9-13 November 2026

Manchester Skull Base Surgery Course

A high quality international dissection course in 360 degree skull base surgery

High Quality Skull Base Surgical Training

Welcome to the Manchester Skull Base Surgery Course, an intensive five-day international course designed to provide high-quality skull base surgical training for senior specialist registrars, hospital specialist doctors and consultants from the UK and overseas.

The course is aimed at surgeons who wish to develop their knowledge and practical skills in anterior, central and lateral skull base surgery, combining expert teaching with extensive hands-on cadaveric dissection.

The faculty includes members of the Manchester Skull Base Unit and brings together expertise from ENT, neurosurgery and related skull base specialties.

The course is held at the Manchester Surgical Skills and Simulation Centre at the University of Manchester, a state-of-the-art facility specifically designed for cadaveric surgical training.

The focus of the course is on surgical technique and practical learning. The number of specimens is limited to 13, ensuring a high faculty-to-delegate ratio and maximising learning opportunities.

Delegates can have a station to themselves or attend as an ENT/neurosurgery team, sharing a specimen and learning together, with the additional benefit of a reduced delegate rate.

There are also six observer places available.

High-quality fresh frozen cadaveric specimens are used throughout the course.

What you will learn

The Manchester Skull Base Surgery Course combines anatomical understanding, surgical decision-making and extensive practical training across the skull base.

Explore Skull Base Approaches

Familiarise yourself with the range of surgical approaches used in the management of skull base disease.

Select the Appropriate Approach

Learn how to select the most appropriate surgical approach for a given region of the skull base.

Develop Practical Surgical Skills

Perform the common approaches to the entire skull base using fresh cadaveric specimens under expert supervision.

Learn Through Multidisciplinary Working

Understand how multidisciplinary working can optimise the care of patients with skull base disease.

Join the 2026 Manchester Skull Base Surgery Course

Develop your skills in anterior, central and lateral skull base surgery through five days of expert teaching and extensive hands-on cadaveric dissection.