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SUMMARY:Dr Ben Grant - Writing and Illness
DESCRIPTION:Ben Grant is a lecturer in English Literature in the Department for Continuing Education at the University of Oxford.  He has a research background in postcolonial studies\, has published two books and is in the process of writing a third on the work of the contemporary British writer\, Jenny Diski. As part of his interest in the recent field of Medical Humanities and Disability Studies\, his talk will introduce some of the different ways of thinking about the relationship between writing and illness\, and consider the role which writings about illness play in the wider culture. \nhttps://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/profiles/benjamin-grant \n  \n 
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/dr-ben-grant-writing-and-illness/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230608T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230608T150000
DTSTAMP:20260818T051741
CREATED:20221227T171641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T172118Z
UID:1400-1686232800-1686236400@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Professor Caroline Warman - Diderot: An Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Caroline Warman is Zeitlyn Fellow and Tutor in French at Jesus College and Professor of French Literature and Thought at the University of Oxford. She has just completed a book on Diderot and his theories about mind and matter which  is accompanied by a digital edition of a biographical work by his disciple\, Jacques-André Naigeon. She is planning to translate Diderot’s Eléments de physiologie as the third part of this project. \nhttps://www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/about-jesus-college/our-community/people/professor-caroline-warman/
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/professor-caroline-warman-diderot-an-introduction/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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CREATED:20221227T171505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T172553Z
UID:1398-1685628000-1685631600@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Martin Buckland - The Wilts and Berks Canal – Past\, Present and Future
DESCRIPTION:The canal opened in 1810 after 15 years of construction but had a chequered career until its legal closure in 1914. In 1977 restoration of the canal began in a few places but in 2004 full restoration of the entire 62 miles was decided upon. The talk looks at the historical\, restoration progress and future proposals for this major East to West canal link.
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/martin-buckland-the-wilts-and-berks-canal-past-present-and-future/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230525T140000
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CREATED:20221227T171253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T171253Z
UID:1396-1685023200-1685026800@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Stephen Barker - Six Warrior Women of the English Civil Wars\, 1642–51
DESCRIPTION:Stephen Barker is an independent Heritage Advisor\, who works with museums\, universities and other heritage organisations to design exhibitions and make funding applications. He delivers presentations and tours related to the First World War and British Civil Wars. He is the author of Lancashire’s Forgotten Heroes and The Flying Sikh: Hardit Singh Malik. His talk is primarily about six women who took part in the fighting during the English Civil War\, undertook spying missions and negotiated deals with politicians. \nhttps://stephen-barker.co.uk/
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/stephen-barker-six-warrior-women-of-the-english-civil-wars-1642-51/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230518T140000
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CREATED:20221227T171025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T171025Z
UID:1394-1684418400-1684422000@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Rev Dr Richard Ounsworth\, OP - What Makes for a Successful (biblical) Prophet?
DESCRIPTION:Richard Ounsworth joined the Dominican Order in 1995 and was ordained priest in 2001. Since then he has spent time in Leicester\, as University Chaplain\, before returning to Oxford to write a doctorate on the Letter to the Hebrews and to teach Biblical Studies and New Testament Greek. He returned to Leicester in 2021\, where he works in the busy city-centre parish\, but continues to teach for Blackfriars\, Oxford\, and to give retreats and parish missions nationally and internationally. \nhttps://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/people/fr-richard-ounsworth-op/
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/rev-dr-richard-ounsworth-op-what-makes-for-a-successful-biblical-prophet/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230511T140000
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CREATED:20221227T170629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T170629Z
UID:1392-1683813600-1683817200@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Professor Finn Fordham - Introducing James Joyce
DESCRIPTION:Finn Fordham teaches at Royal Holloway\, University of London and is a scholar of James Joyce\, modernism\, and the culture of the 1930s.  He has written and edited several books\, including Finnegans Wake for Oxford World Classics. James Joyce has been considered by many to be one of the greatest novelists who ever lived.  What typically are the grounds provided for this judgement?  With excerpts from each of his four major works\, he will try to give evidence that backs up Joyce’s own curious boast about his writing: ‘I have discovered I can do anything with language I want’ (Richard Ellmann\, James Joyce\, pp. 661–2). \nhttps://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/en/persons/finn-fordham \n 
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/professor-finn-fordham-introducing-james-joyce/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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UID:1390-1683208800-1683212400@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Professor David Willis - Tweetolectology: Using Social Media to Map Linguistic Variation and Change
