| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Coordinator: | |
| Group email: | Science -Monthly Talks group |
| When: | Monthly on Friday mornings 11:00 am Open to all U3A members |
| Venue: | Helensburgh Parish Church (Small Hall) |
| Cost: | £2 |
Group Leader - Peter Holmes
The U3A Science Group
The Science Group holds monthly meetings with talks by experts on various aspects of science. The meetings are held on Friday mornings once a month, are open to all U3A members (attendees do not need to be members of the Science Group) and will be held at the Helensburgh Church Halls (Small or Main Hall).
There will be a small charge for refreshments and room hire. The meeting details are contained in the Newsletter, on Facebook and in our EVENTS page.
Please join us to learn about fascinating aspects of science at a level which is understandable to all.
Peter Holmes
U3A Science Group Leader.
For more information please contact Peter by clicking Peter Holmes
Forthcoming events
16th October 2026
11:00 am
Meeting
Title: ‘An Endoscope the thickness of a single human hair’ by Prof. Miles Padgett Summary: How we use holography, a digital projector, graphics cards, and a lot of physics to create a […]
Cost: £2
13th November 2026
11:00 am
Meeting
Title: "The heat beneath our feet" by Dr Iain Neill Summary: "Should we extract natural geothermal heat from several kilometres underground? Geothermal sources could reliably supply baseload energy for heating […]
Cost: £2
4th December 2026
11:00 am
Science and Technology
Title: Responsible Artificial Intelligence – does it exist? By Prof Simone Stumpf Summary: In this talk Prof Stumpf will cover the benefits and harms of AI applications and current efforts to make […]
Cost: £2
15th January 2027
11:00 am
Science and Technology
Biodegradable electronics by Prof Jeff Kettle
Cost: £2
12th February 2027
11:00 am
Science and Technology
Control of human obesity by Prof Naveed Sattar
Cost: £2
12th March 2027
11:00 am
Science and Technology
Ageing in birds by Prof Pat Monaghan
Cost: £2
16th April 2027
11:00 am
Science and Technology
Sherlock Holmes and tropical diseases by Prof Mike Barrett
Cost: £2
14th May 2027
11:00 am
Science and Technology
Chronic Pain Experience and Impact by Prof Barbara Nicholl
Cost: £2
18th June 2027
11:00 am
Science and Technology
Gut Biome by Prof Simon Milling
Cost: £2
16th July 2027
11:00 am
Science and Technology
Mosquitoes in Scotland by Dr Georgia Kirby
Cost: £2