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Spotlight On: Interest Groups Online member Tomy
27 July 2023
Tomy, a member of Bicester u3a and u3a Interest Groups Online, talks about his love of classical music and why he volunteers to help with the Interest Groups Online website.
The Third Age Trust Digital Strategy
03 May 2022
Clive Grace discusses the new Third Age Trust Digital Strategy.
The Benefits of Using Beacon
11 February 2022
Keith of Dundee u3a shares his experience of using the u3a member-led management system, Beacon.
Reflections on a Year of Lockdown
23 March 2021
Today is a year since the first UK lockdown and to mark that, u3a members across the movement are sharing their reflections of the last year.
Newcastle u3a: Staying Connected
08 February 2021
Catherine Stevenson, Chair of Newcastle u3a, talks about how they have been keeping u3a members connected
Beyond Lockdown Working Group
26 January 2021
Michaela Moody of the Beyond Lockdown Working Group talks about some of the ways u3as can stay connected
A Hug Online - Livestreaming Ukelele on Twitch
22 January 2021
Dave Jones, Heswall u3a's ukelele group leader discusses how they have been using the livestreaming platform, Twitch, to play together
Ealing u3a Zooming to the New Normal
22 September 2020
Ed Baker talks about how Ealing u3a has adapted to using Zoom for monthly meetings.
Zoom Tutorials
07 May 2020
The U3A Volunteering team discusses the Zoom tutorials available for U3A members
Newquay U3A Blog
26 March 2020
Valerie Tams, of Newquay U3A, has set up a blog which interest groups will be able to use as a way to remain connected with each other.
Teignmouth U3A Virtual Coffee Morning
20 March 2020
Pauline Janin, Groups Coordinator, discusses the virtual coffee morning they have planned.
Royston u3a’s clever solution
24 May 2019
Jackie Gellert, Chairman of Royston U3A, talks about how a £850 local council grant helped them involve all their members in its monthly meetings
Transatlantic Talk
13 February 2019
Maria Chester, U3A International Committee, has given a simultaneous video conference lecture to an audience in U3As in Canada, USA, Europe and the UK.
Story Telling in the Digital Age
28 January 2019
Anthony Hughes, Swansea U3A, talks about new ways to tell a story
Electronic Research Journals
10 January 2019
Chris Knight from the U3A National Research Sub-Committee wants U3A feedback about online access to Electronic Research Journals
From Photograph to Painting: Inspired by Hokusai
08 October 2018
John Battison (Paignton U3A) manipulates photographs on his computer to create stunning, impactful art - here is his latest series of images on a local Devon landmark
Enhancing the u3a experience
13 June 2018
Bruce Jewell (Stafford U3A) talks about how his experiment with video-conferencing to Canada could become an invaluable U3A resource.
Will the robots take over?
09 April 2018
Trevor Ponman (Wyre Forest U3A) talks about researching issues surrounding computerisation and robots.
Cryptic crosswords in the 21st century
26 January 2018
National subject adviser Henry Howarth authors the world’s first interactive app for learning cryptic crosswords.
From photograph to painting
11 January 2018
John Battison of Paignton U3A manipulates photographs on his computer with digital imaging software to create stunning, impactful art.
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