Inaugural Lecture Series

An inaugural lecture is a key milestone in any academic's career, signifying their promotion to 'Professor'. It is an opportunity for our new professorial colleagues to present their innovative research first-hand. All of these events are free of charge and attendance is open to all, and we look forward to sharing the experience with you.

Upcoming Inaugural Lectures

Inaugural lectures will recommence in Summer 2020.

Previous Inaugural Lectures

2020

22nd January - Protecting the Environment and Improving Lives: How Can Elusive 'Win-Win' Outcomes Be Achieved?

2019

27th September - Developing Excellence in Autism Research and Practice

18th March - Leadership for development: what do people want?

25th February - Who to trust? Forming policy beliefs in a polarised world

16th January - Mini-Inaugural Lecture Series: Anne-Marie Glover

2018

5th December - Mini-Inaugural Lecture Series: Kelly Hall & Liza Jabbour

21st November - Mini-Inaugural Lecture Series: Sami Bensassi & Stephen Jeffares

11th October - How to rig an election without getting caught

26th April - Trusting Enemies: Interpersonal Relationships in International Conflict

13th April - 'Pity the blind'? An analysis of vision impairment, disability and education

22nd March - Don't call me a customer: public service markets and the citizen

2017

3rd May - New ways of making sense: social perspectives on unease, mental distress and recovery

26th April - Sustainable development: Accounting and the citizen

5th April - Do we expect too much of leaders?

2016

12th October - Closing the Mental Health Treatment Gap: Time for a new paradigm?

3rd May - Mind the gap: bridging healthcare management and research

PROTECTING THE ENVRIONMENT AND IMPROVING LIVES

Protecting the Environment and Improving Lives

Across the world there are high levels of poverty and environmental degradation. Professor Fiona Nunan asks, is it possible to tackle the challenges of environmental degradation and poverty and inequality at the same time?

DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE IN AUTISM RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

Developing Excellence in Autism Research and Practice

Professor Karen Guldberg highlights the needs of autistic children and young people in relation to communication and social understanding, interests and information processing, and sensory processing.

LEADERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT: What do people want?

Leadership for Development: What do People Want?

In this talk Professor Hudson discusses the results from surveys and experiments in Indonesia and the UK about public perceptions of leadership and what citizens want in a leader when it comes to driving developmental change.

WHO TO TRUST? FORMING POLICY BELIEFS IN A POLARISED WORLD

Who to Trust? Forming Policy Beliefs in a Polarised World

Professor Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay explores the implications that modern information consumption has for the types of political parties and leaders that come into power, and the policies that they implement.