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Notices Archive
This section contains non-U3A information that we have been asked to
pass on to U3A members:
Who
are the Cathars?
The Medieval Heresy and Dissent Research Network at the University of Nottingham
is pleased to invite you to its launch event, a free public lecture
by Professor R. I. Moore entitled ‘Who were the Cathars?’
The lecture runs from 5.00pm-7.00pm
on Wednesday 29th January 2014.
It will be preceded by a complementary wine reception at
4.00pm.
Please let us know if you are coming so that we can gauge
numbers. The
lecture and reception are free, but so that we can gauge
numbers, please register by following this
link.
If you need any further information about the event,
please contact: claire.k.taylor@nottingham.ac.uk
To print a copy of this poster click here.
FutureLearn and the
U3A
The email below from Third Age Trust Chairman Barbara Lewis encourages
U3A members to consider FutureLearn training courses.
Visit the FutureLearn website to see the full range of courses: https://www.futurelearn.com/
Dear All,
Please
forward this email as far and wide as possible to your U3A contacts,
and encourage them likewise to forward onward. I believe FutureLearn
offers U3As the opportunity to use these courses as a great resource to
start new study groups. And as this is early days for the FutureLearn
project, I would be interested in feedback from all U3Aers who
participate.
Thanks
for your help,
Barbara
Lewis
Chairman,
Third Age Trust
PS.
Remember, all these courses are FREE.
From:
Katy Sidwell
To:
'barbara.lewis@u3a.org.uk'
Sent:
Monday, September 23, 2013 3:40 PM
Subject:
FutureLearn, Leeds and U3A
Dear
Barbara,
It was a real pleasure to meet you last week at the FutureLearn launch
at the British Library. I thought you
may be interested in a bit more detail about the University of Leeds
‘mini-MOOC’ to share with U3A members. It’s a short two-week course
with wide appeal which begins on 21 October.
Fairness
and nature: when worlds collide
Do you
think nature should be conserved for future generations, or is it a
resource to be exploited for its financial value? How can government
policies provide economic benefit, whilst being environmentally
sustainable and delivering social fairness for all those affected, even
the most disadvantaged groups? How we make difficult but fair decisions
about managing our natural resources has relevance to many local and
international issues, for example, in the UK there are currently lively
debates about high-speed train lines and fracking for shale gas. This
course examines how we can make those difficult decisions about natural
resource management, when there are many competing interests and values
to consider, using fundamental principles and learning how to apply
them to international case studies.
Join us at: http://futurelearn.com/courses/when-worlds-collide
I hope it
is of interest to your members and we can share this online journey
together! We are also actively learning about this method of sharing
knowledge and the experience and contribution that U3A members bring
would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Katy
Sidwell
Head of Digital Communications | Communications | University of Leeds
T: +44
(0)113 34
34100
E: c.a.sidwell@leeds.ac.uk
W: www.leeds.ac.uk/comms |
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University
of Nottingham Medical School - Apple Health benefits research
Posted 11th May 2013
The
above study poster has been approved by the
University of
Nottingham Medical School Research Committee. There are also
two
presentations that outline the rationale behind our work:
The
first presentation
(click to view pdf slideshow) provides the background to what
is
a very interesting story that has a very strong epidemiological basis -
most people have heard something good about dark chocolate and red wine
and the presentation fleshes this out to include (certain) apples.
The
second presentation
(click to view pdf slideshow) describes the non-invasive
techniques that are used at QMC to evaluate the cardiovascular system.
Basically,
we wish to investigate the potential health benefits of a particular
type of apple that is not on the market in the UK. This relatively new
breed of apple appears to be rich in particular flavonoids that may
help to improve cardiovascular health. We are looking to
recruit
to our study healthy male and female subjects aged between 50-70 years.
The study involves non-invasive assessment of cardiovascular function
at rest (no exercise) and would entail a screening visit (that could be
conducted on the phone) and three 4 hour visits to QMC.
Volunteers have the opportunity to either read or watch DVDs during the
course of the study.
Information
Technology Research at Nottingham University
From: Jennifer
Martin
To: enquiries@keyworthu3a.org.uk
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 11:08 AM
Subject: Information Technology Research at Nottingham
University
Hello,
I am a researcher at the University of Nottingham, and I am currently
involved in a collaborative research project with the University of
Cambridge looking at how ICT (Information and Communication Technology)
could be made more accessible to older people, particularly by
improving the learning process. We are currently running a study with
people over 65 and are looking for participants. We have had a great
relationship with the U3A in Cambridge over the past two years, and
they have previously advertised studies in their weekly bulletin and I
was wondering if it might be possible to advertise our study in your
bulletin or newsletter as well? The study would be conducted at the
main University Park campus of the University of Nottingham. Below, I
have included an advert for the study, and I have also provided an information sheet.
Best wishes,
Jen Martin
Dr
Jennifer L Martin
Senior Research Fellow
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
t: +44 115 846 7255
jennifer.martin@nottingham.ac.uk
www.nottingham.ac.uk/match
Study
advert:
Computers
and the internet are becoming an integral part of life, but many
people, particularly those who did not grow up using computers, find it
difficult to learn to use this technology. Researchers from the
University of Nottingham, in collaboration with the University of
Cambridge, are looking for people over the age of 65 to participate in
a study looking at how to make the learning to use ICT (Information and
Communication Technology) easier. The study will be run at the
University of Nottingham University Park campus. Please contact Tanya
Goldhaber (tg313@cam.ac.uk,
07597 711779) if you are interested or have any questions.
Tanya Goldhaber
PhD Candidate,
Engineering Design Centre University of Cambridge http://www-edc.eng.cam.ac.uk/people/tg313.html
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