
2017 Inaugural Professorial Lectures
Professor | Lecture Details |
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Professor Tim Stokes Elaine Gurr Chair of General Practice Department of General Practice and Rural Health |
The road less travelled Tuesday 7 March 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor Mark Stirling Department of Geology |
Earthquakes, Quaternary faults, and seismic hazard in New Zealand and beyond Tuesday 14 March 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor Tony Merriman Department of Biochemistry |
Inherited genes and environment: that which makes us unique Tuesday 4 April 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor Nigel Perry Department of Chemistry |
New molecules from New Zealand: natural products chemistry of trees, sponges and bees Tuesday 9 May 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor Pat Langhorne Department of Physics |
Sea ice, ice shelves and the ocean Monday 15 May 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor Hallie Buckley Department of Anatomy |
Evolutionary medicine: How bioarchaeology can address health and disease problems in the modern world Tuesday 16 May 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor Nick Chandler Department of Oral Rehabilitation Faculty of Dentistry |
Serendipity and the measurement of teeth Thursday 13 July 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor Ross Notman College of Education |
The challenges of school leadership: Black holes and great joys! Tuesday 25 July 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor Anthony Butler Department of Radiology University of Otago, Christchurch |
A casual physicist's journey to MARS Friday 28 July 2017, 12.15pm |
Professor Sue Pullon |
Competence, respect and trust: hallmarks of collaborative practice? Tuesday 1 August 2017, 5pm |
Professor Greg Dawes Department of Philosophy |
Out of the Myths: The Birth of Philosophy Monday 7 August 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor Richard Blaikie Department of Physics |
There and back again: Adventures with atoms, electrons and light Thursday 17 August 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor Jing-Bao Nie Bioethics Centre |
Reclaiming a sense of common humanity: A Chinese vision Wednesday 23 August 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor Shelley Griffiths Faculty of Law |
Tax as Law Wednesday 30 August 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor Margaret Briggs Faculty of Law |
Criminal Attempts: how close is too close? Thursday 5 October 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor Alison Cree Department of Zoology |
Primitive or just misunderstood? Evolution of function in New Zealand reptiles Monday 9 October 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor Janine Hayward Department of Politics |
Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Constitution, and our political imagination Monday 6 November 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor Carlo Marra Dean, School of Pharmacy |
The red pill or the blue? The power of decisions Tuesday 14 November 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor John Reynolds Department of Anatomy Director - Health Sciences First Year |
Teaching an old brain new tricks Tuesday 21 November 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor Gerry Closs Department of Zoology |
Why Fish? Tuesday 28 November 2017, 5.30pm |
Professor Neil Carr Department of Tourism |
A journey with Snuffie: from dogs as leisure to the leisure of dogs Monday 11 December 2017, 5.30pm |