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.
Mark Davies – Artists in Wonderland: Pre-Raphaelite Adventures in Oxford
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomMark Davies is an Oxford local historian, guide, and author with a particular interest in the non-University aspects of the[...]
Tom Brown – How Britten Brought Opera to Britain
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomTom Brown grew up in south London in an unconventionally musical household, where visitors included living classical composers Richard Rodney[...]
Matt Eade – Introducing Papua New Guinea
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomMatt grew up in East Sussex and was introduced to the natural world at the age of seven when he[...]
Liz Wooley – Felicia Skene: Oxford Writer, Prison Reformer and Friend to the Poor
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomLiz Woolley lives in Oxford and has an MSc in English Local History from the University Department for Continuing[...]
Paul Bullivant – Faces of Ethiopia and Other Encounters
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomFollowing a career in architecture and social housing in Birmingham, Spain and Bristol, in 2004 Paul graduated with an MA[...]
Graham Horn – Climbing Kilimanjaro – to the Roof of Africa
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomGraham Horn is a geographer by training, a transport planner by profession, and a discoverer by nature. He is a[...]
Lady Aurelia Young – The Life of an MP’s Wife. A Lighthearted Look at the Ups and Downs of Life in Politics
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomAurelia Young grew up on Boars Hill in the studio of her father the sculptor, Oscar Nemon. She went to[...]
Dick Richards – ‘The Road to Peace is Paved with Headstones’. An Introduction to The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomDick in the last eight years has become a volunteer with The Commission and as an approved speaker delivers talks[...]