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These are the Meeting Groups that hold meetings at BRLSI - please click on the heading or "More..." for additional information. If you have an idea for a new Meeting Group, or would like to take charge of one of the groups that is currently without a Convenor, please get in touch with [email protected].

AI & Robotics
Convenor: John Higgins CBE

Bath Shakespeare Society - Affiliated Group
Bath Shakespeare Society hold their annual lecture to mark Shakespeare's birthday every year in the Elwin room.
Contact: Betty Suchar

Bath Wildlife
Convenor: Rob Randall
Workshops etc. usually on the last Thursday of the month at 7:30 pm.

Daytime Meetings
If getting to the BRLSI in the evening is inconvenient for you, do not despair!!! A number of meetings do take place during the day.

Economics & Business
Convenor: Andreas Wasmuht
Co-Convenor: Trevor Johnson

Engineering & Technology
Convenor: Jon Bennett
co-Convenor: Bob Draper

Gaskell Society - Affiliated Group
Contact: Betty Suchar

Geography & Adventure
Convenor: Dick Bateman

German Culture & Language
Convenor: Philippa Sondheimer
co-Convenor: Daniel Wolverson

Herschel / Astronomy
Convenor: Tony Symes
A Herschel Society/BRLSI collaboration

History & Culture
Convenor: Marie-Louise Luxemburg
Meets: 2nd Monday of the month

Institution Lectures
Convenor: Betty Suchar

Jane Austen at BRLSI
Contact: Michael Davis

Literature & Humanities
Convenor: Robert Blackburn

Passions in Botany
Convenor: Martin Sturge

Patrick O'Brian Society of Bath
Convenor: Michael Twohig

Philosophy
Convenor: Don Cameron
co-Convenor: Andreas Wasmuht
Meets: 1st Tuesday of the month

Research Now
Convenor: Lyn Barham

The Poet's Voice
Convenor: Duncan McGibbon

Victor Suchar Christmas Lecture
Convenor: Stuart Reynolds

Visual Arts
Convenor: John Law

World Affairs
Convenor: David Haywood
Co-Convenor: Penelope Law
Meets: 3rd Tuesday of the month