Research in Colleges

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

Date Time College Speaker
Tuesday 22 January 2013 6.00pm - 7.00pm Collingwood Prof John Chapman, Archaeology
Thursday 14 February 2013 6.00pm - 7.00pm Ustinov Prof Mikhail Epstein, School of Modern Languages
Thursday 28 February 2013 6.00pm - 7.00pm Van Mildert Prof Dave Harper, Earth Sciences

Easter Term 2013

Date Time College Speaker
Thursday 2 May 2013 6.00pm - 7.00pm Josephine Butler Prof John Chapman
Thursday 30 May 2013 6.00pm - 7.00pm St Hild & St Bede Prof Nick Ellis, Archeology
Thursday 6 June 2013 6.00pm - 7.00pm St John's Prof Julian Reiss
Thursday 13 June 2013 6.00pm - 7.00pm Hatfield Prof Fiona de Londras, Law

Michaelmas Term 2013

Date Time College Speaker
Thurs 24 Oct 2013 6.00pm - 7.00pm Van Mildert Prof Steven Lindsay
Thurs 7 Nov 2013 6.00pm - 7.00pm University Profe Alec Ryrie
Thurs 21 Nov 2013 6.00pm - 7.00pm TBC
Thurs 5 Dec 2013 6.00pm - 7.00pm Trevelyan Prof Ludmilla Jordanova

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