

While many buildings and offices will be closed, core services will continue to operate throughout the holiday period.

Libraries will run on a reduced timetable, with some closures on public holidays, check individual library opening times in
advance.

Student support remains available and students in University-managed accommodation can look out for Residence Life events over the break, with urgent and non-urgent support contacts available.

Please plan ahead, check specific service opening hours, and remember that support is still available if you need it.

Wishing everyone a safe and restful winter break ✨

Visit the University website for festive closure information and dates 👉 https://edin.ac/4j5XW6B

02/12/2025

Our MBChB Class of 1981 recently returned to the Edinburgh Futures Institute for their 44-year reunion. They enjoyed catching up over tea and coffee, heard from Professor Kev Dhaliwal about the building’s transformation from the Old Royal Infirmary, and learned about today’s MBChB programme while meeting some of our current students.

A big thank you to our team and student ambassadors for leading the tours, and to everyone who joined us before the class of 1981 continued their evening at the City Chambers! 🎓

25/11/2025

25/11/2025

Calling all alumni! Next year we will be marking 300 years of medicine at Edinburgh, and we are excited to invite you to be part of our alumni weekends on 24-26 April 2026 and 2-4 October 2026.

Visit our website to see the newly launched programme for the weekends and book your sessions: https://edin.ac/49Ig0kD

Both weekends will include opportunities to hear from inspiring alumni, learn about the latest research developments, reconnect with classmates and make new connections.

Studied with us and haven’t received your invite? Get in touch with us at medicalschool300@ed.ac.uk to ensure that your alumni contact details are up to date. hashtag

18/11/2025

Congratulations to one of our third year MBChB students, Connie Roxburgh on being announced as captain of the Scotland U21 women squad for the 2025 junior hockey world cup. Wishing you all the best! 🏑

12/11/2025

We recently hosted a reunion for the MBChB class of 1980! 🎓

Welcoming alumni back for a weekend of reconnection and reflection. Highlights included exclusive tours of the Teviot Row House redevelopment and Edinburgh Futures Institute. Alumni were also given a surprise test modelled on the Medical Licensing Assessment in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre!

31/10/2025

Today, on the last day of Black History Month we honour Dr Agnes Yewande Savage, the first West African woman to qualify in medicine, and a remarkable figure whose contributions to medicine and education shaped Ghanaian institutions and inspired generations of women across Africa.

Born in Edinburgh to a Nigerian father and a Scottish mother, she lived on Buccleuch Place, a street familiar to many of us today!

Dr Savage excelled at the University of Edinburgh, earning first-class honours and becoming the first woman to win the medal in Forensic Medicine. Yet despite her brilliance, she faced systemic racism and gender discrimination throughout her career.

When appointed as a medical officer in colonial Ghana, she was paid less than her less-qualified white peers and housed in servants’ quarters. Undeterred, she went on to establish the nurses’ training school at Korle Bu Hospital, advocate for equality, and become a role model for countless women in medicine.

Dr Savage’s story reminds us that representation and equity are not seasonal conversations, they are ongoing commitments. As Black History Month ends, we’re reminded that this story, and the lessons it carries, deserve to be remembered all year long.