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ECA 25 Invited Speakers
Dr Yvonne Mbaki
Collaborate to Elevate
Dr Yvonne Mbaki
Reader in Medical Education,
Queen Mary University of London
This keynote explores the impact of collaboration on improving teaching practices. It highlights the development of a toolkit created through partnership with diverse stakeholders across the faculty. Designed for early-career professionals, the session offers practical insights into starting and sustaining collaborations beyond departmental boundaries. We will also discuss how working together can support professional growth and development.
Cat Irving
Things in Jars: A Potted History of Fluid Preservation in Anatomical Collections
Cat Irving
Human Remains Conservator at Surgeons' Hall, Edinburgh and Hunterian Museum, Glasgow
This talk by Cat Irving, Human Remains Conservator for Surgeons’ Hall Museums will look at the different methods which have been used to preserve human remains for later study, why this was crucial to the development of medical understanding, and why these collections are still relevant today.
Cat Irving has been the Human Remains Conservator for Surgeons’ Hall since 2015 and has been caring for anatomical and pathological museum collections for over twenty years. After a degree in Anatomical Science, she began removing brains and sewing up bodies at the Edinburgh City Mortuary. Following training in the care of wet tissue collections at the Royal College of Surgeons of England she worked with the preparations of William Hunter at the Hunterian Museum at Glasgow University, where she is now Consultant Human Remains Conservator. Cat is a licensed anatomist and gives regular talks on anatomy and medical history. She recently carried out conservation work on the skeleton of serial killer William Burke, and has contributed a chapter to the Routledge Handbook of Museums, Heritage and Death.
Prof. Richard Wingate
Knowing Through Making
Professor Richard Wingate
Professor of Developmental Neurobiology, Kings’ College London
MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Director of Interdisciplinary Science Education, Kings’ College London
Editor-in-Chief at BrainFacts.org
Prof Richard Wingate will discuss whether collaboration between science and creative practice can change research and teaching. He will discuss how engagement with artists in the anatomy department and dissecting room changed the way we think about anatomy, its teaching and how collaboration across disciplines can impact new research.
ECA 25 Conference Workshops
Workshop 1
Workshop 2
Workshop 3
Workshop 4
Workshop 5
Workshop 1
Speaking of Bodies - Broad Language Beyond Anatomy
Lead by Mx Alex Impedovo
Technical and Teaching Specialist in Anatomy,
University of Nottingham
Workshop Details
"Language constitutes our world, it doesn’t just record it or label it." – Daniel Chandler
Language shapes our reality including how we understand bodies—our own and others’.
This interactive workshop explores how the words we use when speaking about bodies can foster respect and belonging across diverse gender identities, sexualities, neurotypes, and access needs. Moving beyond binary and normative frameworks, we’ll consider how language both reflects and reinforces power dynamics in anatomical discourse.
The main activity will engage participants in a hands-on "Broad Language Audit" of literary materials, where you’ll identify exclusionary language and collaboratively reframe it. Together, we’ll explore how even small shifts in wording can create interpersonal ecosystems that affirm and represent the full spectrum of human experience. Practical strategies and discussion will equip anatomists and non- to make meaningful changes in the social landscapes they populate.
This workshop runs on Monday 23rd June only.
Every in-person attendee will be able to attend this workshop.
Workshop 2
Simplifying Embryology: A Hands-On Workshop for Effective Teaching
Lead by:
Naila Ali
Assistant Professor in Anatomy,
University of Nottingham
Maria Chalasti
Teaching Associate,
University of Nottingham
Workshop Details
Do your students struggle with the complexity of layers and foldings in embryology? This interactive approach will help you enhance your teaching strategies in simplifying and visualizing complex embryological processes. This workshop is designed to help you make your lessons more accessible and engaging, thus enabling your students to understand and retain intricate concepts.
In this hands-on workshop, you will begin by revisiting foundational concepts of germ layers and then move on to developing full term organs. You will be provided with a trilaminar embryonic disc and by using clay modelling techniques, you will develop it into a specific body structure of your choice, that be a full system or an individual component of the head and neck region.
Whether you choose to teach general embryology or focusing on normal or abnormal development of a specific body organ, this workshop will allow you to create an interactive and visually compelling representation of embryonic development.
Every in-person attendee will have the choice to attend this workshop on either Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning.
Workshop 3
Mentoring Made Easy: Practical Skills for Early Career Educators
Lead by:
Dr Munesh Khamuani
Assistant Professor in Anatomy,
University of Nottingham
Dr Muhammad Aasim Rasheed
Assistant Professor,
University of Nottingham
Workshop Details
Are you an early career educator or someone looking to start a career in education? Do you find yourself supervising, supporting, or coaching students and colleagues, but are unsure of how to approach those conversations effectively? This hands-on workshop is designed to help you rethink how you engage in everyday conversations with your students, supervisees, or those you provide pastoral support to.
In this practical, interactive session, you'll explore simple yet powerful strategies for having meaningful conversations that can leave a lasting positive impact on your mentee or supervisee. Whether you're managing a team, mentoring a student, or coaching a colleague, you’ll walk away with tools and techniques that you can apply immediately to enhance your mentoring and supervisory approach.
This workshop is perfect for personal tutors, supervisors, and early career educators who are eager to develop their skills in facilitating productive, impactful, and supportive conversations in their day-to-day roles.
Every in-person attendee will have the choice to attend this workshop on either Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning.
Workshop 4
Anatomy Evolved - Old School Meets New Tech
Lead by Sadia Khan
Teaching Associate - Anatomy Education,
University of Nottingham
Workshop Details
Ever wondered how anatomy teaching has changed?
Join us for an engaging workshop where we explore the whole range of teaching tools! We will start with the classics - dissections, textbooks, and atlases - and then dive headfirst into the cool new stuff.
You will get to see how 3D scanning, modelling, and printing are changing how we visualise anatomy. Plus, you can experience the power of augmented and virtual reality in creating engaging and interactive learning environments.
In this workshop, you will learn how to effectively integrate a range of anatomical methods into your teaching practice. We will discuss the benefits and limitations of each method and learn strategies to maximise student engagement and comprehension. And best of all, you will get hands-on experience with 3D scanning, AR, and VR, so you can see firsthand how they can enhance anatomy education.
If you are ready to explore anatomy in a fresh way and try out the latest tech, this workshop is for you!
Every in-person attendee will have the choice to attend this workshop on either Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning.
Workshop 5
Building the Body: Hands-On MSK Anatomy with DIY Skeletons
Lead by:
Ms Natasha Noel-Barker
Assistant Professor in Anatomy,
University of Nottingham
Dr Rudi Billeter-Clark
Associate Professor of Anatomy,
University of Nottingham
Workshop Details
Learning musculoskeletal anatomy can be challenging. This interactive workshop introduces a creative approach to teaching MSK through the construction of DIY skeletons, modelling, and muscle elastics!
This is a method we actively embed with our sport and exercise science students to support diverse learning needs, encourage engagement, and deepen anatomical understanding through embodied learning.
Participants will explore how tactile model-making can illuminate the orientation of structures, lines of force, and movement mechanics. You’ll also have the opportunity to reflect and discuss how spatial awareness and visual mapping can be scaffolded in your own teaching practice.
Whether you're looking to diversify your teaching toolkit or better support visual and kinaesthetic learners, this session offers a dynamic, accessible strategy to make anatomy come alive.
Every in-person attendee will have the choice to attend this workshop on either Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning.