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 Sonya Clegg – How to Make a Dodo: the Evolution of Island Birds
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomSonya Clegg is Professor of Evolutionary Ecology in the Department of Biology. Prior to moving to Oxford in 2014 she[...]
Reverend Professor William Whyte – The University: A History in Stone, Silk and Blood
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomWilliam Whyte is Professor of Social and Architectural History and a fellow of St John’s College. He chairs the Oxford[...]
Dr Simon Wenham – Sculls, Skiffs and Steamers: a History of Salter Bros, 1858 to the Present
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomSimon Wenham is a department tutor at Oxford University’s Lifelong Learning department, where he teaches about Victorian Britain. He is[...]
Charlotte Ellis – My Granny and the Gestapo
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomOxford resident Charlie Ellis has a remarkable family story to share. Her grandmother was 14 years old when she was[...]
Megan Lea – A Historical Dictionary for the 21st Century: An Introduction to the OED
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomMegan Lea is a lexicographer at the Oxford English Dictionary, with experience both in revising existing dictionary entries and in[...]
Professor Raihan Ismail – Religious Authority in Islam
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomProfessor Raihan Ismail is the His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies. She was elected[...]
Dr Ross King – The Surprising Secrets of Roman Success
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomDr Ross King is the author of numerous books on Italian and French art and history. His most recent book[...]
Professor Glenn Roe – Enlightenment Influencers: Networks of Text Reuse in 18th-Century France
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomGlenn Roe is Professor of Digital Scholarship and French Literature and a Fellow of Jesus College at the University of[...]