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A new historical walking tour titled 'EMS: Worlds of Change' is offered. This tour takes place at the Old College within The University of Edinburgh. It was specially created to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Edinburgh Medical School.

Join us on our new walking tour, 'EMS: Worlds of Change', specially created for the Edinburgh Medical School’s 300th anniversary.

Alumnus and tour guide Dr Moray Grigor will take you along two intertwined narrative arcs as you travel through university campus from Old College to George Square. Our start point is the early 19th century, and formal medical education is still an exclusively white and male preserve. However, by the mid 20th C, Black and Indian EMS alumni are not only succeeding in medical practice but leading political movements and even whole nations, and Edinburgh trained Women doctors are bringing a progressive, strongly feminist dynamic to the profession, here in Edinburgh and around the world. Hear the stories of some of the talented and supremely determined young people who changed their worlds and ours on this fascinating tour.

Meeting Point: Old College Quad https://maps.app.goo.gl/44ZjLbQZvo6dP16L7

[Finishes near George Square]

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Historical Walking Tour takes place on Friday, 28 August 2026 at 14:00.

Historical Walking Tour is held at Old College, The University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh (South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL).

Entry to Historical Walking Tour is free.

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