Events under 'Third Age Trust online event'
Third Age Trust online event: Laughter Yoga with Judith: January
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Laughter Yoga combines hearty laughter exercises with deep yoga-style breathing (pranayama). Hosted by Judith Anne Walker of Edinburgh u3a.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: How to Build Confidence in Later Life
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join Rebecca Ronane and discover practical, doable strategies to strengthen your self-belief, resilience and boost your confidence after fifty.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Mindfulness and Meditation Continuation Session: January
Thursday, January 15, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Join us each month as we continue the practices introduced in the Mindfulness and Meditation Series, and introduce new ones.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: From Roman Britain to the Dark Ages
Thursday, January 15, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
After captivating audiences with his survey of England's 10,000-year journey since the last Ice Age, author Charles Boundy is back by popular demand with his next talk:From Roman Britain to the Dark Ages.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Brew Monday - Bollywood Laughter Yoga Dance
Monday, January 19, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Judith and Merrie Maggie offer a session of gentle aerobic exercise combining the four elements of joy - laughing, singing, dancing and playing.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: How do your medicines work? - Asthma
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Mike Trevethick explains the science behind how drugs to treat asthma work and how they were discovered.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Smart Cities with u3a Let's Talk Tech
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
David Martin of u3a Let's Talk Tech discusses urban areas using digital technologies to collect and analyse data to improve quality of life.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Artificial Intelligence News: January
Friday, January 23, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
From Diagnosis to Prediction: How AI Is Changing Primary Health Care. Dr Simon Rudland discusses the evaluation of a test utilising AI to predict heart disease.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: The Calendar, Time and the Cosmos part 1
Friday, January 23, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Accounting for time has numerous purposes. Irene Kyffin traces the progress of this accounting from pre- and early history up to the present.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Wellbeing Taster Morning with u3a Subject Advisers
Monday, January 26, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
This session offers an opportunity to sample a variety of restorative wellbeing activities. Throughout the session, you'll be able to try tai chi and qigong, seated yoga, mindfulness, meditation, and reflective wellbeing practices - you could attend the whole session or just the parts which interest you.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Why snails might hold some answers to age-related memory loss
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Explore how molluscs can help us to understand how we learn and remember, and how they can be used for studying age-related memory loss, in this Science Network Event with speaker Professor Mark Yeoman.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Laughter Yoga with Merrie Maggie: January
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Bring more joy and laughter to your life with Laughter Yoga - an aerobic exercise with playful exercises combined with deep yogic breathing.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Cryptic Crosswords in Context
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Their history, how they work, who does them and why. A talk by u3a Cryptic Crosswords Subject Adviser Henry Howarth.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: The Story of Tootje (Cato) Granaat 1926-2020
Thursday, January 29, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Her daughter, Melanie, explains what happened when the Granaat family tried to flee to England and their experiences during the war.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: The Calendar, Time and the Cosmos part 2
Friday, January 30, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Accounting for time has numerous purposes. Irene Kyffin traces the progress of this accounting from pre- and early history up to the present.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Preparing for an AI World
Monday, February 02, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Do you wish your u3a colleagues and your friends and family were better informed on the current wave of Generative AI - what it can and can't do, and how and why it is transforming society? This four week course is for you!.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Flight Inspiration Aviation Meeting: February
Tuesday, February 03, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Space and Aviation: The New High Ground. The line between air and space is fading fast. This talk reveals how space systems now underpin aviation.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: After Alzheimer: Memory, Ageing and What Comes Next
Tuesday, February 03, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
In this illustrated talk, Dr Mike Bender explores the history of Alzheimer's disease and how it came to shape our understanding of dementia. Drawing on current research, he highlights practical ways to support and slow memory decline, and considers how communities, including u3a groups, can develop effective self-help approaches.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: After Alzheimer: Memory, Ageing and What Comes Next
Tuesday, February 03, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
In this illustrated talk, Dr Mike Bender explores the history of Alzheimer's disease and how it came to shape our understanding of dementia. Drawing on current research, he highlights practical ways to support and slow memory decline, and considers how communities, including u3a groups, can develop effective self-help approaches.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: How do your medicines work? - Hypertension
Wednesday, February 04, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Mike Trevethick discusses hypertension, the drugs used to treat this condition, and the science of how they work in the body.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free