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Previous Lecture events

Ngā kaupapa e heke mai

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18 Jan January

The Life of a Forensic Odontologist

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 at 5:30pm - St David Lecture Theatre, Dunedin campus
A public lecture by Associate Professor Denice Higgins, a specialist forensic odontologist and Director of Forensic Odontology at the University of Adelaide.

25 Jan January

Alexander Turnbull and the Book-Collecting Game

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 at 5:30pm - Burns 2 and via Zoom, Dunedin
Join us for a public lecture by Anthony Tedeschi, FSA, Curator Rare Books and Fine Printing at Alexander Turnbull Library

13 Feb February

Reading Buddhist poetry from Southeast Asia – Lecture 1: Language

Monday, 13 February 2023 at 3:00pm - Information Services Building AV Conference Suite 1 W05b, University of Otago Dunedin campus, and online via Zoom
Many Buddhist poems from Southeast Asia are products of an interconnected web of translations between languages across the region over a period of centuries. How do these historical and linguistic layers affect how we read Buddhist poems?

 

Vice-Chancellor's welcome back to staff

Monday, 13 February 2023 at 5:00pm - St David Complex lecture theatre and foyer, Dunedin campus
A welcome event for the University's front-line staff, hosted by the Vice-Chancellor.

14 Feb February

Reading Buddhist poetry from Southeast Asia – Lecture 2: Prayer

Tuesday, 14 February 2023 at 3:00pm - Information Services Building AV Conference Suite 1 W05b, University of Otago Dunedin campus, and online via Zoom
Most Buddhist poems in Southeast Asia begin and end with stanzas of homage, aspiration, or absolution. How does the logic of these distinct forms of Buddhist prayers and vows affect the formal structure and aesthetic sensibility of Southeast Asian poetry?

15 Feb February

Reading Buddhist poetry from Southeast Asia – Lecture 3: Debt

Wednesday, 15 February 2023 at 3:00pm - Information Services Building AV Conference Suite 1 W05b, University of Otago Dunedin campus, and online via Zoom
A common thread in Southeast Asian Buddhist literature is the repayment of debts to parents, teachers, and other revered figures.

16 Feb February

Reading Buddhist poetry from Southeast Asia – Lecture 4: Shock

Thursday, 16 February 2023 at 3:00pm - Information Services Building AV Conference Suite 1 W05b, University of Otago Dunedin campus, and online via Zoom
How do the aesthetics of shock shape the way poems are written and performed in Southeast Asia?

17 Feb February

Reading Buddhist poetry from Southeast Asia – Lecture 5: Pleasure

Friday, 17 February 2023 at 3:00pm - Information Services Building AV Conference Suite 1 W05b, University of Otago Dunedin campus, and online via Zoom
What is the role of pleasure in how Buddhists have written and received poetry in Southeast Asia over the past millennium?

21 Feb February

The Urgent Need for Psychedelic Ethics - Public Lecture

Tuesday, 21 February 2023 at 5:00pm - G30, Hunter Centre, 279 Great King Street, Dunedin North, Dunedin
We are pleased to host Dr Brian Earp, who will discuss the role of psychedelics in recovery from trauma and mental illness, as well as the ethical challenges that arise from their use.

23 Feb February

Military Physical Orthopaedics

Thursday, 23 February 2023 at 5:15pm - Barnett Lecture Theatre, first floor Dunedin Hospital, Great King Street, Dunedin
Also online via Zoom
The massive casualties of World War 1 were unparalleled, but the rehabilitation of injured soldiers of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force created a significant challenge during the war and in the long term after their return home – lecture delivered by Professor Jean-Claude Theis.

 

Thirst for Knowledge: Why do we age?

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 at 5:30pm - Ombrellos Kitchen and Bar, 10 Clarendon Street, Dunedin.
Join us for the first Thirst for Knowledge event of 2023! This month Dr Mike Garratt from the Department of Anatomy at the University of Otago will explain several evolutionary reasons for why ageing occurs.

09 Mar March

Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor Rebecca Grainger

Thursday, 9 March 2023 at 5:30pm - Horne Theatre, Wellington Regional Hospital (blue lift), Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington, and online via Zoom
Professor Rebecca Grainger delivers her Inaugural Professorial Lecture (IPL) titled, “Products, processes and people: making sense in medicine”.

13 Mar March

Is Stephen Fry Lazy? Laziness and Underachievement

Monday, 13 March 2023 at 1:00pm - Seminar Room 119, Bioethics Centre, Bioethics Centre, 71 Frederick Street, Dunedin
The Bioethics Centre and the Philosophy Department are delighted to host Katrien Devolder to give a public seminar.

14 Mar March

Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor Ben Schonthal

Tuesday, 14 March 2023 at 5:45pm - Castle 1 Lecture Theatre, Dunedin, and online via live-stream
Professor Ben Schonthal delivers his Inaugural Professorial Lecture (IPL) titled: "Law's Karma: Cause and effect in courtroom and cosmos".

21 Mar March

Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor Gerard Wilkins

Tuesday, 21 March 2023 at 5:30pm - Castle 1 Lecture Theatre, Dunedin
Professor Gerard Wilkins delivers his Inaugural Professorial Lecture (IPL) titled: “Giant steps is what you take: Advances in cardiovascular care over forty years of research”.