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 Apr 03 2026 00.00 - 23.59 Edinburgh City of Medicine exhibition In collaboration with Surgeons' Hall Museums, this exhibition uncovers 300 years of Edinburgh, the city mapped by medicine. Further information Aug 23 2026 11.45 - 12.45 The Compassion Salon: Book Festival Edition Join a special edition of The Compassion Salon with Edinburgh Medical School 300 and the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Further information Aug 28 2026 14.00 - 16.00 Historical Walking Tour Join us on this new walking tour from Old College to George Square, specially created for the Edinburgh Medical School’s 300th anniversary. Further information Sep 05 2026 15.15 - 17.50 Science and Film: Awakenings This screening is part of the Science and Film series created to mark 300 years of medical education in Edinburgh. Further information Sep 14 2026 19.00 - 22.00 The Compassion Salon x EMS300: Sara Trevelyan and Kirsty MacGregor Join Sara Trevelyan and Kirsty MacGregor at The Compassion Salon discussing all things compassion in their lives and work. Further information Sep 19 2026 10.30 - 12.30 Historical Walking Tour Join us on this new walking tour from Old College to George Square, specially created for the Edinburgh Medical School’s 300th anniversary. Further information Sep 23 2026 18.00 - 19.00 Medical Edinburgh and Empire Join the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh lecture exploring Edinburgh's medical communities and colonial legacies. Further information Sep 24 2026 18.30 - 19.30 The Archives unboxed Join Rachel Hosker, Juliet Gartside and Lilia Foster to explore the University’s rich archives. Further information Sep 27 2026 17.00 - 19.00 Historical Walking Tour Join us on this new walking tour from Old College to George Square, specially created for the Edinburgh Medical School’s 300th anniversary. Further information Sep 28 2026 00.00 - 23.59 Empathy and Compassion in One Health Conference A UK satellite conference of the Global Empathy in Healthcare Network. Further information Oct 01 2026 14.00 - 17.00 Child Neurology in Edinburgh: A View into the Past, Present, and Future Join the Thomas TS Ingram Memorial Lecture - ‘The Changing Cerebral Palsies of Childhood’ by Professor Robert Minns. Further information Oct 02 2026 00.00 - 23.59 October Alumni Weekend Reflect, connect and explore: Edinburgh Medical School 300 Alumni Weekends Further information 1 2 This article was published on Tuesday 17 December 2024
