In the dark days of 1941 when Polish universities were destroyed and Polish professors died in concentration camps the University of Edinburgh established the Polish School of Medicine. This memorial was set up by the students, lecturers and professors of the Polish School of Medicine in gratitude to the University of Edinburgh for the part it played in the preservation of Polish science and learning. Jako Wyraz Wdzieczności Uniwersytetu Edinburskeigo za utworzenie Polskiej placówki naukowej w Edynburgu płytę tę ofiarowali studenci wykładowcy i profesorowie Polskiego wydziału lekarskiego 1941 - 1949