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.
Alistair Lack – CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien and The Inklings
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomAlastair Lack studied History at University College, Oxford and worked for over 27 years for the BBC – mainly for[...]
Greg Birdseye – Hospices, Their History with Special Reference to Sobell House
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomGreg had a varied career (Manchester, London among others) and came back to Oxford a dozen years ago and now[...]
Professor Emma Smith – Portable Magic: 2000 Years of the Book
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomEmma Smith is Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Hertford College, University of Oxford. She is occasionally to be heard on[...]
Dr Edward Clarke – The Cherubims and English Poetry
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomEdward Clarke’s latest collection of poems is called Cherubims. A Book of Psalms was published in 2020, and Eighteen Psalms[...]
Professor Richard J.B. Bosworth – Giovanni Amendola, ‘the Perfect Anti-Fascist’: His Death and Life
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomEmeritus Professor Richard Bosworth is one of the world’s leading historians of modern Italy and has written and published extensively.[...]
Sylvia Vetta – Memoir in All its Variety and Why You Should Record Your Stories
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomSylvia Vetta is a freelance writer and author who married Indian born academic Atam Vetta when that was regarded with[...]
Danielle Mills – Medical Detection Dogs
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomDanielle has been a Fundraiser/Speaker for Medical Detection dogs since 2015 when she was amazed by the capabilities of the[...]
Tom Wylie – Gael and Planter: Two Nations on One Land?
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomTom Wylie was born and grew up in Belfast. Graduating from Queen’s University Belfast, he taught history and politics in[...]