Overview
Each academic year, the College of Humanities and Social Science hosts a series of inaugural lectures given by new Professors in the College.
These lectures are an important part of life at the University of Edinburgh and the speakers give an illuminating overview of their contribution to their field.
Attendance is free and members of the public, staff and students are all welcome.
2011-2012 Inaugural Lectures
All lectures will take place in the Auditorium lecture theatre in the Business School at 5.15pm unless otherwise stated.
| Date | Speaker | Lecture title | Further information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2011 Assembly Hall, New College | Professor Jolyon Mitchell: Personal Chair of Communications, Arts and Religion (Divinity) | " 'Swords into Ploughshares’, Transforming Arms into Art" | Lecture abstract and recording |
| 6 December 2011 | Professor Christine Bell: Chair of Constitutional Law | "Constitutional Futures and Political Imagination: Dealing with Conflict" | Lecture abstract |
| 19 January 2012 | Professor Marilyn Booth: Iraq Chair of Arabic and Islamic Studies (LLC) | "The Islamic Politics of John Stuart Mill" | Lecture abstract |
| 6 February 2012 | Professor Simon King: Personal Chair of Speech Processing (PPLS) | "Using speech synthesis to give everyone their own voice." | Lecture abstract |
| 20 February 2012 | Professor Andrew Thompson: Personal Chair of Public Policy and Citizenship (SPS) | "The State of the Citizenry: views from the communities" | Lecture abstract |
| 15 March 2012 | Professor Alice Turk: Personal Chair of Linguistics Phonetics (PPLS) | "Timing in talking: How is it controlled, and what is it for?" | Lecture abstract |
| 26 March 2012 | Professor John Lee: Personal Chair of Digital Media (ECA) | Tbc | Tbc |
| 4 April 2012 | Professor Andrew Patrizio: Chair of Scottish Visual Culture (ECA) | 'Steps to an Ecology of Scottish Art' | Lecture abstract |
| 7 May 2012 | Professor Ian Campbell: Chair of Architectural History & Theory (ECA) | "Planning for Pilgrims: Parallels between St Andrews, Rome and Compostlea in the Twelfth Century" | Lecture abstract |
| 16 May 2012 | Professor Tony Lynch: Personal Chair of Student Learning (English for Academic Purposes) (OLL) | "The Importance of Listening to International Students" | Lecture abstract |
This article was published on Mar 7, 2012