This new U3A (University of the Third Age) reading group starts on Thursday 8 April. It’s for people interested in what has been happening over the last few decades in and around life sciences: genetics, cell biology, evolution. No previous science background is needed – just an interest in how living creatures work and what scientists have been, and are, working on.
Guests are very welcome at meetings, especially at the initial session, but regular attendance will require membership of U3A, an organisation open to all of whatever age who are retired or partly so.
The group will be reading three or four books a year, selected from a clutch of really well-written, recent books available in paperback and at reasonable cost. The group’s founder, Frances Bell, says: “Some that I have found while researching titles for the group are so readable that they might be considered ‘page-turners’ to rival popular fiction, but still convey genuine science alongside the excitement of the discoveries.”
The first book under the microscope is Nick Lane’s Life Ascending: the Ten Great Inventions of Evolution, published in paperback by Profile Books. After the initial April meeting, the group will meet on the second Thursday of the month at the Evergreen Hall in Penrith (on Blue Bell Lane – click here for a map) from 10.00am till noon.
A contribution of £1 per head per meeting will be requested to cover the room hire and refreshments. For further information, contact Frances Bell, thirdunicorn@googlemail.com or 01768 892806.
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