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 Bob Moon – Why and How England’s Schooling System Needs to Change
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomBob Moon began his career as a secondary teacher and was later Headteacher of two large urban secondary schools, one[...]
Ruth Harper – The Lighthouse Violin
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomRuth Harper is a retired research physicist. She grew up on the east coast of Scotland, then after completing her[...]
Reverend Dr Peter Howson – Singing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land: Army Chaplaincy at Work
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomReverend Dr Peter Howson is a former army chaplain (1977-2002) who has written about the experience of chaplaincy in the[...]
AGM and talk by Greg Birdseye – The Search for Sundials at St Mary’s Church, Iffley
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomGreg has been a resident of Iffley since 2011 and has had Oxford connections since the mid-1960s. The search for[...]
Ross King – The Competitive Sport of Fresco: Michelangelo and the Painting of the Sistine Chapel
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. His books have been translated[...]
Rebecca Garnett – Exploring how to Engage Patients and Their family/Friends (‘Informal Caregivers’) in Prescription Medication-Related Decisions
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomBecky Garnett is a DPhil researcher at Oxford University, in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences. She is[...]
Gabriel Sewell – Christ Church College Library
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomGabriel Sewell has been College Librarian at Christ Church since 2021. Her talk will focus on the history and collections[...]
Dr Alison Hill – Cycling in Oxford
Rewley House Department for Continuing Education University of Oxford, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomAlison Hill’s professional life was as a public health doctor, having qualified in medicine from Bristol University. In the 90s[...]