The Davy Notebooks Project

Dear U3A member secretary,

I’m Dr Andrew Lacey, Senior Research Associate in the Department of English Literature and Creative Writing at Lancaster University. I found your e-mail address on the contact pages of the U3A website.
The Davy Notebooks Project (wp.lancs.ac.uk/davynotebooks) is currently doing some exciting research, with the help of the public, that may be of interest to your members. We and an international community of over 1400 volunteer transcribers are currently transcribing, using the people-powered research platform Zooniverse, Sir Humphry Davy’s (1778-1829) handwritten notebooks (around 70 in all), many of which have never been transcribed before.

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Stone age Sefton talk

We have had an offer of a free talk !  Any one interested please ?
I would be happy to book them for the Tech and Science group but could add others

I am reaching out to local groups in the area to offer introductory talks about the heritage project the Lancashire Wildlife Trust have at Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve in Sefton. We are currently running a heritage project about the site called the Mesolithic and Modern Life project, engaging visitors and local communities with the fascinating wildlife, stone age archaeology and water management techniques that we have on our nature reserve.

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Technology and science

Well guys, it looks like we can get the ball rolling in September. Topics will be:

08 Sep  ‘Emerald green and walls that kill’

22 Sep   Sepsis

We look forward to seeing you all and putting the last 18 months behind us.

Remember, if you wish to present a topic or have a suggestion for a suitable topic then let us know and we can set the wheels in motion.

Technology and science

The technology and science group will hopefully resume bi weekly activities on Wednesday September 8th at 2 pm in Kensington House.

We have a varied subject list in hand and hopefully can put the last 18 months behind us.

If you have any ideas for subjects or would like to do a presentation yourself please contact Colin or Phil and we can get you going.

In the meantime stay safe and get ready.

Just to wet your appetite 🙂

DAC for Scotland

Killer batteries

Geothermal mining