Education, training and research in anatomy and pathology.
The Human Anatomy Unit (HAU) is a teaching facility which provides anatomy and pathology resources for students and practitioners of medicine and allied healthcare professions. The Unit comprises a dissection room, a dedicated anatomy skills laboratory and a pathology museum. These facilities enable the study of human anatomy and pathology in a conducive environment, using the latest technologies.
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A hands-on teaching facility for medical students
Using traditional and innovative technologies we can offer:
- Highly trained academic and support staff
- whole body dissection
- prosections
- skeletal material
- anatomical models
- living anatomy classes
Find out more about how the HAU supports teaching and learning at Imperial
An invaluable archive of human disease
Our Pathology Museum is an invaluable archive of human disease from the 19th and 20th centuries, to study diseases and their natural courses.
- Approximately 1,600 pathological specimens on display in the museum
- Areas for self study, small teaching and a seminar room for larger workshops
The Human Anatomy Unit is licensed under the Human Tissue Act 2004 and regulated by the Human Tissue Authority.
License No 12235
Human Tissue Authority website
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How to donate your body
In London and the South East of England, donation is co-ordinated by the London Anatomy Office
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Interested in running a course in the Human Anatomy Unit?
For more information please contact:
Geraldine Anderton
g.anderton@imperial.ac.uk