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LUU Wilderness Medicine is a fun and friendly society. WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?!

Whether you are thinking about a career in wilderness medicine or just love roaming the great outdoors and want to learn some new skills along the way, we hope you will come and join us! You’re hours away from hospital in unforgiving conditions on a misty mountain top, and a medical disaster strikes... What are you going to do?! Whether it’s a career in wilderness/expedition medicine you’re interested in, or you just enjoy roaming the great outdoors with a fab bunch of people, we’re the society for you. We run scenario weekend trips to the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Northumberland and many more, as well as lovely GIAG and day trips to local spots like Ilkley Moor or Settle. We are also very excited to work with the Holme Valley and Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Teams, who run great events with us. A friendly bunch, we love a nice scenic walk, a bit of excitement and of course, a good wilderness medicine scenario. JOIN US and find information about memberships and events at https://engage.luu.org.uk/groups/9DC/wilderness-medicine

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12/03/2026

🚨 have invited us to join them on their MOUNTAIN RESCUE TRIP! 🚨

If you missed out on a ticket for our mountain rescue trip in November, now’s your chance! 🥳

If you did manage to grab a ticket last time but you just had SUCH A GREAT TIME, feel free to come along again! Although we’ll be in the same place, we’ll have slightly different activities and it’ll be a great opportunity to meet the CFR gang 🎉

TICKET DROP: Monday 23rd March @7 PM!

More info on ticket prices to come - watch this space (they are likely to be more affordable that our last trip 👀)

But for now SAVE THE DATES IN YOUR CALENDAR!
‼️24th - 26th April ‼️

10/03/2026

It's time for another wilderness teaching session - but this time we're in the Big Bad City!

Come along to learn about a range of drug, alcohol and psychiatric scenarios and their management, as well as how pre-hospital responders navigate challenging situations in urban environments.

LOCATION - LUU Room 4
TIME - 7pm Thursday 19th March

Tickets on engage 6pm this Thursday - see you there!!

28/02/2026

Hello Wildlings!!

For Term 2 we will be heading back to the lovely 3 Peaks Bunkhouse in the Yorkshire Dales for another great weekend of wilderness fun! This weekend is a good opportunity to put into practice what you've learnt over the year so far, and to get out hiking (whatever the weather!!)

We will be outside regardless of the weather, so you MUST have appropriate waterproofs and footwear, otherwise we will be turning you away. If you are unsure about your jackets / boots etc, please email us pictures and we can check if they're okay!!

We will be leaving Friday afternoon (location and time tbc) and returning back to Leeds Sunday afternoon. Bring some money or dinner as we will be stopping to grab tea on the way on Friday!

There are still a few tickets remaining on Engage, so don't miss out!!

ENGAGE LINK - https://engage.luu.org.uk/events/HWWXP/yorkshire-dales-semester-2-weekend-away

09/02/2026

We're back in Term 2 with some more wonderful teaching for you!!

🌟 Under the Sea - Thursday 26th Feb, 7-9pm
Maurice Keyworth SR 1.31
‼️ TICKETS OUT 19TH FEB 7PM‼️

🌟 Teaching Session 2 (theme TBC) - Thursday 19th March, 7-9pm, LUU Room 4

Tickets will be available on Engage a week prior to the event.

22/01/2026

‼️POTLUCK INFO BELOW‼️

We can't wait to welcome you all back to Term 2 with our second PotLuck of the year - Games Night Edition!

As usual, bring along your favourite dish (with allergens labelled!) for a chilled out evening in! We'd also love it if you bring along your favourite games, whether it's uno, twister or scrabble!

Tickets are out TOMORROW NIGHT!! You can find them from 7pm tomorrow on Engage. Location will be confirmed via email.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

09/01/2026

Hello Wildlings! We hope you had a lovely Christmas and New Year's!! 🌟🌟

As we head into Term 2, we have a couple of dates for your diary:

- Pot Luck / Games Night - Friday 30th January
- Weekend Away - Friday 13th - Sunday 15th March

More information on both of these will follow shortly! Teaching sessions will also resume this term, so keep an eye out for that announcement!

See you soon!

