Study days
These events are open to all members to attend.
INTER-U3A STUDY DAY. WIMBLEDON
CENTRAL SURREY STUDY DAYS(Menuhin Hall)
U3A EXPLORES SCIENCE AT THE Ri
DANA 2009
Staying Sharp 2009
Wisdom, Ageing and Cognitive Fitness
The Royal Society, Carlton House Terrace, SW1
Thursday 12 March 2009 14:00 - 16:30
What can we do to increase our chances of having healthy, busy brains into old age?
What is the evidence for the ‘use it or lose it’ hypothesis?
Senior citizens are the future of society. How can we continue to make important contributions?
Speakers:
Felicia A Huppert – Professor of Psychology and Director of Cambridge Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Ageing.
Tom Kirkwood – Professor of Medicine, Head of the University of Newcastle’s Department of Gerontology and giver of The End of Age 2001 Reith Lectures.
Professors Huppert and Kirkwood are both major contributors to The Foresight Report 2008 into Mental Capital and Wellbeing.
Colin Blakemore – Professor of Neuroscience at University of Oxford and University of Warwick. Chairman of the Neuroscience Research Partnership in Singapore.
Moderator:
Vivienne Parry - writer and broadcaster, with a weekly column in The Times Body & Soul section. Presenter of Radio 4 programmes Inside the Ethics Committee and Am I Normal? She is a scientist by training.
The meeting takes place in the Wellcome Trust Lecture Hall at the Royal Society and interval refreshments will be served in the City of London Rooms.
Admission is by ticket only at £11.50 per person including refreshments
Apply to: The Third Age Trust (Dana), 19 East Street, Bromley BR1 1QE enclosing an s.a.e. Cheques are payable to The Third Age Trust. Tickets will not be available on the door.
The Royal Society is located at 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG, just off Waterloo Place, between Pall Mall and The Mall. It is five minutes walk to Piccadilly Circus underground station and ten minutes to Charing Cross mainline and underground stations, or 20 minutes through St James's Park to Victoria. Trafalgar Square, and all bus services through it, is also very close.
INTER-U3A STUDY DAY. WIMBLEDON
Friday, March 27 11.00 – 12. 45 and 1.45 - 3.30
Drake House, St George’s Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED
Morning session
“What is the Third Age Trust?”
10 30 Registration and Coffee
Welcome
Introducing the Third Age Trust
Speakers to include Ian Searle, Vice-Chairman, TAT
and Lin Jonas, Administrator.
Questions and discussion
Lunch break. Please bring your own.
Afternoon session
“The role of the Groups Co-ordinator”
Introduction by Mike Long (Tamworth U3A, Education Development Officer)
Followed by small group discussions
Summary and Conclusions
3.30 approx Close
No charge but you must book. Handout and booking form, downloadable here or available from Stewart Kingaby 8286 7658
U3A EXPLORES SCIENCE AT THE Ri
Tuesday 31st March 2009 1.30pm for 2pm
At the Royal Institution of Great Britain
21 Albemarle Street, London W1
(meeting finishes about 5pm)
Advance information
Each year the Royal Institution and the U3A team up to produce an afternoon of the best speakers from the Ri’s programme. On 31st March 2009 this event will return to the recently refurbished Royal Institution building in Mayfair with another line up of fascinating science.
Speakers
Dr Tamsin Mather, from Oxford University, will be speaking about her research on volcanic hotspots and the environmental impacts of their emissions.
Professor Chris Mason, a leading expert on medicine at UCL, will speak on Regenerative Medicine and the challenge of translating stem cell science into routine clinical practice.
Professor Ian Walmsley, a researcher into laser physics who will talk on quantum optics and his work with the Ultrafast group at Oxford University.
Places are limited. Admission is by ticket only at £15 each including refreshments.
Applications can be received immediately and
tickets, programmes and maps will be sent out from January onwards.
Please apply in writing to:
The Third Age Trust, 19 East Street, Bromley, Kent BR1 1QE enclosing a 27p stamp for up to 4 tickets and a large letter stamp (42p) if you require more, plus a cheque made payable to The Third Age Trust.
(You will be notified immediately if the event becomes over-subscribed and asked if you wish to be placed on the waiting list).
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CENTRAL SURREY STUDY DAYS
Study days at the Menuhin Hall, Stoke d’Abernon, near Leatherhead
Friday 13 February The World through Dutch Eyes from Rembrandt to Van Gogh
Friday 13 March The Origins of Musical Instruments
Thursday 2 April Bletchley Park & the Role of Intelligence in WWll (Repeat in St Mary’s Hall, Fetcham due to sell-out of last study day)
Friday 17 April The National Trust – Conserving our Heritage
Friday 15 May Keyboard Music through the Ages
Tuesday 26 May The Restoration of the Watts Gallery
Friday 12 June Medical Myths & Mysteries
The study days are held in the Menuhin Hall, Stoke d’Abernon, near Leatherhead. This is a large venue and places are usually available. Study days start at 9.30am with registration and finish at 4pm. The cost including coffee/tea and biscuits will be £10, with attendees bringing a packed lunch.
Booking is necessary. There is a handout with full details including a booking slip and a map for each event, available at our monthly meetings, from Stewart Kingaby 8286 7658 or downloadable here.
Handouts and Booking forms:
February 2009
March 2009
Other booking forms not available as yet.
The booking slip should be sent with a cheque for £10, payable to “Fetcham U3A (Regional Fund)”, to Jennifer Grant, 11 Clarendon Mews, Parkers Lane, Ashtead, Surrey KT21 2AL tel 01372 273309, grantjkm@aol.com. Enclose a SAE or e-mail address for confirmation.
Many people drive to this venue, and car sharing can be advertised in the Newsletter. Alternatively train to Cobham/Stoke d’Abernon and then a 10 minute taxi ride. There are taxis at the station. It can be useful to share the cost of the taxi.
GREATER LONDON REGION FORUM OF U3AS
GLRF STUDY DAY
There is a study day each year. The 2009 day will be announced in due course
