Events
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Turner’s Timeless Treasurers
The year starts with ‘Turner’s Timeless Treasurers’. This is a brief exploration of 4 of his most famous works with a focus on ‘The Fighting Temeraire’. 28th January 2025 at[...]
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Discussion on your favourite Science Fiction novel
National Science Fiction Day is celebrated annually in January. But science fiction is a less accepted literature genre. No way it has to be. Bring your personal selections to share[...]
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Human Personality: Nature or Nurture?
Have you ever thought about whether you got your amazing intelligence from your parents? Or maybe you've been wondering whether that grumpy old git in your local u3a group got[...]
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Improving Legislation, Monthly Meeting
ZoomMonthly meetings are currently scheduled for the second Thursday in the month at 3pm, the next one being on the 13th February. The topics for discussion at the February meeting[...]
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Is it time to move to the Fediverse ?
Regular social media has been a source of concern for many years, with specific concerns around data gathering, profiling and hidden algorithms used to sell more ads. In 2016 the[...]
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Preparing for the AI Revolution
Hardly a day goes by without news of yet another amazing breakthrough in AI and/or robotics, which, we are told, will transform our lives in ever more dramatic and profound[...]
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Improving Parliamentary Scrutiny of Legislation
London London, United KingdomIt's been brought to my attention that there is a discussion on this topic being organised by the Constitution Unit at UCL. If you are interested, you can book to[...]
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Forecasting Weather and Climate in the midst of Chaos and Unpredictability
Speaker: Tim Palmer Professorial Fellow, Royal Society Research Professor in Climate Physics, Jesus College, Oxford Probabilistic ensemble forecasting enhances the accuracy, reliability, and usability of weather and climate predictions, offering[...]
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A Tale of Obsession
On Tuesday 25th February, be prepared for a tale involving murder, love and the supernatural in this nod to the Pre -Raphaelite Brotherhood with one intriguing painting. What could it[...]
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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[...]