Events
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Science Fiction or Fantasy?
Are the Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy series, Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels and J K Rowling's Harry Potter stories science fiction or fantasy? A mixture of both? Or, maybe, various[...]
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CLIMATE TIPPING POINTS
Dr Chris Boulton, University Of Exeter, will present on Climate Tipping Points Date 10am Wed 26 Feb Climate tipping points, where large sudden and often irreversible changes are expected under[...]
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What has the Earth’s magnetic field ever done for us?
Speaker: Claire Nichols Associate Professor of the Geology of Planetary Processes, Department of Earth Sciences, St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford Claire will be talking us about her work on[...]
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Mini-trams: The Transport Solution You’ve Never Heard of!
If you were living in Sheffield fifty years ago, you'll be familiar with this image. It's an artists' impression of how the city's revolutionary new driverless mini-tram monorail system would[...]
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How Generative AI works
18th March 2025 at 3pm UK This month we look at Generative AI, including a bit of history, opening the pandoras box, how they work and how they compare. Will[...]
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Trump’s New World Order: Strongmen Make the Rules
Following last month's jaw-dropping Oval Office ambush of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the subsequent freezing of military aid to his country, the full horror of Donald Trump's determination to completely rewrite[...]
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Restoration Art March 25th noon-1pm
This is a change of programme so that we can welcome a guest speaker, David Tordoff. Join us for a fascinating exploration into the world of restoration art where we[...]
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u3a Communities Books and Literature March 25 meeting
FeaturedHere is a reminder of the topic and the Zoom link for tonight's discussion on Time Travel in Literature. Input can be as wide as you like to make it[...]
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Geoengineering And Climate Change
The Earth is currently heading for a global average temperature rise of 3C above pre-industrial levels by 2100+. This is because emissions of green house gases continue to increase. These[...]
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How Does Our Immune System Protect Us?
Speaker: Professor Robin May Professor of Infectious Disease, University of Birmingham; Chief Scientific Advisor, Food Standards Agency Overall, our immune system is a highly efficient mechanism that protects us from[...]
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What is geology and why does it matter?
ZoomSpeaker: Mary Garbett Leader of the U3A and U3A Interest Groups Online Geology groups Mary will be talking about what geology actually is and the many ways it's essential to[...]
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‘In the Arms of Morpheus’: The Science of Sleep
When we think about what's really essential for human survival, it's air, food and water that immediately spring to mind. But there's a fourth one, something else we also can't[...]