# Event Details - **Event Name**: Medical Edinburgh and Empire - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: A lecture exploring Edinburgh's medical communities and colonial legacies.About this EventScotland was disproportionately involved in the expansion, enforcement and administration of the British Empire. Scottish institutions and individuals profited from imperial exploits, gaining wealth and opportunity.When the Edinburgh Medical School was established in 1726, it became the Empire’s main educator for colonial medical personnel. On one hand, the connection provided an opportunity for students from countries living under imperial rule to train in Edinburgh. On the other, large numbers of graduates used their medical training to enforced imperial health policies and to maintain the health and economic viability of an enslaved workforce.___________Join us at the Physicians’ Gallery as our three speakers – Simon Buck, Roger Jeffery, and Theeba Krishnamoorthy – present on three aspects of Edinburgh, medicine and colonial legacies.Chaired by Professor Catherine Labinjoh_________________________Dr Simon BuckDr Simon Buck is an historian of slavery and medicine in Scotland and the Atlantic world in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. He has worked with NHS Lothian, the University of Edinburgh, and the Scottish Episcopal Church on major public history projects concerning Scotland’s legacies of slavery and empire. He has published widely, including recent articles in Social History of Medicine and the Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and is co-editor of a forthcoming edited collection with Edinburgh University Press entitled Race, Empire and the Edinburgh Medical School.Professor Roger JefferyRoger Jeffery is Professor Emeritus of Sociology of South Asia, University of Edinburgh, where he worked from 1972-2024. His many academic publications drew on a series of funded research projects and focused on public health and health policy, especially maternal and reproductive health, access to medicines, and the organisation of clinical trials in South Asia. Since 2015 he has been researching the ‘footprint’ of India in Edinburgh: he recently edited India in Edinburgh (SSP Delhi and Routledge, 2019); a further volume, edited with Friederike Voigt, Perceptions of Empire (SSP Delhi) was published in January 2026. He has also developed a dataset of the lives of women who qualified as doctors in the UK between 1877 and 1916 and published on this in the Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 2025. His chapter 'Edinburgh's Women medical students and the Indian Empire, 1886-1916' is under review with Edinburgh University Press.Dr Theeba KrishnamoorthyDr Theeba Krishnamoorthy is a decolonial public health scholar, educator, and physician whose work explores the intersections of medicine, identity, and colonial history. Over the past four years, their research has focused on recovering the hidden life histories of early South Asian women doctors of the British Empire, examining how race, gender, and empire shaped medical education and professional practice. They have delivered talks and creative workshops on these histories at institutions including the Royal College of Physicians of London and the Whipple Museum of the History of Science. Theeba is currently a Caird Research Fellow at Royal Museums Greenwich, where they are investigating the hidden labour of early South Asian women nurses in the Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital.Professor Catherine LabinjohProfessor Catherine Labinjoh is a Consultant Cardiologist in NHS Forth Valley and honorary clinical professor at the University of Stirling. Since 2022 she has been the national clinical lead for Realistic Medicine, a policy area in Scottish Government concerned with personalised care, shared decision making and reducing harm, waste and inequity. She was a founder member of the equality, diversity and inclusivity committee at the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh and is currently an RCPE Trustee. She is Chair of Care Opinion, a non-profit online feedback platform helping health and care services listen, learn and improve._________________________Free for students (student card required), under 18s (ID card required) and RCPE Fellows or Members.Please email library@rcpe.ac.uk if you are a student, under 18, RCPE Fellow or Member and would like to be added to the attendee list.Refund Information: Please note that a non-refundable 89p booking charge is included in your ticket price is. This is part of the Eventbrite terms and conditions and is not at the discretion of the Physicians’ Gallery. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/medical-edinburgh-and-empire/100001992358355474 - **Event Categories**: health-wellness, workshops, sports, nonprofit, science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - door_time: 2026-09-23T16:30:00Z - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 3, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh - **lat**: 55.9550133 - **long**: -3.1967551 - **full address**: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 11 Queen Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Medical Edinburgh and Empire - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/e5b673c830a731b1cbe4387120d06b2aeb0cb6f44fb26dbe9aa700c9b3688801-rimg-w1200-h675-dc313131-gmir.jpg?v=1783361174 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Medical Edinburgh and Empire being held? - **A:** Medical Edinburgh and Empire takes place on Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 11 Queen Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Medical Edinburgh and Empire? - **A:** Medical Edinburgh and Empire is organized by Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Medical Edinburgh and Empire is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Edinburgh, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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