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Easter Opening Hours

11 April 2025

We will be open as usual from 10am-5pm over the Easter weekend.

New Temporary Exhibition Opens Saturday the 5th of April

4 April 2025

Our new temporary exhibtion A Fair Field and No Favour: The History of Women in Surgery opens on Saturday the 5th of April 2025. A fair field and no favour’ was the request made by Sophia Jex-Blake whilst campaigning for access to medical education for women in the 1860s. Her request was simple: equal opportunities with no exemptions. This exhibi…

Our Spring Events Have Launched!

6 March 2025

We're back with a bumper spring events programme! In March, RCSEd Library and Archive will be offering the opportunity to view some of their rare collections not on display to the public. The Library and Archive will also be joined by Tom Wood in May for a talk about the Ruxton case which he describes in his book as the first modern murder. Our …

Our Podcast Has Launched!

31 January 2025

We are delighted to announce the first episode of our podcast “Beyond the Knife” is now available! Join Anatomist and Human Remains Conservator Cat Irving as we learn about the history of anatomical studies and the importance of dissection in teaching and discovery. Hear about the darker past of sourcing cadavers, how the process of dissection…