History Group October 28th at noon
šļø Start: Tue 28 Oct 2025 12:00 pm
ā³ End: Tue 28 Oct 2025 1:00 pm
The History group continues on Tuesday 28th October at noon with Part 2 of History of Astronomy from a member of the IGO Astronomy group.
https://u3acommunities.org/event/history-group-october-28th-at-noon/
Colour in dinosaurs
šļø Start: Tue 14 Oct 2025 10:30 am
ā³ End: Tue 14 Oct 2025 12:00 pm
š Location: Zoom
Speaker: Professor Mike Benton, Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol
Professor Bentonās work focuses on large-scale evolution of major groups such as dinosaurs and exploring the effects of mass extinctions, environmental change and biological innovation on the evolution of reptiles, birds and mammals.
Come and find out what we know about what colour dinosaurs were and how we came to understand this.
Bruins to retire former captain Zdeno Charaās No. 33 https://www.rawchili.com/nhl/230832/ #BostonBruins #Flyers #Hockey #NHL #Number #Philadelphia #PhiladelphiaFlyers #PhiladelphiaFlyers #retired #ZdenoChara
Chiropractor, coffee, and cannabis. #retired
3D Printing
šļø Start: Tue 21 Oct 2025 3:00 pm
ā³ End: Tue 21 Oct 2025 5:00 pm
21st October @ 3:00 pm ā 5:00 pm
This month we have a gentle introduction to a table top scale manufacturing process.
As usual, plenty of time is reserved for discussions.
Joining details will be emailed to subscribers nearer the time. If you arenāt a member, itās free to join here https://u3acommunities.org/subscribe-to-computing-forum/.
World Series-winning manager leaving role with Atlanta Braves https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/362919/ #atlanta #AtlantaBraves #AtlantaBraves #Baseball #braves #Brian #coach #fire #fired #league #major #manager #minor #MLB #news #next #playoffs #retire #retired #snit #snitker #Sports #update #when #who #win #WorldSeries
The Demographic Time-bomb
šļø Start: Thu 16 Oct 2025 10:30 am
ā³ End: Thu 16 Oct 2025 11:30 am
In common with many other developed countries, the UKās birth-rate has been falling for some time, and now stands at around 1.5 children per woman, far below the so-called āreplacementā rate of 2.1 needed to maintain a stable population. If this decline is not turned around, and quickly, the time will surely come when there will be too few working-age tax-payers to fund the ever-growing numbers of elderly people requiring medical and social care (let alone the workforce to provide this care). Various potential solutions have been proposed, both fiscal and societal, but most of them are either expensive, controversial, or both. So, at this monthās meeting, weāll review all the options, and maybe even come up with some entirely new suggestions for the Chancellor to consider as she plans her upcoming Budget.
If you havenāt yet done so, thereās still time to join our mailing list, which will ensure that you receive those all-important Zoom log-in detailsā¦ just click here: Subscribe to the Current Affairs group
#retired
conservative judge J. Michael Luttig says Trump repeating abuses of Britain before Revolutionary War - Alternet.org
Books and Literature Meeting, September 23 at 7pm
šļø Start: Tue 23 Sep 2025 7:00 pm
ā³ End: Tue 23 Sep 2025 8:00 pm
First discussion involving poetry
It is 60 years since the death of Sylvia Plath.
Is she defined by her confessional verse or her eventual suicide?
https://u3acommunities.org/event/books-and-literature-meeting-september-23-at-7pm/
I know there must be many other #retired people on here. And people approaching retirement. And want to ask something:
My intention is to retire next year. I have no financial worries about the couple of years until my pension come in. I have no concerns that I won't have anything to do - I will have all you lovely people to witter away to all day.
But still - I am anxious. Because I will no longer be doing the thing I have been doing for 40 years. And all the experience and knowledge will be lost.
I don't want to carry on - so many of the aspects of Having a Job are irritating, so I am happy to lose them. But still.
Thoughts?
How To Turn Your Marketable Passion Into Income After Retirement https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2025/09/19/income-after-retirement/
.