DESCRIPTION:David Willis has been Jesus Professor of Celtic at the University of Oxford since 2020\, having previously held academic appointments at the Universities of Manchester and Cambridge. He has published widely on grammatical change and the history of the Welsh language. His books include The Syntax of Welsh and the two-volume History of Negation in the Languages of Europe and the Mediterranean. He is currently preparing A History of Welsh for publication by Oxford University Press. \nhttps://www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/about-jesus-college/our-community/people/professor-david-willis/
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/professor-david-willis-tweetolectology-using-social-media-to-map-linguistic-variation-and-change/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Dan Evans - Introducing the Dulcimer
DESCRIPTION:Dan Evans is the UK’s leading dulcimer player and one of the leading players internationally too.  He has released five CD albums to critical acclaim and undertaken 18 International tours to date\, including performing and recording in Nashville Tennessee.  His talk will be a brief introduction to the dulcimer: what it is and isn’t\, its origins and features and a few famous players. It will be illustrated with a number of songs and tunes performed on the dulcimer.  CDs will be available to purchase after the presentation. \nFor more Information see : https://www.english-dulcimer.com/
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/dan-evans-introducing-the-dulcimer/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230420T140000
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CREATED:20221227T164936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T165931Z
UID:1382-1681999200-1682002800@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Professor William Whyte - Pageants in Oxford
DESCRIPTION:William Whyte is Professor of Social and Architectural History at Oxford and a Tutorial Fellow at St John’s College. Outside the university he is chair of the Oxford Preservation Trust\, the Oxford Historical Society\, and the Victoria County History of Oxfordshire Society. \nhttp://history.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-william-whyte \nhttps://sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/people/reverend-professor-william-whyte/
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/professor-william-whyte-pageants-in-oxford/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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CREATED:20221227T154508Z
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UID:1380-1680184800-1680188400@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Oxford u3a Annual General Meeting
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URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/oxford-u3a-annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230323T140000
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CREATED:20221227T154329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T154329Z
UID:1378-1679580000-1679583600@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Dr Chloe So - Atom Computing
DESCRIPTION:Chloe lives in Oxford with her parents and is a second-year DPhil Atomic and Laser Physics student at the University of Oxford. Prior to this she read Chemistry at University College\, Durham. Quantum computers are often touted as the future of computation. This talk will address the whys\, wherefores and hows\, with a focus on atom-based platforms. \n 
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/dr-chloe-so-atom-computing/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230316T140000
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CREATED:20221227T154120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T154120Z
UID:1376-1678975200-1678978800@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Dr Martin Holmes - Jim Callaghan: A Reputation Revised
DESCRIPTION:Dr Martin Holmes was Lecturer in Politics at St Hugh’s College Oxford for over 20 years. He is now a Senior Common Room member at St Hugh’s. The author of  seven books on British and European politics\, his latest publication is From the Treaty of Versailles to the Treaty of Maastricht: Conflict\, Carnage and Cooperation in Europe 1918–93 (Routledge\, 2022). He is a regular u3a speaker and has addressed Oxford u3a on several occasions in the past decade. \nhttps://www.brugesgroup.com/dr-martin-holmes
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/dr-martin-holmes-jim-callaghan-a-reputation-revised/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230309T140000
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CREATED:20221227T153318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T153318Z
UID:1374-1678370400-1678374000@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Professor Vlad Mykhenko - The War in Ukraine: Causes and Consequences
DESCRIPTION:Dr Vlad Mykhnenko was born and raised in the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. He gained his undergraduate qualifications in Ukraine and Hungary\, before moving to Darwin College\, Cambridge for his doctorate. He has taught in several universities in the UK and has published widely. He is currently associate Professor of Sustainable Urban Development and Research Fellow at St Peter’s College\, Oxford. One of his most recent papers\, published in Europe-Asia Studies\, deals with the subject of his talk today and has swiftly become the second most read article in the history of this academic journal. \nhttps://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/profiles/vlad-mykhnenko
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/professor-vlad-mykhenko-the-war-in-ukraine-causes-and-consequences/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230302T140000
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CREATED:20221227T153000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T153000Z
UID:1372-1677765600-1677769200@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Professor Tim Palmer - Climate Change – Fact or Fantasy?
