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  • Inaugural lectures

Inaugural lectures

We host inaugural lectures throughout the academic year. These events are free, open to staff, students and the public and are the first lecture delivered by a newly-appointed professor at the University of Brighton.

Explore films of our previous inaugural lectures below for insights into a variety of thought-provoking research topics.

Find out more about upcoming lectures

Lectures in 2023

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Professor Rusi Jaspal

Becky Allen_Inaugural poster

Professor Becky Allen

Andrew Dilley_Inaugural poster

Professor Andrew Dilley

Barbara Philips_Inaugural graphic_2023

Professor Barbara Philips

Lectures in 2022

Inaugural_Claire Smtih

Professor Claire F. Smith

Lectures from 2019

Inaugural posters 2019_Bhavik Patel

Professor Bhavik Patel

Inaugural poster_Rob Morgan

Professor Robert Morgan

Inaugural poster_Valerie Jenkins

Professor Valerie Jenkins

Inaugural poster_Martin Smith

Professor Martin Smith

Sumita Verma lecture poster

Professor Sumita Verma

Inaugural-poster for Professor Lizzy Ostler

Professor Lizzy Ostler

Inaugural poster for Harm-van-Marwijk

Professor Harm van Marwijk

Lectures from 2018

Inaugural lecture Kate Bullen

Professor Kate Bullen

Inaugural Lecture Cyril Crua

Professor Cyril Crua

Inaugural lecture Karen Cham

Professor Karen Cham

Inaugural lecture Dawn Scott

Professor Dawn Scott

Inaugural-poster_Christopher-Joyce

Professor Christopher Joyce

Inaugural-poster_Colin-Smith

Professor Colin Smith

Inaugural-poster_Sarah-Newbury

Professor Sarah Newbury

Lectures from 2017

Inaugural lecture Kathleen Galvin poster

Professor Kathleen Galvin

Inaugural-lecture-Marina-Novelli

Professor Marina Novelli

Inaugural-lecture-Julie-Doyle

Professor Julie Doyle

Inaugural-lecture-David-Anderson

Professor David Anderson

Inaugural-lecture-David-Timson

Professor David Timson

Inaugural-lecture-Paula-Kersten

Professor Paula Kersten

Inaugural-poster-Martin-Llewelyn

Professor Martin Llewelyn

Inaugural-poster-Stephen-Denyer

Professorial lecture by Professor Stephen Denyer

Inaugural-poster-Tara-Dean

Professor Tara Dean

Inaugural-poster-Janet-Anderson

Professor Janet Anderson

Poster_Robert-Mull

Professor Robert Mull

Lectures from 2016

Inaugural-poster_Paul-Sermon

Professor Paul Sermon

Inaugural poster Marc Cowling

Professor Marc Cowling

More or Less Architecture

Professor André Viljoen

What's geography got to with it? poster

Professor Kath Browne

Inaugural poster Andrew Hobson

Professor Andrew Hobson

Inaugural poster David Cotterrell

Professor David Cotterrell

Gillian-Bendelow-inaugural-1500

Professor Gillian Bendelow

Lectures from 2015

Marco Marengo inaugural lecture poster

Professor Marco Marengo

Jeremy Aynsley inaugural lecture poster

Professor Jeremy Aynsley

Sport and Tourism creating a global dreamland

Professor John Nauright

Human rights saves lives poster

Professor Marie-Bénédicte Dembour

Writing with light

Professor Francis Hodgson

A new method for modelling liquidity

Professor Andros Gregoriou

More years of good health and well being. Mission impossible? Inaugural lecture by Professor Jörg Huber

Professor Jörg Huber

Breast cancer treatment - whose choice?

Professor Malcolm Reed

A dialogue with the future Design thinking and the twenty-first century imagination

Professor Peter Lloyd

Lectures from 2014

Meaningful stuff

Professor Jonathan Chapman

Dementia: Reasons to be Cheerful - inaugural lecture from Professor Sube Banerjee

Professor Sube Banerjee

Professor Gail Davey's inaugural lecture

Professor Gail Davey

Inaugural lecture poster Paul Gard

Professor Paul Gard

Inaugural lecture from Professor Catherine Moriarty

Professor Catherine Moriarty

Tim Brady inaugural lecture

Professor Tim Brady

Darren Newbury inaugural lecture

Professor Darren Newbury

Lectures from 2013

Inaugural-lecture-Mara-Cercignanni

Professor Mara Cercignani

Inaugural-lecture-Shirley-Bach

Professor Shirley Bach

Inaugural-lecture-poster-Gillian-Youngs

Professor Gillian Youngs

Nat Chard inaugural lecture poster

Professor Nat Chard

Gordon Ferns inaugural speech poster

Professor Gordon Ferns

Graham Dawson inaugural lecture poster

Professor Graham Dawson

Guy Julier inaugural lecture poster

Professor Guy Julier

Lectures from 2012

Inaugural-lecture-Elias-Stipidis

Professor Elias Stipidis

Inaugural-lecture-Huw-Taylor

Professor Huw Taylor

Inaugural-poster-Nigel-Leigh

Professor Nigel Leigh

Inaugural-lecture-Miltos-Petridis

Professor Miltos Petridis

Lectures from 2011

Inaugural-lecture-David-Taylor

Professor David Taylor

Bob Brecher

Professor Bob Brecher

Inaugural-lecture-Peter-Schmid

Professor Peter Schmid

Inaugural-lecture-poster-David-Nash

Professor David Nash

Inaugural-lecture-Matteo-Santin

Professor Matteo Santin

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