Talks take place on Thursday afternoons, starting at 2pm, and usually take place in the Lecture Hall, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JA. These are free for Oxford u3a members but you are welcome to attend as a guest for a donation of £5 (£2 for members of all other U3As).
Most talks are recorded on Zoom for the benefit of those Oxford u3a members who are unable to attend Rewley House.
In the event of adverse weather conditions, please telephone Rewley House (01865 270360), to enquire whether the talk has been cancelled.
Dr Jonathan Healey – England in the 17th Century
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomJonathan Healey is Associate Professor in Social History at the University of Oxford, where he is a specialist in seventeenth[...]
Fran Sandham – A Solo Walk across Africa
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomCritically acclaimed author and public speaker Fran Sandham was an editor at Rough Guides for several years, and worked in[...]
John Tyler – The World of Fungi
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomJohn Tyler has worked in nature conservation for over 25 years, first with the Ecological Parks Trust creating urban nature[...]
Maurice East – Headington Quarry: the Village that built Oxford
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomMaurice East was born and raised in Headington Quarry, Oxford. He specializes in researching and telling some of the lesser-known[...]
Dr Michelle Pfeffer – Divination, Oracles and Omens
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomDr Michelle Pfeffer is a historian of science and religion at Magdalen College, Oxford. She is co-curator, with David Zeitlyn,[...]
Professor Marion Turner – Chaucer’s European Life
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomMarion Turner is the J.R.R. Tolkien Professor of English Literature and Language at the University of Oxford, and a Professorial[...]
Dr Matthew Kerry – The Spanish Civil War as a Media War
Matthew Kerry is Associate Professor in Modern European History at the University of Oxford and Tutor at Jesus College. He[...]
Judith Comber Gleeson – Justice in the 21st Century
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomJudith Coomber Gleeson studied Jurisprudence at Lady Margaret Hall from 1974-1977. She came to Oxford for the comparative law tuition,[...]