📣JOB ALERT 📣 The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has a vacancy for a Project Records Assistant, which will give experience of both Archives & Records Management. Closing date 5 pm on 22 Aug. Come join the Heritage team! cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/p...
July 24, 2025 at 9:42 AM
📣JOB ALERT 📣 The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has a vacancy for a Project Records Assistant, which will give experience of both Archives & Records Management. Closing date 5 pm on 22 Aug. Come join the Heritage team! cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/p...
In a highly unexpected turn of events, the @rcoanews.bsky.social have decided not to invite me back and instead made me a Fellow.
Dr James Shuttleworth BSc (Hons) MBBS DipRTM RCSEd FRCA
Dr James Shuttleworth BSc (Hons) MBBS DipRTM RCSEd FRCA
December 18, 2024 at 12:49 PM
In a highly unexpected turn of events, the @rcoanews.bsky.social have decided not to invite me back and instead made me a Fellow.
Dr James Shuttleworth BSc (Hons) MBBS DipRTM RCSEd FRCA
Dr James Shuttleworth BSc (Hons) MBBS DipRTM RCSEd FRCA
A question I put to our resident expert, Consultant Surgeon Mr Sir Diddley Nubbins (RCSEd) @diddleynubbins.bsky.social
June 26, 2026 at 4:07 PM
A question I put to our resident expert, Consultant Surgeon Mr Sir Diddley Nubbins (RCSEd) @diddleynubbins.bsky.social
The @rcsed.bsky.social and College of Surgeons Hong Kong teams have made it to #RACS26 despite the travel disruptions of the war! Delighted to catch up with RCSEd president Clare McNaught, RCSEd vice president Angus Watson, and CSHK president Peggy Chu. 🤗
April 30, 2026 at 5:52 AM
The @rcsed.bsky.social and College of Surgeons Hong Kong teams have made it to #RACS26 despite the travel disruptions of the war! Delighted to catch up with RCSEd president Clare McNaught, RCSEd vice president Angus Watson, and CSHK president Peggy Chu. 🤗
Apparently it's Sherlock Holmes day so of course we have to share the real Sherlock, Edinburgh surgeon and RCSEd 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.
May 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Apparently it's Sherlock Holmes day so of course we have to share the real Sherlock, Edinburgh surgeon and RCSEd 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.
The transcription of Edinburgh University Library’s Receipt Book for the Book Borrowing Surgeons project is well underway. Kit Baston gives an update on her project, funded by an OEC Jean Guild Grant. #edinburghsurgeons #edinburghuniversitylibrary #RCSEd
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November 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The transcription of Edinburgh University Library’s Receipt Book for the Book Borrowing Surgeons project is well underway. Kit Baston gives an update on her project, funded by an OEC Jean Guild Grant. #edinburghsurgeons #edinburghuniversitylibrary #RCSEd
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We have launched a project aimed to reveal & celebrate women in surgery. The project has launched with an exhibition exploring the history of women in surgery & a new artwork representing eleven remarkable surgeons.
You can find out more over on our blog: bit.ly/4ck45ZK
You can find out more over on our blog: bit.ly/4ck45ZK
April 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
We have launched a project aimed to reveal & celebrate women in surgery. The project has launched with an exhibition exploring the history of women in surgery & a new artwork representing eleven remarkable surgeons.
You can find out more over on our blog: bit.ly/4ck45ZK
You can find out more over on our blog: bit.ly/4ck45ZK
Plate from Scots pathologist Robert Carswell's Pathological Anatomy published in 1838, illustrating atrophy of the convolutions of the brain in General Paresis (then known as "General Paralysis of the Insane"), a debilitating and fatal condition associated with tertiary syphilis
February 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Plate from Scots pathologist Robert Carswell's Pathological Anatomy published in 1838, illustrating atrophy of the convolutions of the brain in General Paresis (then known as "General Paralysis of the Insane"), a debilitating and fatal condition associated with tertiary syphilis
We are looking for a Provenance Researcher to improve what the Museum knows about the Human Remains Collection.
Full details on the role and how to apply can be found here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/p...
Applications close 14th of September.
Full details on the role and how to apply can be found here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/p...
Applications close 14th of September.
August 10, 2026 at 11:01 AM
We are looking for a Provenance Researcher to improve what the Museum knows about the Human Remains Collection.
Full details on the role and how to apply can be found here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/p...
Applications close 14th of September.
Full details on the role and how to apply can be found here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/p...
Applications close 14th of September.
Today, RCSEd paused to remember the brave souls who served and sacrificed for our freedom.
President Rowan Parks laid a poppy wreath on our remembrance bench as our staff observed a two-minute silence.
Lest we forget.
President Rowan Parks laid a poppy wreath on our remembrance bench as our staff observed a two-minute silence.