DESCRIPTION:Tim Palmer is a Royal Society Research Professor in the Department of Physics\, and a Professorial Fellow of Jesus College\, Oxford. He is interested in the predictability and dynamics of weather and climate\, including extreme events. His talk will consider whether climate change is an overblown threat promoted by environmental tree huggers\, or an existential crisis that will lead to the extinction of the human species? And what can we as individuals do about it anyway? \nhttps://www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/find-an-expert/professor-tim-palmer
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/professor-tim-palmer-climate-change-fact-or-fantasy/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230223T140000
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CREATED:20221227T152712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T152712Z
UID:1370-1677160800-1677164400@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Dr Lucy Harry - The Death Penalty: South East Asia
DESCRIPTION:Lucy Harry received her doctorate in Criminology from Balliol College\, Oxford. She is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Death Penalty Research Unit at the Centre for Criminology\, University of Oxford\, studying the death penalty for drug offences in Indonesia \nThis talk will provide an overview of the state of the death penalty in Southeast Asian jurisdictions\, where it is mainly retained for drug related offences. In particular\, this talk will draw on the speaker’s research on foreign national women sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Malaysia. \nhttps://www.law.ox.ac.uk/people/lucy-harry
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/dr-lucy-harry-the-death-penalty-south-east-asia/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230216T140000
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CREATED:20221227T152518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T152518Z
UID:1368-1676556000-1676559600@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Alan Copeland - Curiosities of New Zealand
DESCRIPTION:Before taking early retirement Alan worked in the Financial Services Industry.  He is a keen photographer\, gained his Licentiateship of the Royal Photographic Society in 2002\, and is currently Chairman of the Whitchurch Hill Camera Club. He has developed a wide range of illustrated talks especially covering Curiosities which he enjoys presenting to groups such as u3as. He has previously presented his 2-part ‘Curiosities of the Cotswolds’ at Oxford u3a. \nhttp://www.curiosities.co.uk/ \n 
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/alan-copeland-curiosities-of-new-zealand/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230209T140000
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CREATED:20221227T152321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T152321Z
UID:1366-1675951200-1675954800@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Jan Thomas - The RSPCA in Oxfordshire
DESCRIPTION:Jan lives in Oxford and has been a volunteer with RSPCA Oxfordshire for 10 years\, trustee for eight and Treasurer for three.  She will talk about the RSPCA generally and where Oxfordshire fits into that\, before describing the work she and her colleagues do more specifically\, including some lovely stories of animals they have been able to help\, transforming their lives for the good. \n 
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/jan-thomas-the-rspca-in-oxfordshire/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230202T140000
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CREATED:20221227T151727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T151727Z
UID:1364-1675346400-1675350000@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Susanna Pressel - Traffic in Oxford
DESCRIPTION:After graduating from Somerville College\, Oxford\, Susanna spent five years in Zambia before returning to teach in State Secondary Schools in the county.  She became a city councillor in 1998\, a county councillor in 2009\, and was elected Chair of Oxfordshire County Council in May 2022. \nhttps://www.oxfordlabour.org.uk/susanna-pressel-2/
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/susanna-pressel-traffic-in-oxford/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230126T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230126T150000
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CREATED:20221220T201350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T201350Z
UID:1359-1674741600-1674745200@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Liz Woolley - The Remarkable Life of Olive Gibbs
DESCRIPTION:Liz Woolley lives in Oxford and has an MSc in English Local History from the University’s Department for Continuing Education. She is particularly interested in the history of Oxford’s ‘town’ – as opposed to ‘gown’ – and in the lives of ordinary working citizens in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Her talk traces the extraordinary life and legacy of a redoubtable local labour politician\, peace campaigner and founding member of CND. \nhttp://lizwoolley.co.uk/
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/liz-woolley-the-remarkable-life-of-olive-gibbs/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230119T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230119T150000
