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 Philip Bullock – The Politics of Russian Music: Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomPhilip Ross Bullock is Professor of Russian Literature and Music at the University of Oxford, and fellow and tutor in[...]
Ross King – Leonardo’s Last Supper
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomRoss King is the author of numerous books on Italian and French art and history, including Leonardo and The Last[...]
Dr Hubert Zawadzki – Captivity, Military Service and Survival: My Parents’ Wartime Story 1939-1945
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomDr Hubert Zawadzki was born in 1946 in Scotland to Polish parents who came to Britain with the Polish Armed[...]
Timothy Walker – Gardening as Fine Art
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomFrom 1988-2014 Timothy Walker was the director of the Oxford Botanic Garden. Since 2014 he has been senior college lecturer[...]
Professor Gary Browning – Iris Murdoch and the Quartet of Oxford Women Philosophers (Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley and Iris Murdoch)
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomGary Browning is Emeritus Professor of Political Thought at Oxford Brookes University, and is involved with Think Human, a public[...]
Tom Brown – Overground Underground: How London’s Tube Network Developed in the 20th Century from a Steam-Powered ‘Terminus Shuttle’ into a Sprawling Wonder of Electric Modernity
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomTom Brown was born in London in 1956 and was so fascinated by the Tube that he had memorized the[...]
Jane Robinson – Trailblazer: the Remarkable Lives of the Victorian Artist and Activist Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomJane Robinson is an acclaimed social historian, focusing on women pioneers. Her 13 books include the best-selling Bluestockings, the story[...]
Professor Glen O’Hara – Britain’s Water Industry and Pollution since 1945: How Did We Get Here?
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomGlen O’Hara is Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Oxford Brookes University. A prolific commentator on current events in[...]