The following is an archive list of past Monthly Meetings, mainly for reference so you can see what has been talked about in the past.
Previous events
Thu May 14th
1:30 pm
Monthly Meeting
John Allen was born and brought up in Aberdeen. He was HM inspector of Factories and in construction and oil industry. He manufactured metal model soldiers for wargaming. He will […]
Thu Apr 9th
1:30 pm
Monthly Meeting
Marion is a retired consultant dermatologist with an active interest in the history of medicine. She will describe the life and times of Myra Mackenzie as a student in Aberdeen […]
Thu Mar 12th
1:30 pm
Monthly Meeting
Like many, Keith Roberts came here working in the oil industry. He retired in April 2017 and is now involved with Banchory Academy Greenpower racing team, with orienteering at all […]
Thu Feb 12th
1:30 pm
Monthly Meeting
Professor Alison Hester FRSB, FRSGS, is a senior scientist at the James Hutton Institute and Director of the Institute’s Climate-Positive Farming Initiative. With over 35 years research experience, she is […]
Thu Jan 8th
1:30 pm
Monthly Meeting
Kairen moved to Aberdeen from London in 1990 and after training as a District Nurse, spent the next 26 years working as a Cystic Fibrosis Nurse Specialist. After retiring in […]
Thu Dec 11th
1:30 pm
Monthly Meeting
Daryl Short started working at Forvie NNR as a young loon back in 2007, and has just got through his nineteenth summer on the Reserve. Employed by NatureScot as a […]
Thu Nov 13th
1:30 pm
Monthly Meeting
Graeme Catto is Emeritus Professor of the Universities of Aberdeen and London. He has been a President of the General Medical Council, and Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of London. He was […]
Thu Oct 9th
1:30 pm
Monthly Meeting
Ellie Graham is an archaeologist and researcher on the Northern Picts project at the University of Aberdeen. She has worked in archaeological fieldwork, landscape survey, spatial analysis, community archaeology She […]
Thu Sep 11th
1:30 pm
Monthly Meeting
Dr Alan Bowman has been studying ticks and Lyme disease for over 30 years. He obtained his BSc from Leeds University and his PhD from University of Edinburgh. After post-doctoral […]
Thu Jun 12th
1:30 pm
Monthly Meeting
Emily Clark is Fundraising and Events Coordinator with the Forget Me Not Club. Emily will be joining us to outline a typical day at the Forget Me Not Club as […]
Thu May 8th
1:30 pm
Monthly Meeting
Jeanette Yuile former resident of Banchory now resident of Norway who will take us on a fascinating journey of its history and geography and how it has come to be […]
Thu Apr 10th
1:30 pm
Monthly Meeting
Innes Simpson of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People will be telling us how hearing dogs help deaf people reconnect with life. The charity trains dogs to alert deaf people to […]
Thu Mar 13th
1:30 pm
Monthly Meeting
Professor Alex Johnstone of The Rowett Institute is a top Nutritional Science expert with an interest in the mechanisms of human appetite control and energy balance. With the UK in […]
Thu Feb 13th
1:30 pm
Monthly Meeting
Belinda Rowlands, the founder of the social enterprise ‘The Seed Box’ will be telling us about this amazing local charity which provides horticultural training to adults and children with additional […]
Thu Jan 9th
Monthly Meeting
Rob Pollard
Thu Dec 12th
Monthly Meeting
Protecting yourself from Cyber-crime, PC Michael Urquhart: Nearly a third of all fraud is committed over the telephone but how do you protect yourself from cyber scams as fraudsters get […]
Cost: Free for members, £3 for guests
Thu Nov 14th
Monthly Meeting
Where does our Waste and Recycling go? Bruce Witherspoon: Everything you want to know about Aberdeenshire Council’s waste and recycling services but were afraid to ask! Bruce is the Council’s […]
Cost: Free for members, £3 for guests
Thu Oct 10th
Monthly Meeting
The Remembrance Day Poppy and our debt to Lady Haig, Dr Natasha Danilova: As Remembrance Day approaches, University of Aberdeen academic Dr Danilova returns to our u3a to tell the […]
Cost: Free for members, £3 for guests
Thu Sep 12th
Monthly Meeting
Scotland's Bridgescapes, Bruce Keith: Bruce is a retired chartered surveyor and environmentalist who started his career on several estates in Aberdeenshire and Perthshire. Bruce brings all his knowledge and passion […]
Cost: Free for members, £3 for guests