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CREATED:20221220T201247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T201247Z
UID:1357-1674136800-1674140400@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Dr Anthony Gerbino - Christopher Wren in Oxford: The Architectural History of the Bodleian Library and the Sheldonian Buildings
DESCRIPTION:Anthony Gerbino is an art historian with a special interest in architectural history of the 17th century. He is senior lecturer in the Department of Art History at the University of Manchester. Wren’s work in Oxford shows something of his remarkable problem-solving skills which were to become so crucial to his later designs in London \nhttps://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/anthony.gerbino.html
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/dr-anthony-gerbino-christopher-wren-in-oxford-the-architectural-history-of-the-bodleian-library-and-the-sheldonian-buildings/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221201T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221201T150000
DTSTAMP:20260818T051741
CREATED:20220801T094326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220801T094326Z
UID:1260-1669903200-1669906800@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Dr Jane Robinson - Ladies can’t climb ladders: The Pioneering Adventures of the First Professional Women
DESCRIPTION:Jane Robinson read English at Somerville College\, Oxford\, and worked in the antiquarian book trade before becoming an acclaimed author and public speaker who specialises in social history through women’s eyes.  The title of her talk is the same as her 11th book\, published in 2020\, to celebrate the centenary of women first entering the traditional professions. It follows the pioneers as they trespassed into a man’s world and explores how this changed their lives\, as well as those of future generations\, for ever.    http://www.jane-robinson.com/
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/dr-jane-robinson-ladies-cant-climb-ladders-the-pioneering-adventures-of-the-first-professional-women/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221124T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221124T150000
DTSTAMP:20260818T051741
CREATED:20220801T094151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220801T094151Z
UID:1258-1669298400-1669302000@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Dr Edward Clarke - The Psalmist and the Poets
DESCRIPTION:Edward Clarke is a poet who teaches English literature and art history at various colleges including Oxford’s Department for Continuing Education. He is the author of Eighteen Psalms (2018) and A Book of Psalms (2020)\, as well as books on literary criticism\, and presented a documentary\, ‘Clarke’s Psalter’ on Radio 4 about writing his psalm poems. His talk will look at early modern poets\, including the Sidneys\, Herbert\, Vaughan\, and Milton\, in relationship to the Psalms and will move on to consider later poets\, like Tennyson and Wallace Stevens\, generating a conversation with the Psalmist. https://edwardjamesclarke.wordpress.com/
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/dr-edward-clarke-the-psalmist-and-the-poets/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221117T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221117T150000
DTSTAMP:20260818T051741
CREATED:20220801T094012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220801T094012Z
UID:1256-1668693600-1668697200@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Hallam Tuck - Foreign Nationals in the US Prison System
DESCRIPTION:Hallam Tuck undertook his undergraduate degree in History at the University of Edinburgh and completed his MSc in Migration Studies at the University of Oxford in 2018\, graduating with distinction. He is a DPhil Candidate at the Centre for Criminology\, Oxford\, where he researches all-foreign prisons in the United States of America.   His talk examines what the growing integration of punishment and deportation can tell us about the boundaries of membership and the constructions of the contemporary nation-state.     https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/people/hallam-tuc
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/hallam-tuck-foreign-nationals-in-the-us-prison-system/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221110T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221110T150000
DTSTAMP:20260818T051741
CREATED:20220801T093819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220801T093819Z
UID:1254-1668088800-1668092400@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Michael Bloom - The History\, Land and People of Georgia
DESCRIPTION:Michael Bloom has been studying the Georgian polyphonic singing tradition since 1994 and co-founded a choir in London in 1999 to sing these songs. Through the choir he met his Georgian wife Eliso which resulted in frequent visits to the country and an in-depth appreciation of its history and culture. The talk will cover the landscape\, history and culture of Georgia in the Caucasus mountains including archaeology\, religious and secular architecture and the modern state of the country. Examples of Georgia’s unique polyphonic singing tradition will be played.
