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Tonight, the College is proud to host talks, Q&As and a screening of ‘Your Next Breath’ a documentary on Kenny Hunter's remarkable statues at RCSEd, honouring NHS staff's sacrifices during the pandemic and celebrating their dedication and resilience.

At today's diploma ceremony we will be presenting the Lister and Syme medals to their much-deserved recipients. Here, College Librarian Steven Kerr talks about the men behind the medals. #RCSEdDiploma

On our new podcast episode anesthetist and author Marisa Hertzman (Ambrose Parry) discusses how she found inspiration in the renowned Victorian Obstetrician Sir James Young Simpson. The podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts! shows.acast.com/beyond-the-kni…

College Librarian Steven Kerr looks at the origins and legacy of the most famous medical textbook of all time - “Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical”, produced in 1858 by anatomists Henry Gray and Henry Vandyke Carter.

Join us 15 May for a lecture by Tom Wood on the Ruxton case and why its known as the first modern murder. Tom is the former Deputy Chief Constable and Director of Operation for Lothian and Borders Police. There's still some tickets left but not many! eventbrite.co.uk/e/ruxton-the-f…

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This is quite exciting. We have a receipt dated 1772 for the original John's Coffeehouse for an order made by members of the Society of Barbers, which came to five pounds, five shillings!

We're ridiculously excited to have acquired the archive of surgeon Helen McMillan, who became the third female Fellow The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1921. Her collection is a #WomenInSurgery treasure trove of photographs, letters, diaries & artwork. Just in time for #InternationalWomensDay!

We’re breaking from our usual release schedule to bring you a special episode for International Women’s Day! In this episode, we welcome midwife, award-winning author, and women's health advocate Leah Hazard. Beyond the Knife is available wherever you get your podcasts!

Just two weeks to go until RCSEd Library & Archive host their 'Treasures of the Library' event. Attendees will have the opportunity to view some of their rarest collections not on public display including a copy of "The Nuremberg Chronicle" from 1493. Book here: bit.ly/4hCv2tq

It's #NationalUnicornDay! The mythical 'horse of healing' is the symbol of @rcsed & favourite heraldic animal of James IV who ratified our Royal Charter in 1506. In 1652 Nicolaes Tulp described a sea-unicorn now known to be a narwhal. Its tusk was mistaken for a unicorn horn

On International Day of the Midwife explore our digital exhibition 'In Safe Hands: The Battle for Midwifery', on the history of midwifery and obstetrics and Edinburgh's contribution to the development of the profession. archiveandlibrary.rcsed.ac.uk/special-collec…

Apparently it's Sherlock Holmes Day so of course we have to share the real Sherlock, Edinburgh surgeon and The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh President, Joseph Bell! Here he is with some letters from his former pupil, Arthur Conan Doyle that confirm Bell as inspiration for Doyle's literary detective.