PERKS Pathology and Research Society Leeds

21/10/2025

Tickets to our next event are out on engage!

Race to Diagnose
A Pathology Case-Based Competition by the Pathology & Research Society 🧠 🔬

Test your diagnostic skills in a fast-paced clinical challenge!
Solve intriguing cases, compete with peers, and showcase your reasoning under pressure.

🏆 Prizes: Adorable plushies from the Freshers’ Fair!
📍 Venue: LUU meeting room
📅 Date: Thursday 23rd October

29/09/2025

👩‍🔬🧫 PERKS at Freshers Fair! 🧬👨‍🔬
Come find the Pathology & Research Society at our stall in the Pyramid Canteen, LUU on Wednesday 1st October.

It’s the perfect chance to:
✨ Meet the committee
✨ Say hi and connect with us
✨ Explore all the exciting events, talks, and opportunities we’ve got lined up for the year!

Whether you’re curious about pathology, passionate about research, or just looking to try something new – we’d love to see you there! 💙

17/04/2025

🗳️ Nominations Now Open!
Join the Pathology & Research Society Committee and help lead an exciting year ahead! 🎯✨
💼 Roles available: President, Secretary, Treasurer, Publicity Rep, Events Coordinators, Pre-clinical & Clinical Reps!
📅 Nominations close: 23rd April
🗳️ Voting: 24th April – 1st May
📌 Apply & find role descriptions here: engage.luu.org.uk/election/TRC7Y/perks-agm-april-2025
Don’t miss your chance to be part of something impactful! This is a fantastic opportunity to build your academic and leadership experience, boost your CV and network with like minded individuals🔬💥

27/02/2025

🚨EVENT ALERT 🚨

Ever wondered what a day in the life of a forensic pathologist looks like? Join us for an exclusive event with Dr Johnson, of England and Wales’ 38 forensic pathologists! It’s an opportunity like no other so don’t miss it! 🕵️🔍🦠

You will have the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about a career in forensic pathology, it will be an interactive session with some case based discussions as well.

Sign up forms will be available on our bio soon so look out for that 👀

04/10/2024

Thank you for everyone who signed up for our mailing list on freshers fair last week! It was great to speak to you all and know that you’re just as excited as we are for our upcoming Give it a go (GIAG) talk!! ☺️🥳

We will be posting updates confirming the date and time for this GIAG shortly, so keep an eye out for that 👀

25/09/2024

Meet our amazing new committee members! We are all very excited to meet you all and share our passion for research and pathology!

25/09/2024

22/08/2024

Congratulations all new medics 🥳🎉
Welcome to the University of Leeds!

PERKS is the University’s Pathology and Research society. We host a number of events throughout the year like, lab taster days, postmortem shadowing experience and specialty talks. Keep an eye out for updates on our page! 👀

23/04/2024

Nominations for our AGM have been extended to May 1st 12pm ⏱️🗓️📣 Don’t miss out on your chance to join our PERKS committee!

15/04/2024

📣📣📣NOMINATIONS FOR PERKS AGM ARE NOW OPEN📣📣📣 Head over to the PERKS LUU engage website to find out about the positions up for grabs! Don’t forget to nominate and vote for yourself… and good luck 🎉🪩

18/02/2024

SAVE THE DATE: March 4th! 🗓️
Come and join us in room 1.09 in the Maurice Keyworth Building for our exciting AI & Digital Pathology Evening 🤖

Please complete the form below if interested in attending:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeD_E4gaMEsFk19x43p8DhFja8kZb69n8lUN5XxmhrTCegAbA/viewform

10/01/2024

Join our committee!!👩‍🔬🧑‍⚕️🩻🧪🩺🔬🦠