Surgical Specialty Fair 2026

The UCL Surgical Specialty Fair is back!

Last year's fair was our biggest event yet, so this year we're going bigger. On Monday 19th October, 15 surgical specialties will be set up across the Cruciform, each running its own practical station. Entry is free for Surgical Society members, which means 15 workshops stations in one evening without paying anything extra.

Rotate through interactive stations and test your dexterity on surgical models!

• 🫀 Cardiothoracic Surgery: Aortic valve replacement (AVR) workshop on porcine hearts with surgical tools and double-needled sutures.
• 🦴 Trauma & Orthopaedics: Humeral fracture repair using bone models, clamps, plates, screws, and drills.
• 🔬 Plastics & OMFS / PRAS: Microsurgery practice utilizing surgical instruments, synthetic vessels, and loupes.
• 🩸 Vascular Surgery: Simulated vascular anastomosis on silicone tubing alongside vessel ligation techniques.
• 👃 ENT: Hands-on anterior epistaxis management using nasal speculums, penlights, and CPR models.
• 🧸 Paediatric Surgery: Laparoscopic surgery retrieving hidden objects inside a teddy bear.
• 🩺 Urology: Circumcision with dorsal slit technique using infant penile models and suturing instruments.
• 🧠 Neurosurgery / Neurology: Interactive skill-building with our brain box setup.
• 📊 Academic Surgery: Hands-on RCT simulation testing traumatic vs. atraumatic DeBakey laparoscopic forceps on blood vessel models to estimate outcome ratios and sample power.
• 🌍 Global Surgery: Safe surgery under resource constraints challenge game featuring spin-the-wheel and prizes.
• 🤰 Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Fetal Surgery: Hands-on exploration of speculums, ventouse cups, handheld fetal Doppler, and specialty quiz cards.
• 👁️ General Surgery, Ophthalmology, and Transplant: Dedicated interactive stands and surgical simulations.
• 🤝 Subcommittees & Society Stands: Meet the teams behind WinS, INUGSC, and INNC in Lecture Theatre 2.

🍕 FREE PIZZA: Enjoy free pizza during the evening!
🎁 Free Merch: Complete your stamp card at the stations to claim your exclusive merch!

You'll get a stamp card when you arrive. Each station takes about 10 minutes, and once you've collected 6 stamps you can pick up your exclusive Surgical Society merch. 

You don't need any experience, and we'll provide all the equipment. It's a good evening for anyone still working out which specialty interests them, and just as useful if you already know.

Not a member yet? Join the Surgical Society to get your FREE ticket. Your membership also gives you exclusive discounts to our workshops, talks and conferences for the rest of the year.