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

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

Date: 22/01/2020
Description: Is it possible to tackle the challenges of environmental degradation and poverty and inequality at the same time? Professor Fiona Nunan argues that more flexible arrangements are needed in this talk.

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Previous Inaugural Lectures

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

LEADERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT

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.

HOW TO RIG AN ELECTION WITHOUT GETTING CAUGHT

How to rig an election without getting caught

Professor Cheeseman discusses the limitations of national elections as a means of promoting democratisation, revealing the six essential strategies that dictators use to undermine the electoral process in order to guarantee victory.

Who to trust? Forming policy beliefs in a polarised world

Professor Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay explores the political implications of modern information comsumption.

Trusting Enemies: Interpersonal Relationships in International Conflict

Trusting enemies: Interpersonal relationships in international conflict

The issue of trust can make or break a relationship, and this is also true at a global scale. Find out more in Professor Wheeler's book, 'Trusting Enemies'.