Body donation

Important: The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) does not accept donations or hold information on donors

How to donate your body to a medical school

To donate your body to a medical school, you must contact the medical school directly.

To find the medical school which accepts donations from your postcode, use the search below. 

People living in Scotland can find more information about body donation on the Scottish government website.

Medical schools will normally only accept donations from within their local area due to the transport costs involved. 

Offers of body donation from outside the area may be accepted on the condition that the donor's estate bears the cost of transporting the body. 

This can be confirmed by contacting the medical school directly.  

 

Under the Human Tissue Act 2004, written and witnessed consent must be given prior to death.  Consent cannot be given by anyone else after your death.

We recommend the following steps:

  1. Discuss your wishes with family and friends

  1. Contact your nearest medical school 

  1. Complete the consent form they provide  

  1. Keep a copy of the form with your will

  1. Tell your family, close friends, executor and doctor of your intention to donate 

HTA’s role in body donation

The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) licenses and inspects organisations that collect or receive bodies, but does not:

  • Accept body donations directly

  • Coordinate body donations on behalf of medical schools

  • Process donation forms

  • Hold information about previous consents

  • Store records of offers to donate

  • Set acceptance criteria for donations 

Find a medical school

Use the list below to find your nearest medical school. Click on the individual medical school to find more information and their contact details.

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Name
Postcode Covered
Phone
Contact name
University of Leeds medical school LS, HX, CA, BD, HG, HD, WF 0113 343 4297 Sarah Wilson
University of Leicester medical school LE, MK, NN, PE1-12, PE20-25, CV, DN1-13 0116 252 3082 Michelle Lawrence/Claire Wilson
University of Liverpool medical school LA, L, IM, PR, CH, BB, FY, WA, WN 0151 794 5442 Claire Crumbleholme
University of Manchester medical school M, SK1-16, OL, BL, SK22, SK23, WA 0161 275 5241 or 0161 275 5399 Janice Holman / Frances Hogan
University of Oxford medical school RG, OX, SN 01865 272181 Oxford Bequest Office
University of Southampton PO, BH, DT, SO, SP 02380 592630 Kirsteen E. Coombes
Cardiff University LD, SA, NP, CF, SY10, SY15-25 02920 874370 Bequest Officer
Hull York Medical School HU, DN14-39, YO 01482 464750 Bequeathal secretary
Keele University Medical school LL, SK10, CW, SK11, SK17, ST, TF, WS 01782 734690 Bequeathal Secretary
London Anatomy Office medical school N, ME, KT, IG, RH, SE, RM, NW, DA, CT, CR, BR, BN, HA, GU, EN, EC, E, SL, SM, SS, SW, TN, TW, UB, W, WC, WD 020 7848 8042 Donations Officer
Newcastle University medical school NE, DH, DL, SR, TS 0191 208 6616 Donation Officer
Queen’s University Belfast medical school BT 028 9097 2131 Bequeathal Secretary
University of Birmingham medical school HR, B, DY, SY, WR, WV 0121 414 6811 Bequeathal Secretary
University of Nottingham LN, NG, DE 0115 823 0143 Anatomy Bequest Coordinator
University of Bristol School of Anatomy PL, BS, BA, GL, EX, TA, TQ, TR 0117 954 6203 Sue Foot, Laura Savage, and Joseph Madden-Kennedy
University of Cambridge medical school LU, IP, SG, PE, AL, CB, CO, CM, HP 01223 333776 Nicki Grant
Scotland Aberdeen (Tel: 01224 274320) Dundee (Tel: 01382 388825 or 01382 384471) Edinburgh (Tel: 0131 651 5996) Glasgow (Tel: 0141 330 5397) St Andrews (Tel: 01334 46 3596)
Norwich Medical School - University of East Anglia NR 01603 591104 Kelly Parsley