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What is neurogenesis?
Published: 26 January 2018
Is it scientifically proven that physical exercise improves brain health by actually growing brain cells, explains Jenny Wilson of Croydon U3A.
Cryptic crosswords in the 21st century
Published: 26 January 2018
National subject adviser Henry Howarth authors the world’s first interactive app for learning cryptic crosswords.
Mycology is fun, guys!
Published: 26 January 2018
Anne Andrews writes about South East London U3A's fungus group.
Learning together with the WRNS
Published: 26 January 2018
Maggie Gravelle from South London U3A talks about the award-winning SLP into the 100th anniversary of the Women’s Royal Naval Service.
King's Lynn: wealthy and well-connected
Published: 25 January 2018
Ann Higgins of King's Lynn U3A writes about her experience of running a shared learning project.
A Cornish U3A study day
Published: 11 January 2018
Gillian Brown of Callington U3A relates how U3A members spent a day learning about the history and geography of Cornwall, from maritime heritage to local fauna.
Why was Repton buried in Aylsham?
Published: 11 January 2018
Geraldine Lee of Aylsham & District U3A has embarked on a project to mark the bicentenary of the death of the great landscape designer Humphry Repton.
From photograph to painting
Published: 11 January 2018
John Battison of Paignton U3A manipulates photographs on his computer with digital imaging software to create stunning, impactful art.
A royal stamp of approval
Published: 11 January 2018
Robert Mott from Epsom and Ewell U3A talks about an exciting joint project with the Royal Philatelic Society in London to create a virtual museum.
The story of British leather
Published: 11 January 2018
The National Leather Collection looks to U3A groups across the country for help researching its diverse collection of artefacts and information.
Indexing unusual interest groups
Published: 11 January 2018
Arthur Maltby, Deeside & Wirral U3A and Network Chair, has collated the first index of all the unusual U3A interest groups from around the country.
Remembering the real Dad's army
Published: 11 January 2018
Arthur House (Bracknell Forest U3A) shares some of his writings about what it was like in the real Home Guard during the Second World War.
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