Upcoming Events

Dissecting The Author: No Ordinary Deaths with Molly Conisbee

Date(s): 9 October 2025

Time: 7pm

Cost: £3

Age Restrictions: 16+

Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dissecting-the-author-no-ordinary-deaths-with-molly-consibee-tickets-1659786027689?aff=oddtdtcreator

From Death-Watchers to Victorian Mourning: A People’s History of Mortality Join us for a thought-provoking Zoom talk exploring how the rituals and realities of dying, death, and disposal have shaped, and been shaped by, society throughout history. Cat Irving, Human Remains Conservator at Surgeons’ Hall Museums, will be joined by author, historian, …

Restart A Heart Day

Date(s): 16 October 2025

Time: 11am-4pm

Cost: Included in standard museum entry

We are delighted to be hosting drop-in activities for Restart a Heart Day’, a global initiative to raise awareness and education of CPR and AEDs in the community and takes place every year on 16th October. We will be joined by the BSc Oral Health Sciences staff and students in from Edinburgh University as well as representatives from the British H…

From Scalpel to Simulation: The Evolution of Forensic Pathology & Training

Date(s): 3 November 2025

Time: 7pm

Cost: £3

Age Restrictions: 16+

Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-scalpel-to-simulation-the-evolution-of-forensic-pathology-training-tickets-1680162524339?aff=oddtdtcreator

As part of National Pathology Week we are delighted to bring you an evening lecture exploring the evolution of Forensic Pathology. Join Professor Ralph BouHaidar, Personal Chair of Forensic Pathology at the University of Edinburgh, for an insightful talk on the changing role and training of forensic pathologists. The University of Edinburgh, home …

Hidden Science Behind Disease: An Afternoon of Pathology Talks

Date(s): 6 November 2025

Time: 2pm

Cost: £3

Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hidden-science-behind-disease-an-afternoon-of-pathology-talks-tickets-1706447724079?aff=oddtdtcreator

Discover the Hidden Science Behind Disease: An Afternoon of Pathology Talks Join us for a special event as part of National Pathology Week at Surgeons Hall Museum. In this engaging afternoon session, two expert clinical pathologists will take you behind the scenes of modern medicine to explore: What is inflammatory disease, and how does inflammat…

An Evening with Surgeons' Hall

Date(s): 21 November 2025

Time: 7pm

Cost: £15.95-£18.95

Age Restrictions: 18+

Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-surgeons-hall-tickets-1679289543229?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us for this unique, adult only, after hours event in the historic Museum and Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. See behind the scenes and follow in the footsteps of some of history’s most famous Surgeons and visit our world-famous library. Here you will have the chance to view collections from one of the oldest and most com…