Welcome

If you have reached the point at which you have finished working full-time or raising your family and have time to pursue your interests or just try something new, the Cardiff u3a is for you.  We have a ‘university’ of members who draw upon their knowledge and experience to teach and learn from each other but there are no qualifications to pass – it is just for pleasure.

These aren’t courses or formal training, just groups of people who get together regularly for mutual interest in a subject such as history or singing or practicing a language and many other areas of interest. People who believe that learning is its own reward.

See the link About the Cardiff u3a for more details.

Want to Get Involved or Help Out? Cardiff u3a Needs You!

Your Chance to Help – Cardiff u3a Committee. A message from your Chair.

See also our Situations Vacant page which has details of volunteer positions within the Cardiff u3a organisation and the wider u3a movement.


Latest news

Free Talks & Courses from u3a (Third Age Trust) for April

Below is a pdf listing the free talks offered by u3a – our overarching organisation – from 1st April to 1st May. Some are just talks, but others want your participation too. These are all online. u3a membership entitles you to register for and take part in events for free. If you want to register […]

Third Age Trust Free Online Learning Events & Course: Mar 23 – April 10

All these are provided by our governing organization, not Cardiff u3a. You will need to register, see links in the pdf below. These online talks etc are mostly via EventBrite; you are not required to download anything.

u3a Podcast

The u3a Radio Podcast, set up in 2020, showcases the amazing things happening across the movement. It’s created by a team of u3a members who all have radio experience and features interviews with members, interest group leaders, Trustees, national volunteers and Subject Advisers.

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Our next monthly meetings

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14th April 2026 at 14:00

Hitler’s Favourite Spy

Graham Duke

Graham Duke returns with his latest presentation: set during WW2 In 1941 the German military employed a young Spaniard who had turned up at their embassy in Madrid, offering to ...

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12th May 2026 at 14:00

The First Welsh Film Star

Stephen Lyons

A presentation by Stephen Lyons

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Latest Interest Group Updates

History

Recent History Talks

2026 Wednesday 25th March Michael Pruchnie gave a talk entitled ‘The Circle of Life – from Russia to Cardiff’ looking at the wider Pruchnie family roots across the Russian Empire ...

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Hops R Us

New Group

This is a beer appreciation group.  Do you enjoy a good beer in good company? Would you like to learn more about beer? Or perhaps you are perplexed by the ...

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Improv Comedy and Drama

NEWS – We now hold Workshops every Tuesday ! These are mostly at the URC. Please see the schedule below.

Places are limited to group members so that we can plan events properly. If you wish to attend then it is best to join our group and avoid any disappointment ...

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Books by Members

Writers Enjoying Words

Another new book from David Hiscox: American Peckers American Peckers is an unusual, genre-bending philosophical mystery set in the afterlife, where the boundaries between truth and legacy blur. When a ...

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Books by Members

A new book from David Hiscox: A Journey to the East: On the Hippy Trail. In the early 1970s, with a backpack and a thirst for discovery, the author boards ...

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Digital Matters

No show for DM at “Meet the Groups”

This is just a short post to let you know that Digital Matters will not be present at “Meet the Groups” on October 14th. This is not because we can’t ...

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