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.
Dr Mark Reilly – The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: How it’s Changing Our World (and What That Means for You)
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomMark Reilly is a technology investor and board member of several AI-based companies. In this talk, he will aim to[...]
Greg Birdseye – A Lighthouse Dynasty
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomGreg Birdseye has lived in Oxford for the last 15 years, having moved back to the city on retirement many[...]
Dr Phillipa Towler and Dr Kevin Privett – Unearthing the Letters of William Smith: Full Transcriptions Reveal so Much More
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomDr Philippa Towler is a hydrogeologist with a BSc from the University of Bristol and a PhD from the University[...]
Lizzy Rowe – The Artists of World War II
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomLizzy Rowe, is an Oxford graduate and resident. She completed her MA at the Courtauld Institute in 1999 and, after[...]
Professor Philip Burrows – Particle Accelerators: from Making Higgs Bosons to Curing Cancer
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomPhilip Burrows is Professor of Physics at Oxford University, Director of the John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, and Senior[...]
Professor Emma Smith – Did England have a Renaissance?
Emma Smith is Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Hertford College, and the author of several books including This Is Shakespeare. In[...]
Annual General Meeting – followed by a talk by Mike Grillo: The Day the Music Died
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomDrawing on his experience as a qualified teacher, Mike has combined his considerable lecturing skills with his varied and extensive[...]
Beaty Rubens – Listen In: How Radio changed the Home
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomBeaty Rubens was a BBC Radio producer in Arts and Documentaries for 35 years. She recently published Listen In: How[...]