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 of £1.00 to cover the cost of hiring the hall and paying our lecturers.
There is no membership of the group required.  Just turn up.  Members from any U3A are most welcome.

Date	Subject	Speaker	Description
21 - 24 Aug 2006	Sci-Tech Network Seminar	Various	Here is a report Click
25 Sep 2006	From Grass to Food	John Parrett	About how ruminants (cows, Bison and Camels) digest their food. How man has made a mechanical cow. Report HERE
30 Oct 2006	Brickmaking	David Neville	A film of Brickmaking in Alderbury - Industrial Archaeology. Some of the original tools borrowed from Lackham College museum. Link
27 Nov 2006	Safe to Drink?	Wessex Water Steve Smith	How your water drinking quality is regulated. Link to Wessex Water and another Link to the science needed
29 Jan 2007	Hammerhead Sharks	Dr Ken Collins	A talk and film about these fascinating creatures. How they are made into soup by the Galapagos Islanders.
26 Feb 2007	Structure, Bonding and the Periodic Table	Phil Copley	The ways that atoms bond, how this is determined by their position in the Periodic Table and the types of structure which result. It will also touch on the properties exhibited by different structural types via simple demonstrations. Atomic models will be used throughout. AT 10.30 AM
26 Mar 2006	Visit to Salisbury Cathedral Workshops	Ted Hillier & Sam Kelly	With luck we will see both the Stone Cutting and Stained Glass sections. A photo report can be seen here An example of glass is here
30 Apr 2007	'Voyage to the Planets'	Brian Ford	A talk on the Astronomy of our nearest neighbours. Google Mars & Moon

As with many activities there is a Network that covers Science & Technology.
This Network has a Newsletter and the most recent
& other older Newsletters are available from the Main U3A Members Area web site

How about looking at the following?

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, at Salisbury Arts Centre on Tuesdays. 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 Their next meeting is Tuesday April 3rd 2007 "Does the Hydrogen Economy Add-up?" Prof. Chris Rhodes, independent consultant, dealing with energy and environmental issues. And the one after that is Tuesday May 1st  2007 "All things bright and beautiful: the science of nature's colour" Dr.Pete Vukusic, a researcher in natural colour at Exeter University and IoP School's Lecturer for 2007 The Illusions Lecture in November was superb and here are more illusions See their web site

Click Here to see a fascinating web site with audio talks on many scientific topics. Super.

Contacts: Chris Penfold, Peter Read and Laurie Irons
To see last years programme click here