Events
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Mineralogy in Art
ZoomSpeaker: Doctor Chris Duffin, Scientific Associate, Natural History Museum, London This month Dr Chris Duffin will be focusing on the geological materials used in painting. Geological pigments have been used[...]
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Finding the Truth in the Fog of War
For more than a month now, the world has held its breath ever since the Middle East was plunged into another deadly conflict between its most hard-line of sworn enemies.[...]
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Art History
Art History: April 28th at NOON-1pm Guest speaker, Zoe who has a talk about the life and works of David Shepherd and Ronnie Wood
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April 2026 is Art History Month!
On Tuesday 28th April at noon, we welcome a guest speaker, Zoe, who will be talking about 'The Art of Ronnie Wood' and The Art of David Shepherd'. Two great[...]
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Daniel Defoe… The ignored classical author
Sadly, the man who wrote tales like Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders is an ignored author in the current rush to reread the Classics. Why? Is he marred by some[...]
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Space Debris and new approaches to rectification
Speaker: Ray Fielding Head of Sustainability and ISAM UK Space Agency Earth’s orbits are becoming the world’s most valuable—and most vulnerable—commons. Every bolt, paint fleck, and abandoned satellite hurtling around[...]
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Rosalind Franklin: The Triumph and the Tragedy
In 1953, the scientific world was abuzz with the discovery of the structure of DNA by James Watson & Francis Crick, but back then, few were aware that it was[...]
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History Month May 2026
FeaturedJoin us at noon on May 26th for our next history group meeting. Title' Skeletons in the Cupboard'. Explore the lives of those who were once famous and in some[...]
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Agentic Artificial Intelligence
19th May @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm This month we’ll look at agentic artificial intelligence ... large language models are now no-longer contrained to just "chat", they can now interface to[...]
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Current Affairs discussion group: Open Forum
With so much going on at the moment, both domestically and around the world, it's time once again to open the floor to all of you - our members -[...]
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May is History group month
FeaturedTuesday, 26th May at noon, we have 'Skeletons in the Cupboard'. Work out what the skeletons are in the cupboards of some historical characters. Zoom link as previously
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From Concept to Reality: Space‑Based Solar Power Today
Speaker: Martin Soltau Co‑CEO, Space Solar Space‑based solar power (SBSP) is no longer a distant dream—it’s becoming a credible pillar of future clean‑energy systems. By harvesting sunlight in orbit, where[...]