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This project, carried out in collaboration with the University of Glasgow, has created an...

Cullen was born in 1710 (the second son in a family of seven children). 

His first schooling was in Hamilton...

In his classic and authoritative book ‘Scots Heraldry’ 1 Lord Lyon Sir Thomas Innes of Learney wrote ‘...

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The alchemical scrolls which are associated with George Ripley are unusual manuscripts which illustrate the pursuit...

The RCPE possesses an impressive collection of 72 sculptures, the majority of which are in a neoclassical style and...

The beginnings of the Pharmacopoeia Edinburgensis are inextricably tied up with the founding of the College...

The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were, for medicine, notable for their great plurality.  There were all...

The Sibbald Library is one of ten partners participating in the UK Medical Heritage Library. The UKMHL is an...

The College had twenty-one original Fellows (the most senior level of associate) when it was formed in 1681.

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