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 03 2026 18.30 - 19.30 The women of Edinburgh Medical School Join Professor Lorna Marson, Dr Lesley Dawson and final year medical student, Heen Shamaz, to explore some of the women of the '300 Faces of Edinburgh Medical School'. Further information Mar 07 2026 16.00 - 18.00 International Women’s Day Annual Lecture with Caroline Criado Perez Join the International Women's Day Lecture and hear from Caroline Criado Perez, award-winning writer, broadcaster, and feminist campaigner. Further information Mar 09 2026 19.00 - 21.30 The Compassion Salon: Lorna Marson and Mhairi Collie Join the Compassion Salon with Professor Lorna Marson and Miss Mhairi Collie. 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 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 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 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 2024-12-17
