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 three visits to local places of interest, a summer outing in June and a Christmas lunch.

There are three newsletters sent out per year.

Membership

Membership Type	Single	Joint (with Partner)
One off membership joining fee	£5.00	£7.50
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.

URSA Application Form New Members 2024-25 (62.5 KB / DOC)

URSA Application Form New Members 2024-25 (101.96 KB / PDF)

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 2024/25

Date	Event
2024
08 Oct	Christine Murdie, “Life as an ORCA Ocean Conservationist”
12 Nov	Elizabeth Cumming, “Phyllis M Bone: Animal Sculptor”
19 Nov	Afternoon visit
03 Dec	Ruth Boreham, “Who Do You Think You Are?”
09 Dec	Christmas Lunch – Royal Scots Club

2025
14 Jan	Mike Lewis, “History of the Edinburgh Festival”
11 Feb	Kath Hay, “The Shetland Bus”
11 Mar	Mike Scott & Eddie Banks, “The Colinton Tunnel Mural Project”
18 Mar	Afternoon visit
22 Apr	AGM and Re-appraisal Meeting
06 May	Afternoon visit
11 June	Summer Outing