Lest we forget.
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Today, RCSEd paused to remember the brave souls who served and sacrificed for our freedom.
President Rowan Parks laid a poppy wreath on our remembrance bench as our staff observed a two-minute silence.
Lest we forget.
President Rowan Parks laid a poppy wreath on our remembrance bench as our staff observed a two-minute silence.
Lest we forget.
This year we launched a two-year project aimed celebrate women in surgery. The project launched with an exhibition exploring the history of women in surgery and a commissioned artwork representing eleven remarkable surgeons.
You can read more here: surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/a...
You can read more here: surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/a...
December 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This year we launched a two-year project aimed celebrate women in surgery. The project launched with an exhibition exploring the history of women in surgery and a commissioned artwork representing eleven remarkable surgeons.
You can read more here: surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/a...
You can read more here: surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/a...
📢Find out about the history of the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh at next Tuesday's lunchtime talk at 1.15 pm @surgeonshall.bsky.social
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Lunch Time Talk: A Legacy in Pages- The History of the RCSEd Library - Surgeons' Hall Museums, Edinburgh
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March 17, 2026 at 12:11 PM
📢Find out about the history of the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh at next Tuesday's lunchtime talk at 1.15 pm @surgeonshall.bsky.social
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Fab #RACS26 Congress dinner with @surgeryhpb.bsky.social (@asgbi.bsky.social) Angus Watson (@rcsed.bsky.social) Tim Mitchell (@collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social) Clare Mcnaught(RCSEd) Suellyn Centauri (Women in Surgery) and @racsurgeons.bsky.social vice President Christine Lai. The future of surgery!🤗🔪🌏
May 3, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Fab #RACS26 Congress dinner with @surgeryhpb.bsky.social (@asgbi.bsky.social) Angus Watson (@rcsed.bsky.social) Tim Mitchell (@collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social) Clare Mcnaught(RCSEd) Suellyn Centauri (Women in Surgery) and @racsurgeons.bsky.social vice President Christine Lai. The future of surgery!🤗🔪🌏
In the latest episode of the RCSEd Podcast, Greg is joined by award winning sculptor, Kenny Hunter, creator of the RCSEd COVID Pandemic memorial sculpture. Also on the podcast is RCSEd Immediate Past President, Professor Mike Griffin.
Listen here: https://bit.ly/40EMjLl
Listen here: https://bit.ly/40EMjLl
January 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In the latest episode of the RCSEd Podcast, Greg is joined by award winning sculptor, Kenny Hunter, creator of the RCSEd COVID Pandemic memorial sculpture. Also on the podcast is RCSEd Immediate Past President, Professor Mike Griffin.
Listen here: https://bit.ly/40EMjLl
Listen here: https://bit.ly/40EMjLl
Visitors to the Museum and @rcsed.bsky.social will now see 'Eleven Surgeons' by Kirstin Mackinnon, commissioned as part of a project on the history of women in surgery. Learn more about the surgeons in the portrait here: guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/...
March 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Visitors to the Museum and @rcsed.bsky.social will now see 'Eleven Surgeons' by Kirstin Mackinnon, commissioned as part of a project on the history of women in surgery. Learn more about the surgeons in the portrait here: guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/...
We are looking for a Visitor Services Lead to join the team.
Full details can be found here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/v...
Full details can be found here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/v...
December 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We are looking for a Visitor Services Lead to join the team.
Full details can be found here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/v...
Full details can be found here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/v...
Gertrude Herzfeld died #OTD in 1981. In 1920, she was the first woman to be appointed honorary Assistant Surgeon to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh. You can read about how she inspired the career of another surgeon here: bit.ly/2NgQWV4
May 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Gertrude Herzfeld died #OTD in 1981. In 1920, she was the first woman to be appointed honorary Assistant Surgeon to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh. You can read about how she inspired the career of another surgeon here: bit.ly/2NgQWV4
In Safe Hands: The Battle for Midwifery (DIGITAL EXHIBITION)- 'This digital exhibition accompanies our temporary exhibition In Safe Hands: The Battle For Midwifery, which is now open at Surgeons’ Hall Museums at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd).' #skystorians 🗃
In Safe Hands: The Battle for Midwifery (DIGITAL EXHIBITION) - The Royal College of Surgeons of Edin...