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/michael-bloom-the-history-land-and-people-of-georgia/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221103T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221103T150000
DTSTAMP:20260818T051741
CREATED:20220801T093658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220801T093658Z
UID:1252-1667484000-1667487600@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Dr Yosuke Matsumiya - How charged are your batteries?: The Role of Mitochondria in Health\, Diseases and Ageing
DESCRIPTION:Yosuke Matsumiya graduated from Cambridge and King’s College London  and is an academic medical doctor specialising in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He is currently doing research as part of his DPhil at Oxford in the Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health in collaboration with a biomedical start-up company called LUCA Science (www.luca-science.com ) which specialises in developing new therapeutic agents using mitochondria. His talk will explore the role of mitochondria in health\, diseases\, and ageing\, using simple analogies such as batteries\, as mitochondria are often identified as the powerhouse of cells.
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/dr-yosuke-matsumiya-how-charged-are-your-batteries-the-role-of-mitochondria-in-health-diseases-and-ageing/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221027T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221027T150000
DTSTAMP:20260818T051741
CREATED:20220801T092535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220801T092535Z
UID:1248-1666879200-1666882800@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Professor Jane Caplan - The Tattooed Body as a Theatre of Memory
DESCRIPTION:Jane Caplan is an emeritus professor of modern European history at the University of Oxford and a fellow of St Antony’s College.  She has worked mainly on the history of Nazi Germany and the history of documentation of individual identity. Among her publications is Written on the Body.The Tattoo in European and American History. https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-jane-caplan;   https://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/people/jane-caplan
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/professor-jane-caplan-the-tattooed-body-as-a-theatre-of-memory/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221020T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221020T150000
DTSTAMP:20260818T051741
CREATED:20220801T092305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220801T092305Z
UID:1246-1666274400-1666278000@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Alastair Lack - Oxford in Film
DESCRIPTION:Alistair Lack read History at Oxford University and taught in India before working for the BBC for almost 30 years\, mainly for the World Service. On retiring\, he became secretary of the Oxford Society before training as a Green Badge Guide for the city of Oxford\, where he leads both general and specialised tours of the university and city.  His talk draws on the many and varied films that have been set in Oxford and which use its beautiful architecture as their backdrop.
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/alastair-lack-oxford-in-film-2/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221013T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221013T150000
DTSTAMP:20260818T051741
CREATED:20220801T092111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220801T092111Z
UID:1244-1665669600-1665673200@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Matt Eade - Bulgaria’s Butterflies [Zoom only talk]
DESCRIPTION:Matt Eade has had an interest in many aspects of wildlife since an early age. He has travelled widely tracking down some of the world’s rarest birds and exploring remote areas in Europe in search of orchids and butterflies.
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/matt-eade-bulgarias-butterflies-zoom-only-talk/
LOCATION:On Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221006T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221006T150000
DTSTAMP:20260818T051741
CREATED:20220801T091917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220801T091917Z
UID:1241-1665064800-1665068400@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Lady Margaret Bullard - Diplomacy from the Passenger Seat
DESCRIPTION:Margaret Bullard met her husband\, Sir Julian Bullard\, when they were both in their final year at Oxford\, reading PPE. She accompanied him in his diplomatic career in Germany\, the Middle East and Russia. Her book\, Endangered Species: Diplomacy from the Passenger Seat (2021)\, on which her talk is based\, covers world events from 1954 to 1990 and gives a personal and revealing behind-the-scenes insight into diplomatic life. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-life-of-an-ambassadors-wife
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/lady-margaret-bullard-diplomacy-from-the-passenger-seat/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220929T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220929T150000
DTSTAMP:20260818T051741
CREATED:20220801T091705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220801T091705Z
UID:1238-1664460000-1664463600@www.u3aoxford.org.uk
SUMMARY:Dr Paul Thomas - Relativity\, Black Holes and Dark Stuff
DESCRIPTION:Paul Thomas gained his PhD in theoretical physics at Manchester and went on to research the relationship between field theories and statistical mechanics. He later changed fields completely to controlled fusion research\, which has led to him working for international agencies in the UK\, USA\, Japan\, France and Spain. His current position is as Chief Technical Adviser at Tokamak Energy Ltd. The talk will address the underpinning of Einstein’s theories of relativity\, and the observations that confirm the existence of dark matter will be described.
URL:https://www.u3aoxford.org.uk/event/dr-paul-thomas-relativity-black-holes-and-dark-stuff/
LOCATION:Rewley House\, Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford\, Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2JA\, United Kingdom
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