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 | £6.00 | £9.00 |
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 Chairperson Margaret Williams: Margaret.Williams@ed.ac.uk
Programme 2022/23
|
Date |
Event |
| 2022 | |
|
11 October |
Andrew Grant, “Walking the Camino de Santiago” |
|
8 November |
Maurice McIlwrick, “Secret Tunnels of Edinburgh” |
|
22 November |
Visit to Mansfield Traquair Centre |
| 6 December | Catherine Booth, "Crime and Choloroform: Ambros Parry's Edinburgh" |
|
13 December |
Christmas Lunch – Royal Scots Club |
| 2023 | |
|
17 January |
Helen Brown, Water of Leith Conservation Trust Manager, “The Water of Leith and the work of the Conservation Trust” |
|
14 February |
Professor Graham Stone, “Planting wildflower meadows for urban pollinators” |
|
14 March |
Bruce Keith, “Bridgescapes: Scotland’s iconic bridges” |
|
21 March |
Visit TBA |
|
25 April |
AGM and Re-appraisal Meeting – Speaker TBA |
|
2 or 9 May |
Visit TBA |
|
6 or 13 June |
Summer Outing - Venue TBA |
