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Convenor:

Alistair Sutcliffe

sutcliffeag@gmail.com

 

 

Meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 2.00pm

At Wilmslow Library, 1st floor Meeting Room 

How many members: tba

Max size: the room limit is 50 – 60

Waiting list: no

The Science Group arranges regular talks from speakers on various science, medical and technology subjects. Speakers have including U3A members from Wilmslow and other U3As who have scientific and medical backgrounds as well as scientists from our regional universities. The group also organises visits to science and technology museums as well as centres for research.

 

 

 

 

Tue 16 Sep 2025 14:00

'What's so special about Peatbogs - the Science of the Peatland ecosystem'. Professor Simon  Caporn,  Emeritus Professor of Ecology and Environment, Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University,

 

Tue 21 Oct 2025 14:00

'Making The Tiniest Machines'. Professor David. A. Leigh, FRS,  FRSE, MAE, Royal Society Research Professor and Sir Samuel  Hall Chair of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester,

 

Tue 18 Nov 2025 14:00

How to see Atoms Magnifying over 1 Million Times'. Dr Alexander Carruthers, Post Doctoral Research Associate, University of Manchester