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.
Alan Lavender – Chef to Four Prime Ministers
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomAlan Lavender MBE was for twenty four years the Head Chef at Chequers, the Prime Minister’s country residence, and also[...]
Sarah Wild – Recycling – Will it ‘Save the World’? A Brief History of Waste Disposal in the UK, and Querying if Putting ‘Waste’ in Different Coloured Dustbins is a Positive Action?
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomSarah has worked as a Recycling officer for five districts in Oxfordshire and Oxfordshire County Council. She has also been[...]
Louise Dearnley – The Rhodes Trust in the 21st Century
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomLouise Dearnley is the Deputy Warden for Selection and Scholar Affairs at the Rhodes Trust. In this role, Louise is[...]
Professor Gareth Winrow – The Butcher, The Tailor, The Picture-Frame Maker…Stories of Middle Way
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomA Professor of International Relations who lived in Turkey for twenty years, Gareth now specialises in local, social and family[...]
Lizzy Rowe – Who Was Hundertwasser?
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomLizzy Rowe is an art historian who studied at the Courtauld Institute in London before joining English Heritage as a[...]
Maurice East -‘Rent Strike in Little Rhondda’ – Homes Fit for No One in 1930s Florence Park. How the Growth of Morris Motors Brought Miners, Communists and Cowboy Builders to Cowley.
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomMaurice East was born and raised in Headington, Oxford, and specializes in researching and telling some of the lesser-known stories[...]
Jamie Williams – Excavations at Butts Piece, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomJamie Williams is a graduate of the University of Reading and has worked for Thames Valley Archaeological Services for 8[...]
Stephanie Holt – Gilbert White: His Life, Legacy, and Impact on Natural History Today
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomStephanie Holt has been working at the Natural History Museum in London for the last 10 years in the Centre[...]