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 page for detailed information about upcoming Inaugural Professorial Lectures, including livestream links.
2020 Inaugural Professorial Lectures
| Professor | Lecture details |
|---|---|
| Neil Waddell Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry | Thursday 5 March 2020, 5:30pm |
| POSTPONED - Suzanne Pitama Māori/Indigenous Health Institute (MIHI), University of Otago, Christchurch | Tuesday 31 March 2020, 11:30am Rolleston Lecture Theatre, University of Otago, Christchurch |
| POSTPONED - Colin Gavaghan Faculty of Law and Director of the New Zealand Law Foundation Centre for Law and Policy in Emerging Technologies | April 2020 |
| Miles Lamare Department of Marine Science | Monday, 3 August 2020, 5:30pm Archway 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Rhiannon Braund Department of Preventive and Social Medicine | Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 5:30pm Archway 1 Lecture Theatre |
| POSTPONED - Ceri Warnock Faculty of Law | Tuesday, 18 August 2020, 5:30pm Archway 1 Lecture Theatre |
| William Levack, Dean University of Otago, Wellington | Wednesday, 19 August 2020, 5:30pm Nordmeyer Theatre, Wellington |
| Jacob Edmond English and Linguistics | Monday, 31 August 2020, 5:30pm Archway 1 Lecture Theatre |
| POSTPONED - Rachel Zajac Department of Psychology | |
| Julia Horsfield Department of Pathology | Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 5:30pm Archway 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Niels Kjaergaard Department of Physics | Thursday, 17 September 2020, 5:30pm Archway 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Brent Lovelock Centre for Recreation Research, Department of Tourism | Tuesday, 22 September 2020, 5:30pm Archway 4 Lecture Theatre |
| Esko Wiltshire Department of Paediatrics and Child Health | Wednesday, 24 September 2020, 5:30pm Nordmeyer Theatre, Wellington |
| Katrina Sharples Department of Mathematics and Statistics and Department of Medicine | Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 5:30pm Archway 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Christine Jasoni Department of Anatomy | Monday, 5 October 2020, 5:30pm Archway 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Jean Hay-Smith Department of Medicine, Wellington | Monday, 2 November 2020, 5:30pm Nordmeyer Theatre, Wellington |
| Debra Waters School of Physiotherapy | Tuesday, 10 November 2020, 5:30pm Archway 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Richard Macknight Department of Biochemistry | Monday, 16 November 2020, 5:30pm Archway 4 Lecture Theatre |
| Bruce Robertson Department of Zoology | Monday, 23 November 2020, 5:30pm Archway 1 Lecture Theatre |
| Will Sweetman Religion Programme | Monday, 30 November 2020, 5:30pm Archway 4 Lecture Theatre |