#retirement #retirementincome #job #career #business #passion #economy #market #marketing #retired
ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE
šļø Start: Wed 24 Sep 2025 10:00 am
ā³ End: Wed 24 Sep 2025 11:30 am
Global average temperatures are predicted to rise by 2C by 2050 and 2.6-2.9C by 2100. The impact includes increased heat deaths, changing weather patterns, and pressure on water supply and agriculture. We examine the expected changes and UK government response to date.
https://u3acommunities.org/event/adapting-to-climate-change/
Just read a post and was so relieved I don't need a calendaring app anymore...
This graph shows where #old #retired people have an average #income GREATER than #young working oneās. A paradox that is fuelling Europe #crisis. The way the future will be shaped shall be decided with priority by those who will have to make it happen and live it, not by those who took advantage of the past AND of the future, benefitting from rising public #debt. This does not imply a war between #poor people, but a taxation of those who became #rich by greatly taking advantage of #public #money
Art History
šļø Start: Tue 25 Nov 2025 12:00 pm
ā³ End: Tue 25 Nov 2025 1:00 pm
The Art History group is having a holiday on Tuesday 23rd September at noon so the group WILL NOT BE MEETING. The following Art History meeting will be November 25th at noon. Hope to see you there.
History Group
šļø Start: Fri 12 Sep 2025 8:00 am
ā³ End: Fri 12 Sep 2025 5:00 pm
The History groupās next meeting is Wednesday 28th October at noon-1pm. We have a guest speaker, John, who will be presenting āA History of Astronomy Part 2ā. Many of you enjoyed Augustās part one of āA History of Astronomyā so please come along and enjoy this presentation. All U3A Communitiesā members are welcome but register on this site for History so that you will receive notification and the Zoom link.
Astronomy is looking up!
Understanding Antibiotic Resistance: Background, bugs, biomes and biofilms
šļø Start: Wed 8 Oct 2025 10:30 am
ā³ End: Wed 8 Oct 2025 12:00 pm
While most people are aware of the huge concerns about antibiotic resistance, there are often misunderstandings regarding what it means and how it works. In this talk ā the first of two on this important topic ā Beryl Oppenheim (York u3a) will explain the background to the problem, before delving a little deeper into the science behind antibiotic resistance: how and why it occurs, the genetic basis for the development of resistance, where it happens ā both in nature and the human body ā and what this all means in terms of risks to individuals and vulnerable populations.
To contact us about the Science & Technology group, click hereā¦ Get in touch
Emails will be going out tomorrow for next weeks #u3acommunities talk/discussion on home networking.
Use https://u3acommunities.org/subscribe-to-computing-forum/ to join.
Volcanic Tsunamis
šļø Start: Tue 9 Sep 2025 10:30 am
ā³ End: Tue 9 Sep 2025 12:00 pm
š Location: Zoom
Speaker: Dr Sebastian Watt, Associate Professor of Earth Sciences, and Head of Education, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
Dr Wattās research investigates the physical and chemical processes that control how volcanoes behave and develop in the long-term. Most of his work focuses on volcanism in subduction zones. Current projects include looking at past explosive eruptions by analysing the layers of tephra ejected, studies of large-scale volcanic landslides and associated hazards, and the chemistry and evolution of monogenetic volcanic systems which only erupt once before being classed as extinct.
Current Affairs group: Open Forum
šļø Start: Thu 18 Sep 2025 10:30 am
ā³ End: Thu 18 Sep 2025 11:30 am
Since we last met in July, much has happened in the world, and yet, in many ways, little has changed. The conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine are no closer to a resolution, while at home the Governmentās headaches regarding economic and social policy continue unabated in the face of popular opposition, spearheaded by Reform UK (from the right), and soon to be joined (from the left) by Jeremy Corbynās new party.
So, for this month only, rather than a pre-arranged topic, weāll be holding an āOpen Forumā, which is where I open the floor to you ā our members ā to share your thoughts on anything thatās been making the headlines recently. All I would ask is that, if there is a topic youād like to raise at the meeting, Iād appreciate you letting me know in advance, so I can allocate time for it on the day.
If you havenāt yet done so, thereās still time to join our mailing list, which will ensure that you receive those all-important Zoom log-in detailsā¦ just click here: Subscribe to the Current Affairs group
https://u3acommunities.org/event/current-affairs-group-open-forum/
