College Calendar 2026

See what's happening at the Royal College of Pathologists over the coming months, including committee and panel meetings, key governance dates and annual celebrations. 

August 2026

Monday 10   

09:30am 

Finance Committee

Monday 10

10:30am

Trustee Board

Tuesday 18

10:00am

Patient Safety Steering Group

September 2026

Tuesday 8

09:30am

 Wales Regional Council

Tuesday 8

14:00pm

 Dermatopathology Sub-Committee

Wednesday 9

11:00am

 Veterinary Pathology SAC

Wednesday 9

12:00pm

 Digital Strategy Board

Thursday 10

12:00pm

Interim Trainees' Advisory Committee 

Wednesday 16

 

 New Fellows' Ceremonies

Thursday 17

10:00am

 All Staff, Trustees & Clinical Directors meeting

Friday 18

10:30am

College Council

Monday 21

10:00am

Medical Examiners Committee

Wednesday 23

11:00am

Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics SAC

Wednesday 23

11:00am

Toxicology SAC

Tuesday 29

11:00am

Research Committee

Wednesday 30

11:00am

Forensic Pathology SAC

 

October 2026

Friday 2

10:30am

Chemical Pathology CSTC 

Wednesday 7

10:30am

Trustee Board

Wednesday 7

  11:00am

Pathology Informatics Committee

Thursday 8

14:00pm

Death Investigations Committee

Monday 12

14:00pm

Joint Medical Microbiology & Medical Virology SAC

Tuesday 13

14:00pm

Neuropathology SAC

Thursday 15

11:00am

Genomics & Reproductive Science SAC

Thursday 22

14:00pm

Governance & Nominations Committee

Wednesday 28 10:00am Scotland Regional Council
Thursday 29 10:00am Wales Regional Council
Thursday 29 14:00pm Finance Committee

November 2026

Monday 2

National Pathology Week 2026 begins (runs until 8 Nov)

Tuesday 3

10:00am

Healthcare Science Committee

Thursday 5

14:00pm

Cellular Pathology SAC

Monday 9

 

International Committee

Wednesday 11

 

International Pathology Day

Tuesday 17

10:00am

Patient Safety Steering Group

Wednesday 18

10:00am

Transfusion Medicine SAC 

Wednesday 18

11:00am

Clinical Biochemistry SAC

Thursday 19

09:30am

Exam Committee

Thursday 19

14:00pm

Prenatal/Perinatal/Paediatric Pathology SAC

Monday 23

13:00pm

Lay Advisory Group

Tuesday 24

10:30am

College Council

Tuesday 24

15:00pm

2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Thursday 26

10:00am

Cellular Pathology Subspecialty Advisors Annual Meeting

December 2026

Tuesday 1

10:00am

Northern Ireland Regional Council

Thursday 3

09:00am

Remuneration Committee

Thursday 3

10:00am

Trainees' Advisory Committee 

Wednesday 9

15:00pm

Trustee Board

Thursday 10

09:30am

Trustee Board

Monday 24

10:00am

Medical Examiners Committee