28/11/2025

As a society, we are super excited to be hosting Northern Wild Trials 2026 on 20nd - 22th February in Hebden Bridge! This is competition between other wilderness medicine societies and involves a circuit of high-fidelity pre-hospital sims. It’s always a super fun weekend and a great opportunity to practice your wilderness A-E and team working skills (swipe to see some photos from last year!)

As a university we will be taking two teams of four, each consisting of two clinical (Year 3 and above Medicine, Year 2 and above Paramedics) and two pre-clinical (non-medics and Year 1 and Year 2 Medicine).

Because there are so many keen members this year, we have decided that the fairest way to select teams is to run a sims evening for anyone interested in getting involved. This will be an opportunity for you to show off your A-E skills that you’ve learnt this term and hopefully bag a spot on a team! This sim evening will be run before the Christmas break.

Please note that being part of a Wild Trials team requires you to be available on 20-22 February 2026 as well as being willing to commit to at least once weekly training evenings in the weeks leading up to Wild Trials. More details and specifics to follow once teams are confirmed.

To register your interest please fill out the ‘Expression of Interest’ form linked in our bio and being circulated in the WhatsApp community. Please feel free to DM us or respond to the question section of the form if there’s anything you would like to ask us about Wild Trials 2026!

Please complete this form by midday on Wednesday 3rd December.

21/11/2025

As promised, the photos keep on coming! These pics are from our tropical illnesses and bandaging sessions. Dr Cam Mullin delivered a fascinating talk on all things tropical and infectious diseases, with a healthy dose of snake content 🐍! Sadly Dr Izzy Morgan was unable to attend on this occasion (she’ll be back… watch this space!)
We finished the evening off with lots of bandaging practice, even incorporating some splints and slings!

18/11/2025

Some photos from the fab teaching session run by Ruby and Trinity on A-Es. We then split up and ran through some scenarios and how to move, package and transport someone! We’ll be uploading pictures from the other sessions over the next few days and tickets for our last teaching session this term will go out next Monday!

11/11/2025

🌟🎄IMPORTANT CHRISTMAS DINNER INFO BELOW🎄🌟

Come and join us for a cosy Christmas Dinner at Original Oak on Tuesday 2nd December. Wear your favourite ugly Christmas jumper or any Christmassy outfit you have!!

Tickets will be out on Engage on Friday, 7pm. As soon as you have bought your ticket please fill in the pre-order form which will be linked on the event - THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE BY SUNDAY NIGHT LATEST (otherwise your social sec will be ordering herself extra meals).

Link to the menu if you would like to have a sneak peek before getting your ticket:

https://www.theoriginaloakleeds.co.uk/christmas/festive-menu?allergens=&excludeAllergenDishes=false #/

07/11/2025

TEACHING NIGHT 3!!!

Join us next week for our Trauma night!! We will be back in Room 4 in LUU from 7pm - tickets out on Engage Monday night at 7pm!!

Our last teaching night before the weekend away, so we hope to see you all there!

28/10/2025

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY - INFO BELOW‼️

Teaching nights will continue to run every other Thursday at 7pm in the Union (keep an eye on socials/Engage for Room changes). Tickets for each session will be released on Engage on Thursday 7pm the week before. Upcoming sessions include:

🌟 Tropical Medicine and Bandaging
🌟 Trauma
🌟 Extreme Environments

PLEASE MAKE AN EFFORT TO ATTEND SOME OF THESE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME ON THE WEEKEND AWAY - we would like you to have attended at least 1 or 2 teaching sessions. If you can't make them and are still really keen to come, drop us a message.

Weekend Away:

TICKETS - Will be available on Engage at 7pm on Monday 3rd November

DRIVERS - If you have a car and have had a driving licence for over a year (and want to come on the weekend away!) please message / email ahead of the ticket drop - we MAY be able to prioritise you a ticket.

WHEN - Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd November. More info about exact times / kit lists etc will follow in due course.

This weekend away will be led by Mountain Rescue, so it's a really exciting opportunity to put some skills you've learnt into practice!!

Keep an eye out for more information to come!

Address

Leeds University Union, Lifton Place, Woodhouse
Leeds
LS29JZ

Website

https://engage.luu.org.uk/groups/9DC/wilderness-medicine

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