Hidden Time Capsule

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Hidden Time Capsule

On the 28th of November 2014, builders from John Dennis Ltd working on the HLF Lister Project at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh unearthed a time capsule, buried beneath the south east corner of the Playfair building.…

Forensic reconstruction of the ECA Skull

Tags: Surgeons' Hall Museums

Forensic reconstruction of the ECA Skull

This week’s blog is written by Gillian Taylor, Forensic Artist and friend of the Museum. Gillian’s forensic reconstruction work for the Word of Mouth project gave new and valuable insight into the identity of the ECA skull, revealing appearance, gender and age.…

The Beauty of Anatomy

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The Beauty of Anatomy

We’ve been greatly enjoying the BBC4 series The Beauty of Anatomy, examining the relationship between anatomical discoveries and works of art that illustrate them, which has prompted us to explore some of our own anatomical atlases collection.…

The Triple Qualification Schedule of Elsie Inglis

Tags: Elsie Inglis, First World War, RCSEd Institutional Archive, Scottish Women's Hospitals, Sophia Jex-Blake, TQ, Women in Medicine

The Triple Qualification Schedule of Elsie Inglis

To coincide with a talk by Iain Macintyre on 5th August at Edinburgh’s Central Library on surgical pioneer Elsie Inglis (as part of the public engagement programme on women and warfare run by our colleagues at the Museum) this week’s Archive blog offers a snapshot into Inglis’ path to medical and surgical qualification through the Scottish Triple Qualification (TQ).…