Welcome to U3ACommunities
U3ACommunities is a free on-line platform for enquiring minds. It hosts a number of subject based groups who meet on-line monthly. It is independent of the Third Age Trust.
Whilst most of our members are beyond the age of retirement, we do allow anyone to join.
Use the GROUPS menu above to browse the groups and SUBSCRIBE to join one or more groups – you’ll then be emailed about new meetings and other posts. Both subscribing and attending meetings are free.
Individual groups may allow commenting on pages for any post-meeting follow-ups or discussions. The previously offered discussion forum has been disabled due to lack of use.
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A journey of discovery and appreciation!
Explore, create, inspire the literary journey
Inside every problem lies an opportunity
How computing works under the covers
Have your say on the big issues of the day
All about earth sciences
The immediate and/or the far past
Proposing improvements to current legislation
Meet top scientists sharing their current interests
The ideas & inventions that shape our world
Upcoming Online Meetings
Mind-blowing Advances in Materials Science
Speaker: Professor Mark Miodownik University College London Mark Miodownik is a pioneering materials scientist fascinated by how the stuff of our world—metals, ceramics, polymers, biomaterials—shapes human experience. His work celebrates[...]
The Castle Bank Biota: a Middle Ordovician Burgess Shale-type fauna from Wales
Speaker: Doctor Joe Botting This month Dr Joe Botting will be talking about the Castle Bank Biota, this dates back to the middle Ordovician and hosts Burgess-shale type fauna. The[...]
Mysteries of Memory
Memory: What and where is it, how does it work, what can we do to improve it, and why is it sometimes so tantalisingly elusive? In this intriguing, interactive presentation, Sue[...]