Alive: An Alternative Anatomy | A talk by Gabriel Weston

Join surgeon-writer Gabriel Weston for an inspiring evening which combines medicine with storytelling.

Gabriel Weston was never cut out to be a doctor. Terrible at Maths and Science at school, and with nothing more than an arts degree to recommend her, getting into medical school seemed like an impossible dream. 30 years later, with a hybrid career in surgery, writing and broadcasting, Weston feels passionately that all sorts of people can make good doctors, and that a career in medicine can be more adventurous and creative than we're led to believe.
In this talk, Weston will describe her unlikely medical career as well as making a case for why the anatomy we learn at medical school is itself in need of urgent resuscitation.
The event will be introduced by Dr Luca Di Gregorio, Senior Teaching Fellow in Medical Education (Faculty of Medicine).
Please note that copies of Gabriel Weston's book, Alive, will also be available to purchase at the event, courtesy of October Books.

Venue: Lecture Theatre B, Building 65 (Parkes), Avenue Campus

Suitability: Ages 16+

Check-in: from 18:00, just outside the Avenue Cafe' in front of the side entrance from the car park to Building 65.

PLEASE NOTE: a few additional tickets will be available on the day at the ticket desk, on a first-come-first-served basis.

Accessibility: Venue has full wheelchair access and hearing loop is available. Priority seating for deaf, hard of hearing and visually impaired in the first front row. If you require additional support, please ask a member of the Festival team on site. For more information on accessibility in Building 65, please refer to the University of Southampton's Accessible website

Parking: Free parking on site.

Public transports: Some of the Unilink and Bluestar buses can take you from Southampton City Centre to Avenue Campus in only 15-20 minutes. The Unilink U2B and U2 buses travel from Southampton City Centre (Central Station, Cenotaph stops) directly to Avenue Campus inapproximately 15 minutes. To get from Highfield Interchange to Avenue Campus you can walk directly or take the U2C service, which stops at AvenueSubway , a 3-minute walk from Avenue Campus.

This event is organised by the Faculty of Medicine and is taking place as part of , 6th-15th November 2025.

Please contact the event organiser through [email protected] if you have any questions regarding the event you are booking.

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