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Mountains
ZoomSpeaker: Professor Tom Argles Professor Tom Argles, Professor of Earth Science Education in the School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences of The Open University, will be speaking to us[...]
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The Wonder of Water
Water is the most abundant molecule on the surface of the Earth, and essential for life as we know it. It makes up around 60% of the human body, and[...]
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Tracking aircraft above your house
15th September @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm This month we take a look at tracking aircraft above your house using ADS-B. We look at what ADS-B is, hardware and software required[...]
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Britain’s Broken Justice System
As our long, hot summer finally comes to an end, so too has the honeymoon period for the new PM, as he confronts all those thorny issues which bedevilled his[...]
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Science Fiction of Iain M Banks, Tonight
Apologies this is a late reminder for this evening's session but domestic u3a has had me in a spin. But, hopefully, tonight we can discuss the contribution Banks made to[...]
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What Do We Really Know About Microplastics?
Speaker: Prof. Iseult Lynch School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Professor of Environmental Nanosciences Microplastics have become one of today's most talked-about environmental issues, but how much do we[...]
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The Geology of Iceland
ZoomSpeaker: John Collis John Collis has kindly stepped into the breach to enable our October meeting to go ahead. He will be giving a layperson's introduction to the geology of[...]
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The Power of Hydraulics
As a technology, hydraulic fluid power has been around since the Industrial Revolution, more than 200 years ago. And in industries as diverse as transport, manufacturing, construction and waste disposal,[...]
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New Tech – When Does it Change the Workplace?
20th October 3pm to 5pm This month I'm delighted to invite Phill Fox to come and talk to us about how generative AI might impact our workplace and jobs. Phill[...]
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Music, Seen: the colour of music, and the sound of light
Unfortunately, Dr Emma Chapman has been taken ill and is unable to give her planned presentation. We are very pleased, however, that Professor Milton Mermikides, will be joining us instead[...]
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The Literary Contribution of 300 million books
Soon after the demise of Jeffrey Archer we discuss his contribution through: 31 novels 11 children's books 7 short story collections 3 prison diaries and 3 plays A massive output,[...]
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Process Control Automation
In today's world, where many of our traditionally labour-intensive industrial work-places are being transformed by modern technologies, we are relying increasingly on computerised systems to keep everything running smoothly. But[...]