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

u3a Festival 26

Festival 26, organised by the Third Age Trust will be taking place between Wednesday 1 July to Friday 3 July 2026 at the University of York.  u3a member, Margaret Fiddes is part of the team organising the Festival. She says, “we’re aiming to make this a bigger and better festival with even more members taking part, […]

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Our next monthly meetings

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10th February 2026 at 14:00

Tales from Cefn Mably

Paul Busby

Past speaker Paul Busby will deliver another of his wonderful presentations to us. Cefn Mably, residence of an unscrupulous sheriff, loyal royalist, dancing baronet, steadfast Jacobite, and the odd visiting ...

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10th March 2026 at 14:00

Grandad was a Rum Runner

Philip Tomas

Grandad was one of the ‘Home Children’ sent to Canada in the 1920s aged 13 as a farm labourer who became involved in bootlegging. A story full of intrigue and ...

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Latest Interest Group Updates

History

Recent History Talks

2026 Wednesday 28th January Guest speaker Adrian Holcombe, a member of the Military History Group, gave a talk about ‘Auschwitz, Understanding the Holocaust’, following his visit to Auschwitz last year ...

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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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