There are many ways to keep learning during the current period and a number of projects you can get involved in covering many different subject areas. We will keep adding to this area as the weeks progress.
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Subject Advice
There is a network of over 70 u3a national subject advisers, whose role is to provide subject advice on both the setting up of a group in their particular speciality and the sustainability and development of existing groups. Advisers may provide groups with new ideas, resources or a different approach and some can provide connections and networking opportunities with other groups of similar interests.
Some subject advisers keep in touch with group convenors through newsletters or blogs which is a useful way of sharing suggestions or good practice, and some also organise study days.
They cover a wide range of subjects from American Archaeology to Yoga, with a real mix of academic, practical and leisure activities in between.
A list of subject advisers and their contact details can be found in each issue of Third Age Matters, and each subject has a page below where you can find links to additional information and resources.
Could you be our next Science, Archeaology, Ballroom Dancing, Mah Jong, Natural History or British Sign Language Subject Adviser? If you want to find out more about what being a Subject Adviser entails, read the Subject Advisers' Handbook below or contact us at
About u3a Research and Shared Learning
Learning is one of u3a's core activities. It can happen in many different ways, including collaborative and interactive learning. This section includes projects that you and your u3a contacts might take part in.
Before reading on, why not take a look through the list of projects others have done so far. This database might stimulate ideas and get you going quicker than you thought possible: u3a Research Database
Research and Shared Learning Projects take many forms. Some are devised on a national or regional basis, and others are devised and run by the members themselves.
Projects cover anything that stimulates the interest of those taking part. Some may want to work with a university department, others might be counting species for a local wildlife initiative, but they are all valid and valued.
There may be organisations in your own area that you can partner with for a project: local history societies, arts groups, libraries, museums, town twinning committees and so on.
For Help and Advice
You can get help and advice about how to approach a potential partner organisation, and how to plan a project overall.
Contact Shared Learning Projects with your enquiries or to join the mailing list to get news and opportunities stright to your inbox.
The Ethical Implications of Getting Involved in Research
External Research with U3A members as Research Subjects