We'll be marking 300 years of Edinburgh Medical School with a wide variety of in-person and online events, both throughout 2026 and in the lead up to it. You'll find all of our events throughout 2025 and 2026 listed here. Please check back regularly for more events as we add them. Events Search Tags Event date Date from Date to Mar 20 2026 00.00 - 23.59 Faces of Edinburgh Medical School outdoor exhibition In collaboration with Edinburgh Science Festival, this outdoor photography exhibition tells the story of some of the people who have shaped Edinburgh Medical School’s past and present. Further information Mar 26 2026 14.00 - 16.00 Witness Seminar Roundtable with ACMS: listening, learning, teaching African & Caribbean healthcare professionals reflect on the past & forecast for the future with Edinburgh medical students. Organised by the African and Caribbean Medical Society (ACMS). Further information Mar 27 2026 13.00 - 15.00 Community Science Festival A fun-filled day of science activities and experiments for the whole community to enjoy - open to everyone who lives and works around Craigmillar and Niddrie, and surrounding areas. Further information Mar 29 2026 19.30 - 21.30 Science & Film: Dark Star Explore science and health and how it shapes our lives via this screening of the low key indie debut from John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon, Dark Star. Followed by a blether with University of Edinburgh researchers. Further information Apr 24 2026 00.00 - 23.59 April Alumni Weekend Reflect, connect and explore: Edinburgh Medical School 300 Alumni Weekends Further information May 09 2026 11.45 - 15.00 Edinburgh Medical School 300 and the Edinburgh Tartan Parade Join Edinburgh Medical School for the annual Tartan Parade in Edinburgh. Further information May 11 2026 13.00 - 18.00 Usher Connects | Rebuilding lives after stroke: Global opportunities for research Join us for Usher Connects, a networking event bringing together researchers and clinicians with an interest in Life after Stroke. Further information May 11 2026 18.30 - 19.30 Legacies and responsibilities: Edinburgh's anatomy collections Join Nicole Anderson and Malcolm MacCallum as they explore the care and stewardship of Edinburgh's anatomical collections. Further information Jun 04 2026 00.00 - 23.59 Pharmacology Futures 2026 Exploring recent innovations in pharmacology and looking ahead to the future of UK biomedical research. Further information Jun 06 2026 00.00 - 23.59 Everywoman Festival Edinburgh Join us for the Everywoman Festival's first pop-up event in Edinburgh, in partnership with Edinburgh Medical 300 and The Meadows Festival. Further information Jun 10 2026 17.00 - 19.00 Anne Rowling Clinic Research Open Evening Drop in to our free, Research Open Evening held in conjunction with Edinburgh Medical School 300 to meet our researchers and students, explore our research stands, and learn about our research studies and clinical trials in multiple sclerosis (MS), motor neuron disease (MND), Parkinson’s and dementias. Further information Jun 26 2026 09.30 - 13.30 James Barry's legacy: 200th anniversary of the first successful caesarean section and a tale of three cities Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Barry’s groundbreaking caesarean, exploring legacy in Cork, Edinburgh, Cape Town, and gender in medicine. Further information 1 2 This article was published on 2024-12-17
