u3a

Skiddaw

Popular Science

Status:Active, open to new members
Convenor:
When: Monthly on Monday mornings
2nd Monday of the month, 11.30 am - 1:00 pm
Venue: Portinscale Village Hall.
Cost: £1 per meeting to cover the cost of hiring the hall

This is a group that aims to look at some scientific issues of general interest. You don’t need to a scientist – anyone with an interest in science is welcome. Our aim is to appeal to as many people as possible by covering a variety of different topics. If any member of the group wants to suggest a subject that they would like to learn about, we will try to cover it.

The format is generally a talk followed by questions and discussion.

Please contact the convenor if you would like more information or would like to receive emails about our meetings.

History of meetings

Cockermouth u3a Science Group

u3a Science Network

Schedule of talks for 2025 / 2026

October 13th : Science in Ancient Greece - Sue Ashley
November 10th : Stars - the origin of materials - Terry Sloan
December 15th : Antarctica - Chris Lewis
January 12th : Vaccines - Vic Emmerson
February 9th : What exactly is Motor Neurone Disease? - Richard Petty 
March 9th : Haematite and other minerals - Mike James
March 30th : Preparing for an AI future - Chris Lewis
April 13th : Restoring the Ribblehead viaduct - Richard Wilmot
May 11th : Nuclear criticality: safety during processing at Sellafield - Martyn Evans

Any offers of talks for next season - or even suggestions of topics that you would like to hear about - would be very welcome.