The Jimi Hendrix Experience – a study of musical expression

🗓️ Start: Tue 31 Mar 2026 3:00 pm
⏳ End: Tue 31 Mar 2026 4:30 pm

Speaker: Professor Milton Mermikides
University of Surrey

Why does some music hit us straight in the gut? Why can a single guitar phrase feel joyful, unsettling, or transcendent?

In this engaging and thought-provoking talk, Professor Milton Mermikides unpacks the hidden mechanics of musical expression, using the revolutionary work of The Jimi Hendrix Experience as his guide. Blending musical analysis with insights from science and psychology, he reveals how structure, sound, and performance combine to shape emotional impact.

From composition and harmony to tone, timing, and improvisation, the talk explores how Hendrix’s music communicates far beyond words. It also examines how subtle performance choices can transform meaning, turning a familiar piece into a powerful emotional event.

This is a talk for anyone curious about music, creativity, and why Hendrix still sounds so alive, urgent, and emotionally charged decades later.

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https://u3acommunities.org/event/the-jimi-hendrix-experience-a-study-of-musical-expression/

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From Brains to Simulations: Understanding Cognition and Disease Through Models

🗓️ Start: Mon 23 Feb 2026 3:00 pm
⏳ End: Mon 23 Feb 2026 4:30 pm

Speaker: Dr Viktor Jirsa
Directeur of the Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Chief Scientific Officer of EBRAINS, and leader of The Virtual Brain initiative

In this talk, Dr Jirsa will explore how scientists are now using computer models to simulate the human brain — helping us better understand how we think, how the brain changes as we age, and what happens when things go wrong.

Drawing on pioneering research from across Europe, he will show how virtual brain models can reveal patterns of brain activity, offer new insights into conditions such as epilepsy and mental illness, and open the door to more personalised approaches to brain health. Along the way, the talk will touch on one of science’s great questions: how the physical brain gives rise to the mind.

This accessible and engaging lecture is ideal for anyone curious about the brain, the future of medicine, and how modern science is helping us understand ourselves.

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https://u3acommunities.org/event/from-brains-to-simulations-understanding-cognition-and-disease-through-models/

Open Source Software

🗓️ Start: Tue 17 Feb 2026 3:00 pm
⏳ End: Tue 17 Feb 2026 5:00 pm

17th February @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm

This month we look at the world of Open Source Software.  Included will be what is the source code, major projects, pros & cons and licenses.  We’ll also touch on open source AI.

As always, plenty of time is reserved for discussions.

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https://u3acommunities.org/event/open-source-software/

History Group Month January 27th Title ‘Timekeeping’

🗓️ Start: Tue 27 Jan 2026 12:00 pm
⏳ End: Tue 27 Jan 2026 1:00 pm

Another exciting presentation from one of our members. The title to this meeting will be ‘Timekeeping’. Come along and join in, I am sure you’ll have the time!!

 

https://u3acommunities.org/event/history-group-month-january-27th-title-timekeeping/

Books and Literature January Meeting

🗓️ Start: Tue 27 Jan 2026 7:00 pm
⏳ End: Tue 27 Jan 2026 8:00 pm

Discussion.

Winnie the Pooh was 100 on Christmas Eve.

Are his Hundred Acre Wood adventures simply a pleasure of the past?

Or do children still enjoy Pooh today?

As grans and grandads should we keeping the bear as family reading?

https://u3acommunities.org/event/books-and-literature-january-meeting/