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.
Professor Richard Bosworth – Mussolini
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomRichard Bosworth is a historian of modern Italy and Emeritus Fellow of Jesus College. He will be speaking about his[...]
Lady Aurelia Young – Oscar Nemon: Sculptor of Royalty and Statesmen
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomAurelia Young is the daughter of the sculptor, Oscar Nemon (1906–85), who was born to a Jewish family in Croatia[...]
Dr Paul Thomas – Relativity, Black Holes and Dark Stuff
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomPaul Thomas gained his PhD in theoretical physics at Manchester and went on to research the relationship between field theories[...]
Lady Margaret Bullard – Diplomacy from the Passenger Seat
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomMargaret Bullard met her husband, Sir Julian Bullard, when they were both in their final year at Oxford, reading PPE.[...]
Matt Eade – Bulgaria’s Butterflies [Zoom only talk]
On ZoomMatt Eade has had an interest in many aspects of wildlife since an early age. He has travelled widely tracking[...]
Alastair Lack – Oxford in Film
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomAlistair Lack read History at Oxford University and taught in India before working for the BBC for almost 30 years,[...]
Professor Jane Caplan – The Tattooed Body as a Theatre of Memory
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomJane Caplan is an emeritus professor of modern European history at the University of Oxford and a fellow of St[...]
Dr Yosuke Matsumiya – How charged are your batteries?: The Role of Mitochondria in Health, Diseases and Ageing
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomYosuke Matsumiya graduated from Cambridge and King’s College London and is an academic medical doctor specialising in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.[...]