Old: Science & Technology

Venue and date/time: Meetings take place at 2pm on the 4th Tuesday of each month at the Community Rooms, Walkden Gateway. This is a new (and accessible) location for us: there is plenty of parking onsite, or several bus stops nearby.

There is a small charge to cover the cost of room hire and refreshments, payable in advance on a quarterly basis (£8 for three meetings). For visitors and those paying on the day, the charge will be £3.

Nobody can escape reports in the media implying that the world is in crisis, whether it is climate change, overpopulation, waste management or pandemics, and we are looking to science and its close sibling technology to steer us through to a better future. To help us understand what is going on, the Science and Technology group this year will be focusing on some of these issues as well as those of general interest to our members.

We have a small group of regular members, but would like to open the meetings to other U3A members who may have more selective interests. Please let me know of any you wish to attend. We also would welcome new members to our group, especially those who are willing to share their interests and expertise.

Come to ask questions and to share your knowledge.  If you wish to go further and raise a discussion, we have a projector and computer at our disposal.

2024 Programme

Date	Speaker	Topic
23 Jan	Discussion	Individual items of scientific interest
27 Feb	Group	Science in the News
26 Mar	Len	Photoshop (repair and editing)
23 Apr	Jane Sellwood	Water Quality – drinking, sewage treatment and climate crisis
28 May	Mark Child	Creation of the Solar System
25 Jun	David Woodhouse	Earthquakes 2
23 Jul	Debra Charnley	Robotics
27 Aug	Geoff Anthony & Len Heathcote	The James Webb Space Telescope, a new look at the universe The Carrington event of 2nd. Sept 1859
24 Sep	Len	Copper
22 Oct	Laurence	Early Space Exploration
26 Nov	Mary & Marjorie	Blood Grouping, Transfusion and The Infected Blood Scandal

2023 programme