Universities Retired Staff Association

Membership of URSA and how it works.

Aims

Membership of the Universities Retired Staff Association (URSA) is open to retired staff (and their partners) of the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University. The aims of the Association are to promote the fellowship and well-being of retired members of staff and to maintain their interest in University affairs.

Meetings

Meetings, with a speaker, are held monthly from October to April on Tuesday afternoons at 2.30pm in the Chaplaincy Centre, 1 Bristo Square (opposite McEwan Hall).

During the session there are also four visits to local places of interest and a Christmas lunch.   

There are three newsletters sent out per year.

Membership

Membership TypeSingleJoint (with Partner)
Annual subscription£7.00£10.00

If you wish to apply for membership for the current session, please complete the application form available below and forward it with your cheque to the Treasurer at the address on the form.

If you have any other queries, or wish to be sent a paper copy of the form, now or at some time in the future, please email the Chair, Nina MacKinnon : mackinnonjanina@gmail.com

Programme 2025/26

DateEvent
2025 
14 OctMike Scott & Eddie Banks, “The Colinton Tunnel Mural Project”
11 NovChristine Murdie, “Evolution and Adaptions of Whales from land to sea”
18 NovVisit to the Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage
 2 DecRuth Boreham, “Who Do You Think You Are?”
 9 DecChristmas Lunch – The Royal Scots Club
  
2026 
13 JanGerard McEwan, “The Life of PC David Shepherd Bayne in Edinburgh City Police”
10 FebRoz Artis, “Building Limes and their use in Traditional Buildings”
10 MarKim Ritchie, “The Borders Search and Rescue Unit”
17 MarVisit to Greyfriars Kirkyard
21 AprAGM and Re-appraisal Meeting
 5 MayVisit to Rosslyn Chapel
 9 JuneVisit to New College Library

 

Past events 

 

URSA Programme 2023-24 (149.01 KB / PDF)
URSA Programme 2022-23 (89.51 KB / PDF)
URSA Programme 2019-20 (428.34 KB / PDF)
URSA Programme 2018-19 (396.27 KB / PDF)
URSA Programme 2017-18 (236.04 KB / PDF)
URSA Programme 2016-17 (36 KB / DOC)
URSA Programme 2015-16 (13.1 KB / DOCX)

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