The University of the Third Age (U3A) Mini Medical School is a series of presentations designed and delivered for an older audience. The sessions will explore a wide range of medical topics and contemporary health issues. All lectures will take place between 2pm and 4pm and the programme is as follows:
15th September 2010 - Standing up for fatigue, Professor Julia Newton
22nd September 2010 - Toxins, twitches and tetanus: muscles and nerves revealed, Professor John Harris & Professor Clarke Slater
29th September 2010 - Drug hunting to beat cancer learning from the past / looking to the future, Professor Roger Griffin & Herbie Newell
6th October 2010 - Life and Death under the microscope, Professor Alastair Burt & Dr Nigel Cooper
13th October 2010 - Survival in a dirty world: our relationship with bacteria, Professor Colin Harwood & Professor Colin Brooks
20th October 2010 - Teeth and titanium transforming lives, Professor Mark Thomason & Dr Janice Ellis