Inaugural Lecture Series

We are launching a new public Inaugural Lecture Series (ILS) to be given by recently appointed or promoted Chairs, and proposed by their faculties. Academic departments may hold their own inaugural lectures for colleagues who would prefer to address a purely academic audience.

The lectures will vary in content areas as speakers will be from the entire range of subject areas across the University, however they will all showcase the world-leading research taking place here in Durham. The series will be a great opportunity for the Chairs to extend the reach of their research to the wider community as the widely-advertised lectures will be open to staff, students and members of the public.

Beginning in January 2013, the series will include up to four lectures per term which will generally take place on a Thursday at 6pm and will be hosted by one of the University’s 16 colleges. A drinks reception will follow each lecture. 

The lectures will all be filmed and will be available to view from this web page shortly after the event. 

All inaugural lectures are free and open to everyone, though anyone wishing to attend should reserve a place via the online system (links can be found next to individual events listed below). 

Epiphany Term 2013

Easter Term 2013

Michaelmas Term 2013

To find out more information, to reserve a place at a lecture or to watch a film after an event, please click here.