April weekend exhibitors

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Exhibitors based in our large events space at Edinburgh Futures Institute:

All day (9:00 - 17:00)

• Development and Alumni

  Meet the alumni team to find out how you can stay in touch and engage with the University of Edinburgh. The team will also be gathering alumni words of encouragement for students graduating in 2026 through handwritten postcards which will be shared at graduations. Share your congratulatory words and make a new Edinburgh Medical School graduate smile!

  Are you or your class group thinking of making a donation in 2026 or beyond? Our Philanthropy team will also be available at this stand to answer your questions about making gifts of all kinds to the University.

• Edinburgh Medical School 300 Merchandise shop

  Did you know that our student-designed Edinburgh Medical School tartan was launched earlier this year? Visit our merchandise shop to purchase Edinburgh Medical School 300 items, including all of our newest commemorative products. Here, you can also find out more exciting Edinburgh Medical School 300 activities that are being planned for this year.

• Images of History: The Edinburgh Medical School, Royal infirmary of Edinburgh, and Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion

  This display will provide illustrated summaries and timelines describing the establishment and development of the buildings of the EMS, RIE and SMMP. The period covered is 1726 to 2026, with a particular emphasis on the first 200 years. The photographs and descriptions show how the need for improved teaching and research facilities, the need to cope with increased patient numbers, plus the development of new specialisms as the need arose in the population, together with increased medical student numbers, influenced the size, structure and architecture of the relevant buildings.

• Edinburgh Medical School 300 Archival Research Display

  As part of the Edinburgh Medical School 300 project, we have been looking back through our archives to understand how student life has evolved over time. Synapse, the official medical student magazine running from the 1940s to the 1990s, provides a vivid record of this evolution, capturing changing university experiences, current affairs, concerns, and voices within the community of the medical school. The display highlights some of the most impactful contributions to the magazine. 

• Reducing Single-Use Plastics in NHS Scotland

  This PhD project is part of the Wellcome Trust funded After the Single Use project, an exciting collaborative of historians, anthropologists and social scientists exploring single-use healthcare products (syringes, drapes, gowns, gloves, medical devices) around the world. Current PhD student Dani's project is focused on NHS Scotland and explores how these products became embedded in the Scottish Healthcare system, what they mean to those who encounter them and what work is being to resist and reduce reliance on single-use healthcare plastics.

• The Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy

  The Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy (SCPHRP) focuses on identifying new ways to tackle major health challenges. It works closely with government, researchers and communities to design, deliver and evaluate large-scale health initiatives, while also strengthening the skills and capacity needed to carry out high-quality, impactful public health research. Come along to our stand to find out more about our work and meet team members.

• The AMR Futures Lab

  Find out about the newly formed AMR Futures Lab, a new initiative where we strive to turn the threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) into an opportunity for growth and development to achieve our vision of a future where the global threat of antimicrobial resistance is met with actioned solutions delivering health and economic prosperity. 

Lunchtime session only (12:15 - 14:30)

• University of Edinburgh Saving Lives

  This stand will showcase the work of the University of Edinburgh Saving Lives group. This student-led group, supported by staff from the Clinical Skills Centre, delivers outreach CPR sessions to the local community.

• Female medical students in Edinburgh 1886-1916 (research poster)

  Professor Roger Jeffery will present the results of his research into the women who qualified in medicine after training in the Extra-Mural School, and why it was not until 1916 that they were able to matriculate and study in University classes.

• Edinburgh Medical School 300 Student Experience Workstream

  Visit our stand to find out about how students have been shaping our activities to mark 300 years of medicine, with contributions including tartan, poetry, scrubs and animations.

• Edinburgh Futures Institute

  Find out more about our hosts, Edinburgh Futures Institute, and a variety of opportunities to engage with the team including partnerships, executive education opportunities and industry residencies.

• MSc Critical Care programme team

  Find out about the evolution of our critical care programme. The team will share recent work with DEU including clinical dioramas.

• MSc, PGDip, PGCert Internal Medicine programme team

  The Internal Medicine team will share information about the online postgraduate programme and will also be available to answer questions on online programmes, entry requirements and career advice.

• MSc Clinical Management of Pain programme team

  Find out about our first online programme at the University of Edinburgh, which has been running since 2005.

   

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Edinburgh Medical School 300 Digital Hub (11:00 - 15:30)

Explore the future role of technology in teaching at our Edinburgh Medical School 300 ‘Digital Hub’. Based in one of the historic wards of the Old Royal Infirmary, the team will invite you to take part in our memory capture activity and try out our VR (Virtual Reality) technology.

Exhibitor based in Anatomy department

Doorway 3, Old Medical School (Teviot Place)

All day (9:00 - 17:00) within bookable Anatomy Department visit slots.

• Anatomy with ATLAS

  Anatomy@Edinburgh uses 3D printing and 3D scanning to complement our traditional cadaver-based teaching. This display will showcase a range of our digital and physical models, developed by anatomy staff and students, to facilitate learning beyond the laboratory. Visitors will be able to discover how these innovative tools engage both students and the public with the complexities of the human body.