In Safe Hands: The Battle for Midwifery
This digital exhibition accompanies our temporary exhibition In Safe Hands: The Battle For Midwifery, which is now open at Surgeons’ Hall Museums at The ...
archiveandlibrary.rcsed.ac.uk
November 3, 2023 at 6:19 AM
In Safe Hands: The Battle for Midwifery (DIGITAL EXHIBITION)- 'This digital exhibition accompanies our temporary exhibition In Safe Hands: The Battle For Midwifery, which is now open at Surgeons’ Hall Museums at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd).' #skystorians 🗃
Gertrude Herzfeld died #OTD in 1981. In 1920, she was the first woman to be appointed honorary Assistant Surgeon to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh. You can read about how she inspired the career of another surgeon here: bit.ly/2NgQWV4
May 12, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Gertrude Herzfeld died #OTD in 1981. In 1920, she was the first woman to be appointed honorary Assistant Surgeon to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh. You can read about how she inspired the career of another surgeon here: bit.ly/2NgQWV4
Journal of the American Medical Association
Professor Grant McIntyre:
“This study should not be regarded as providing any proof that fluoridation in water is harmful. On the contrary, there is overwhelming evidence to show that fluoridation has huge public health benefits."
Professor Grant McIntyre:
“This study should not be regarded as providing any proof that fluoridation in water is harmful. On the contrary, there is overwhelming evidence to show that fluoridation has huge public health benefits."
RCSEd Dental Dean Reacts to New Study Linking Fluoride in Water to Lower IQ in Children | RCSEd
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April 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Journal of the American Medical Association
Professor Grant McIntyre:
“This study should not be regarded as providing any proof that fluoridation in water is harmful. On the contrary, there is overwhelming evidence to show that fluoridation has huge public health benefits."
Professor Grant McIntyre:
“This study should not be regarded as providing any proof that fluoridation in water is harmful. On the contrary, there is overwhelming evidence to show that fluoridation has huge public health benefits."
In Her Hand is a play inspired by the real journals and letters of women who served with the Scottish Women's Hospitals during World War One. Very limited tickets available!
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July 8, 2026 at 11:02 AM
In Her Hand is a play inspired by the real journals and letters of women who served with the Scottish Women's Hospitals during World War One. Very limited tickets available!
tickets.thespaceuk.com/event/911:53...
tickets.thespaceuk.com/event/911:53...
Joe Wicks to help elderly patients get ‘fit for surgery’ with new videos
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@The_VANGUARD_EU @GeorgeMetsios @fimo18 @RogerKerry1 @UoNPhysio @astephj1 @WHO_EU @RCSEd @RCSnews @RCPhysicians
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@The_VANGUARD_EU @GeorgeMetsios @fimo18 @RogerKerry1 @UoNPhysio @astephj1 @WHO_EU @RCSEd @RCSnews @RCPhysicians
Joe Wicks to help elderly patients get ‘fit for surgery’ with new videos
The fitness star has created two new exercise videos.
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November 29, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Joe Wicks to help elderly patients get ‘fit for surgery’ with new videos
www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/cele...
@The_VANGUARD_EU @GeorgeMetsios @fimo18 @RogerKerry1 @UoNPhysio @astephj1 @WHO_EU @RCSEd @RCSnews @RCPhysicians
www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/cele...
@The_VANGUARD_EU @GeorgeMetsios @fimo18 @RogerKerry1 @UoNPhysio @astephj1 @WHO_EU @RCSEd @RCSnews @RCPhysicians
#ICYMI @surgeonshall.bsky.social and RCSEd recently unveiled a new portrait 'Eleven Surgeons' by Kirstin Mackinnon. The portrait features the current 9 recipients of the Hunter Doig Award. You can read more about the commission here: https://bit.ly/3S7MMSx
May 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
#ICYMI @surgeonshall.bsky.social and RCSEd recently unveiled a new portrait 'Eleven Surgeons' by Kirstin Mackinnon. The portrait features the current 9 recipients of the Hunter Doig Award. You can read more about the commission here: https://bit.ly/3S7MMSx
Want to join the team?
We're looking for a Visitor Services Lead and a Visitor Services Assistant!
Full details of each role can be found here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/en/car...
Applications close on the 16th of January!
We're looking for a Visitor Services Lead and a Visitor Services Assistant!
Full details of each role can be found here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/en/car...
Applications close on the 16th of January!
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Want to join the team?
We're looking for a Visitor Services Lead and a Visitor Services Assistant!
Full details of each role can be found here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/en/car...
Applications close on the 16th of January!
We're looking for a Visitor Services Lead and a Visitor Services Assistant!
Full details of each role can be found here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/en/car...
Applications close on the 16th of January!
Would you like to join the team?
We are looking for a Lead Visitors Services Assistant!
You can find full details of the job here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/l...
The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday the 20th of October.
We are looking for a Lead Visitors Services Assistant!
You can find full details of the job here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/l...
The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday the 20th of October.
October 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Would you like to join the team?
We are looking for a Lead Visitors Services Assistant!
You can find full details of the job here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/l...
The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday the 20th of October.
We are looking for a Lead Visitors Services Assistant!
You can find full details of the job here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/l...
The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday the 20th of October.