Science & Technology Group
The group meets on an informal basis on the last Monday of the month at the Harnham Memorial Hall, Watersmeet Lane, East Harnham, Salisbury at 10.00 am
unless otherwise stated.
There is a small charge to cover the cost of hiring the hall of £1.00
There is no membership of the group required. Just turn up. Members from any U3A are most welcome.
Date |
Subject |
Speaker |
Description |
| 26 Sep 2005 |
TV & Radio Waves | Colin McKenzie |
How do TV signals get from the Transmitter to your TV set? All will be revealed |
| 31 Oct 2005 | Meteorology |
How the Weather works in simple terms. |
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| 28 Nov 2005 |
Nature's Building Blocks |
Rollo Batten | Atoms what are they? How big are they? And anything else. |
| 30 Jan 2006 |
Horology |
Chris Wadge |
Do you have a clock not working well or at all? Chris will help |
| 27 Feb 2006 |
Air Traffic Control | Steve Oakes | A talk about how your aircraft is kept safe.  |
| 27
Mar 2006 |
Our Heritage Coast |
Annette Harris |
The geology of the Jurassic World Heritage Coast
Photo by Donald Scarfe © 2006 |
| 4th Apr 2006 | RI Science Afternoon | Baroness Greenfield CBE | At the Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, NW1 |
| 24
Apr 2006 |
Ecology | Chris Riley | A
visit to to the Langford Lakes with a talk and a tour of this WWT reserve. From a scientific viewpoint. Report |
As with many activities there is a Network that covers Science & Technology.
This Network has a Newsletter and here is a link to the most recent
& other older Newsletters from the Main U3A web site LINK
South Downs Planetarium & Science Centre There is a new Planetarium in Chichester, West Sussex. It was officially opened in April this year. Tel. 01243-774400 Its website is:- www.southdowns.org.uk/sdpt It has easy wheelchair access to the Star Theatre. If you are within striking distance it is a great venue for a trip. Or if you are visiting the area. Would anyone like us to organise a visit? |
CAFE SCIENTIFIQUE a Forum for debating science issues, starts at Salisbury Arts Centre on Tuesday 10th January Meetings are free and open to all. Doors open at 7.00pm when the bar and Café will be open for light refreshments before the event which starts at 7.30pm See their web site |
| Click Here to see a fascinating web site with audio talks on many scientific topics. Super. |
| And here is a link to Vega, which is a most fascinating Science web site. There are Video lectures of up to one hour im length from top scientists such as Sir Harry Kroto FRS. This site is definately worth exploring. It will keep you interested for many happy hours. |
Contacts: Chris Penfold, Peter Read and Laurie Irons
