Home Next Meetings Venue & Times Joining Group Programme Articles Committee Purbeck U3A Links
Science Technology
&
Registered Charity No 1075342
Home Home
Programme of Meetings Scheduled for 2023/24
For more detailed information on the next meetings
click the
Next Meetings tab above
For a list of meetings held in previous years, click: Past Meetings
Note: Meeting speakers and topics may change, sometimes at short notice
Please check back here and the Next Meetings page for latest information
Geoff Kirby Presentations
Click a loudspeaker
to hear each soundtrack
48 min Presentation
given December 2016
67 min Presentation
given December 2017
Early History of
Mathematics Quirky
Astronomy
Click HERE to see details of Geoff’s latest books
Click HERE for Geoff’s latest Zoom Presentation
on
The History of the Toilet

Date

Speaker

Topic

2023



18 January

Richard Cottrell

An Introduction to Toxicology

15 February

Charles Rees

Alcohol Considered

15 March

Lindsay Dixon

Regulation of Medical Devices

19 April

Phil Judkins

Using Military Intelligence

17 May

Nick Ward

Development of Marine Navigation

21 June

Chris Morris

The world's first Driverless and Unattended train

19 July

Brian Cresswell

Wildlife Tracking Wizardry

16 August


[No Meeting]

20 September

John Ives

Zero Gravity

18 October

Nick Reed

Tides - Their Origin and Influence

15 November

Ian Brown

The Emergency 999 Service

13 December

Nick Blackman

The Development of British Military Helicopters

Members: Please give our Speaker Secretary your suggestions at: speakers@greenacre.info
Note: Dates in RED are not on the third Wednesday in the month

Date

Speaker

Topic

2024



17 January

Graham Feest

Traffic, Transport, Roads and Safety

21 February

Gez Mellers

Forensics - Facts & Fiction

20 March

Harry Bryden

Ocean Circulation and Climate

17 April

Phil Judkins

Science at War - Vorsprung Durch Technik?

15 May

Chris Morris

Plastic Bicycles

19 June

John Ives

Astronomy from Space

17 July

Richard Cottrell

Dr John Snow - Pioneer in Medicine

21 August

[Field Trip]

TBA

18 September



16 October

Chris Conroy

Cyber Crime

20 November



11 December



Note: Dates in RED are not on the third Wednesday in the month
Photos taken at the
June 2023 S&T meeting
by Nick Burden