Events
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History Group
The History group's next meeting is Tuesday 28th October at noon-1pm. We have a guest speaker, John, who will be presenting 'A History of Astronomy Part 2'. Many of you[...]
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Why is Jane Austen so popular today?
In the past few years Jane Austen adaptations have filled our TV screens. Why? She lived more than 200 years ago so why the fascination?
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Uncovering Oxfordshire’s Dinosaur Highway
ZoomSpeaker: Dr Emma Nicholls FGS, Collections Manager (Earth Collections), Oxford University Museum of Natural History This month Dr Emma Nicholls will be telling us about Uncovering Oxfordshire’s Dinosaur Highway. Her[...]
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Tackling the Challenge of Antibiotic Resistance, One Step at a Time
Armed with a deeper understanding of the drivers of antibiotic resistance, covered at last month’s meeting*, Beryl Oppenheim (York u3a) will now explore the challenges faced in preventing it or[...]
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Quantum Computers
18th November @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm This month we are fortunate that Professor Winfried Hensinger, from Sussex University, will be giving us a talk about quantum computers. Prof[...]
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Current Affairs discussion group: Open Forum
For our final meeting of the year, I'm once again opening the floor to all of you - our members - to share your thoughts on anything that's been making[...]
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ART HISTORY NOVEMBER 25TH 2025
FeaturedCome along to an intriguing presentation about Frith's Gallery. One of our members will be giving the talk. Tuesday 25th November 2025 12-1.00pm https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6911529/Painting-famous-faces-1881-sells-10m-identify-are.html
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Art History meeting Tuesday 25th November at noon
Tuesday 25th November 2025 Art History meeting at noon: There will be an intriguing presentation by one of our members who will be talking about 'Frith's Royal Academy Viewing'. This[...]
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Quantum Sensing and QuSIT Hub Developments
Speaker: Professor Professor Michael Holynski University of Birmingham Join us for a fascinating journey into the future of sensing. Quantum sensing is unlocking a world we could never see before—revealing[...]
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What did Just William mean to us?
We take a trip back in time to the Richmal Crompton's stories of William Brown and his family. Not so popular now, they were a read back in the days.[...]
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HUMAN MIGRATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Human migration driven by climate change goes back millions years. It continues today in far greater numbers as the Earth warms to +2C by 2050 and +3C beyond 2100. Countries[...]
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The Ig Nobel Prizes: 2025 edition
For over a century, the ultimate recognition of ground-breaking scientific research has been the award of a Nobel Prize. But there’s another series of annual awards, less prestigious but no[...]