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The University of the Third Age - Welwyn-Hatfield


Sci-Tech Study Group

Leader: Dick Grainge, 01707 880443

Meetings are held at Springfield House, Marston Green, WGC, AL8 6UZ on the first and third Tuesdays of the month, in the afternoon.


We offer a mix of talks by members and DVDs. Don't worry if you don't have a scientific background. Our speakers will not attempt to dazzle you with science; we always have the layman in mind.

Our current programme is as follows:-

May 1st:
Northern Lights.
A talk by Judy Grant
May 15th
Understanding medicine: Medical Breakthroughs that Changed the World.
DVD Presentation
June 5th
Science's Search for Reality Pt 1: The Nineteenth Century View.
A talk by Stuart Barker
June 19th
Science's Search for Reality Pt 2: The Quantum World.
A talk by Stuart Barker
July 3rd
Creating a New Medicine - From Laboratory to Patient.
A talk by Marie St. Pier
July 17th
Stephen Hawking and the Theory of Everything. DVD presentation

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