The Edinburgh University Club of London

The Club recently featured on BBC's "Lost and Found in the Lakes", series 2 episode 6 where an original badge from 1864 was uncovered by a detectorist. Watch the episode on iPlayer to see more about this exciting find!

We recently celebrated Burns Night with the Burns Club of London. A wonderful time was had with dancing, speeches, good food, and a chance to reminisce about our time in Edinburgh. Thank you to the Burns Club for welcoming us so warmly!

Last call for our November Club Drinks, tomorrow from 7pm for New and Prospective Members!

Buy tickets at eucl.org.uk

Last week we went on a Thames Cruise with dinner, enjoying views of the city by night.

We look forward to welcoming prospective and existing members to our next event, Club Drinks at the Caledonian Club, if you would like to attend and find out more about the Edinburgh University Club of London, book your tickets at eucl.org.uk

Tickets now on sale for the next Edinburgh University Club of London Club Drinks event! Open to existing and prospective members, book your tickets on our website or the link here: https://www.eucl.org.uk/event-details/club-drinks-reception-for-prospective-and-new-members-2025-11-19-19-00

When? 7pm 19th November 2025
Where? The Caledonian Club

Our first Supper Club was a lovely evening where we were introduced to the delights of Georgian cuisine by .shots . We went to the jolly restaurant, who gave us wonderful service, and we would highly recommend their food!

More Supper Club dinners to come, all our events can be found in the members' area of the EUCL website.

More from our Club Drinks held on 17th September.

Looking forward to our next one on 19th November!

If you are an Edinburgh graduate living in London and would like to meet new people or be part of our exciting events such as suppers, art tours, wine tastings and more, why not contact us to find out more?
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Edinburgh University Club of London drinks on 17th September

Thank you to everyone who attended and for the for hosting us!

Our next club drinks will take place on 19th November, for more information, and for details on how to join the club, visit eucl.org.uk

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Did you know? The Club has had its fair share of literary talent in its ranks. Two prominent members, with two prominent moustaches, were JM Barrie and Arthur Conan Doyle.

Barrie is famous for writing Peter Pan, but his literary career began at Edinburgh University, where he studied literature and wrote for the Edinburgh Evening Courant.

By contrast Doyle studied medicine and served as a ship's doctor before publishing his first story about a detective with whom his name would become synonymous - Sherlock Holmes.

After inclement weather delayed our picnic last week, a few intrepid souls braved the weather for a jolly pub trip instead to the wonderful Grenadier in Belgravia!

If you are interested in joining the club, do come along to our drinks next week at the Caledonian Club, tickets can be purchased here: https://www.eucl.org.uk/event-details/club-drinks-reception-for-prospective-and-new-members-2025-09-17-19-00

Did you know? We have had our fair share of significant Club Presidents, but one of the most important has to be Sir Joseph Lister, later Lord Lister.

Lister (1827-1912) was a British surgeon, and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery and preventative medicine. He made several contributions to medical science, but without doubt one of his most important was the introduction of carbolic acid as a steriliser, and for promoting the principle of antiseptics.

By sterilising surgical instruments, patients' skins, surgeons' hands, and the wards themselves, he was able to eliminate sepsis from his wards and saw the rate of those who died after his surgeries plummet from 46% in 1866 to 15% in 1870, to 5% in 1877.

Two days before Edward VII’s planned coronation in 1902 the king became ill and had to receive surgery, and the royal doctors first consulted Lister. Six weeks later the king thanked Lister saying, "I know that if it had not been for you and your work, I wouldn't be sitting here today."

It is hard to estimate just how many lives have been saved by Lister’s innovation.

As a side note - such was Lister’s reputation in the field of antiseptics that led American Chemist Joseph Lawrence to name his new product after him in 1879 – Listerine.

Are you an Edinburgh graduate? Interested in meeting new people? Why not join the Club? The Edinburgh University Club of London is holding a drinks reception for prospective and new members on the 17th September. Come and meet fellow alumni over a glass of wine and some canapés, join in the Club toast, and learn more about our future events!

Get tickets at: eucl.org.uk/what-s-on