The year 2026 marks 300 years of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. Here at Edinburgh Medical School, we're planning a year-long programme of events and activities, but the anniversary will be more ambitious than that. We'll reflect on where our past has led us and chart a course towards a more equitable future, celebrating the people who will take us there. Our world is changing and medicine is too. In 2026, we will commemorate our past but also define our leadership, now and into the future. What is Edinburgh Medical School 300? The background to the project and our plans for the future. The story so far Three centuries of medicine at the University of Edinburgh. This article was published on 2025-02-14