The current series of Inaugural Professorial Lectures was established in 1996 with the broad aim of promoting and celebrating the academic reputation of professorial staff.
The series makes an important contribution to the University's role within the wider community by providing a public forum for leading research and enhancing Otago's statutory role as critic and conscience of society.
Visit the events calendar for detailed information about upcoming Inaugural Professorial Lectures, including livestream links.
2023 Inaugural Professorial Lectures
| Professor | Lecture details |
|---|---|
| Christopher Holmes Theology Programme | Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Rebecca Grainger Department of Medicine (Wellington) | Thursday, 9 March 2023, 5:30pm Horne Theatre, Wellington Regional Hospital |
| Niels Kjærgaard Department of Physics | Thursday, 9 March 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Ben Schonthal Religion Programme | Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 5:45pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Gerard Wilkins Department of Medicine (Dunedin) | Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Louise Parr-Brownlie Department of Anatomy | Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Julia Horsfield Department of Pathology (Dunedin) | Thursday, 30 March 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Catherine Fowler Media, Film and Communication Programme | Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Robin Turner Biostatistics Centre | Thursday, 6 April 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Alexander McLellan Microbiology and Immunology | Tuesday, 18th April 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Stephanie Hughes Department of Biochemistry | Thursday, 20 April 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Catherine Stedman Department of Medicine | Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 6:00pm Rolleston Lecture Theatre |
| Gabi Dachs Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science | Thursday, 4 May 2023, 11:00am Rolleston Lecture Theatre |
| Nicola Taylor Faculty of Law | Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Chris Jackson Department of Medicine | Thursday, 11 May 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| James Ussher Department of Microbiology and Immunology | Thursday, 25 May 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Fa'afetai Sopoaga Va'a o Tautai – Centre for Pacific Health | Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Ian Barber Archeology Programme | Thursday, 1 June 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Susanna Every-Palmer Department of Psychological Medicine (Wellington) | Monday, 12 June 2023,5:30pm Horne Lecture Theatre, Wellington Regional Hospital |
| Nevil Pierse Department of Public Health (Wellington) | Thursday, 15 June 2023,5:30pm Horne Lecture Theatre, Wellington Regional Hospital |
| David Eyers Department of Computer Science | Tuesday, 11 July 2023,5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Craig Bunt Department of Food Science | Thursday, 13 July 2023,5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| David Orlovich Department of Botany | Tuesday, 18th July 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Anne-Marie Jackson Sciences | Thursday, 20 July 2023,5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Bruce Russell School of Pharmacy | Tuesday, 25th July 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Joel Tyndall School of Pharmacy | Thursday, 27 July 2023,5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Rose Richards Health Sciences | POSTPONED |
| Tobias Langlotz Department of Information Science | POSTPONED |
| Ben Wheeler Department of Women's and Children's Health | Tuesday, 8 August 2023,5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Miranda Mirosa Department of Food Science | POSTPONED |
| Aladin Bekhit Department of Food Science | Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Charles Pigden Department of Philosophy | Thursday, 17 August 2023,5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| David McBride Preventive and Social Medicine | Tuesday, 22nd August 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Gisela Sole School of Physiotherapy | POSTPONED |
| Jesse Bering Department of Science Communication | POSTPONED |
| Tamlin Conner Department of Psychology | Thursday, 7 September 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Daryl Schwenke Department of Physiology | Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Lianne Parkin Department of Medicine | Thursday, 14 September 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Tony Walls Department of Paediatrics | Tuesday 19 September 2023, 5:00pm Rolleston Lecture Theatre |
| Tony Savarimuthu Department of Information Science | POSTPONED |
| Andrew Tawse-Smith Department of Oral Sciences | Thursday, 21 September 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Nicola Wheen Faculty of Law | Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Angela Wanhalla History Programme | POSTPONED |
| Patrick Vakaoti Te Tumu | School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Sciences | POSTPONED |
| Fiona Edgar Otago Business School | Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Lisa McNeill Department of Marketing | Thursday, 5 October 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Bruce Russell Department of Microbiology and Immunology | Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Michael Keall Department of Public Health (Wellington) | Wednesday, 11 October 2023, time TBC Wellington, Wellington, Horne Lecture Theatre, Wellington Regional Hospital |
| Maree Thyne Department of Marketing | Thursday, 12 October 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Emma Wyeth Ngāi Tahu Māori Health Research Unit | POSTPONED |
| Garry Nixon Department of General Practice and Rural Health | Monday, 20 November 2023, 5:30pm Earnscleugh Hall, Central Otago |
| Nicolas Cullen School of Geography | Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 5:30pm Castle 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Konrad Richter Department of Surgical Sciences | Thursday, 30 November 2023, 5:30pm Archway 1 Lecture Theatre |