Inaugural Lectures 2011-2012
Details of the 2011-2012 Inaugural Lectures.
| Date | Speaker | Lecture title | Further information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2011 | Professor Jolyon Mitchell | "'Swords into Ploughshares', Transforming Arms into Art" | Lecture abstract and video |
| 6 December 2011 | Professor Christine Bell | "Constitutional Futures and Political Imagination: Dealing with Conflict" | Lecture abstract and video |
| 19 January 2012 | Professor Marilyn Booth: Iraq Chair of Arabic and Islamic Studies (LLC) | "The Islamic Politics of John Stuart Mill" | Lecture abstract and video |
| 6 February 2012 | Professor Simon King: Personal Chair of Speech Processing (PPLS) | "Using speech synthesis to give everyone their own voice." | Lecture abstract and video |
| 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 and video |
| 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 and video |
| 26 March 2012 | Professor John Lee: Personal Chair of Digital Media (ECA) | "Learning Vicariously with Rich Media" | Lecture abstract and video |
| 4 April 2012 | Professor Andrew Patrizio: Chair of Scottish Visual Culture (ECA) | "Steps to an Ecology of Scottish Art" | Lecture abstract and video |
| 7 May 2012 | Professor Ian Campbell: Chair of Architectural History & Theory (ECA) | "Planning for Pilgrims: Parallels between St Andrews, Rome and Compostela in the Twelfth Century" | Lecture abstract and video |
| 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 and video |