Chiltern U3A

The Group is currently full, but please contact the convenors if you would like  to be added to the waiting list.

We have presentations and discussions covering a wide range of science and technology subjects, usually, and preferably, given or led by our members.  You certainly do not have to be a scientist to be part of the group, although some people are.  Of more importance is an interest in things scientific and the technology that flows from this.

The format of our meetings varies to suit different lengths and styles of presentations and discussion is encouraged. We try to tap into the knowledge of a very diverse range of subjects that people in the Group have, whether this is from their working background or subjects that they have looked into because they have caught their eye and imagination. We appreciate that it can be daunting for some people to deliver a talk to a Group, but we are always willing to help with putting presentations together and getting the technology sorted on the day. Although we welcome presentations or talks from group members as we depend on these to keep our programme going, we will not force anyone to do something they are not comfortable about.

To give an indication of the wide span of science and technology topics we cover, our meetings have ranged from “Problems with the Universe” and “Getting to Net Zero”, to the workings of the human brain, with “How Airliners Fly”, Structural Forensics and Computational Photography in between.

At our meetings (which end by 16.00) we have a break for tea/coffee which gives people a chance to mingle and have a chat, as well as stretching their legs.