Information on upcoming inaugural lectures in the College of Science and Engineering. These public lectures are given by newly appointed holders of research Chairs.The lecturer describes the significance of his or her research and its implications for the wider discipline. They also outline their future research directions.Inaugural lectures are designed to be accessible to interested members of the public. Forthcoming NameSchoolDateHostVenueInformationColin Cunningham School of Engineering25/09/2024 Head of CollegeAlder, Nucleus BuildingHow did early sci-fi inspire the Hubble Telescope & the James Webb Telescope? BookAlasdair McDonald School of Engineering30/10/2024Head of CollegeOak, Nucleus Building Stephen Thomas School of Chemistry30/10/2024Head of CollegeLT250, Joseph Black Building Christos LeonidopoulosPhysics & Astronomy28/11/2024Head of CollegeAlder, Nucleus Building Sean Smith School of Engineering04/12/2024Head of CollegeOak, Nucleus Building Sasa Djokic School of Engineering22/01/2025Head of CollegeAlder, Nucleus Building Andreas HermannPhysics & Astronomy30/01/2025Head of CollegeLarch Lecture Theatre, Nucleus Building Jonathan Corney School of Engineering26/02/2025Head of CollegeAlder, Nucleus Building Vengatesan Venugopal School of Engineering12/03/2025Head of CollegeAlder, Nucleus Building Ross GallowayPhysics & Astronomy03/04/2025Head of College (tbc)Larch Lecture Theatre, Nucleus Building Previous Name SchoolDateHost VenueInformationSotirios TsaftarisSchool of Engineering08/05/2024Head of CollegeLarch Lecture Theatre, Nucleus building David IngramSchool of Engineering17/04/2024Head of CollegeLarch Lecture Theatre, Nucleus building Tom BruceSchool of Engineering20/03/2024Head of CollegeLarch Lecture Theatre, Nucleus building Themis ProdromakisSchool of Engineering07/03/2024Head of CollegePlayfair Library, Old College Aristides KiprakisSchool of Engineering14/02/2024Head of CollegeAlder Lecture Theatre, Nucleus BuildinginformationAndy LawrenceSchool of Chemistry12/09/2023Head of CollegeLecture Theatre 250, Joseph Black Building Tim DrysdaleSchool of Engineering20/09/2023VP StudentsOak Lecture Theatre, Nucleus BuildinginformationScott CockroftSchool of Chemistry27/09/2023Head of CollegeLecture Theatre 250, Joseph Black Building Desen Kirli & Wini ObandeSchool of Engineering04/10/2023Head of CollegeAlder Lecture Theatre, Nucleus Building Robert HendersonSchool of Engineering12/10/2023Head of CollegeOak Lecture Theatre, Nucleus BuildinginformationJulien MichelSchool of Chemistry01/11/2023Head of SchoolLecture Theatre 250, Joseph Black Building Pankaj PankajSchool of Engineering22/11/2023Head of CollegeAlder Lecture Theatre, Nucleus Building Victoria MartinSchool of Physics & Astronomy30/11/2023Head of CollegeYew Lecture Theatre, Nucleus Building This article was published on 2024-05-20