Inaugural lectures are a central part of university academic life. These events are held to commemorate the inaugural lecturer's appointment to full professorship. The inaugural lecture provides a platform for the academic to present the body of research that they have been focusing on during their career. The lecture also provides UCT with the opportunity to showcase its academics and share its research with members of the wider university community and the general public in an accessible way.
2011 lectures
Prof Lorna Martin
26 October
"No woman no cry" - A journey into forensic pathology services & violence against women in SA
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (18.0 mb); Extract
Watch video: Prof Lorna Martin's inaugural lecture
Prof Nicola Illing
19 October
Evo-devo - Clues to morphological & functional diversity in bats & resurrection plants
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (17.6 mb); Extract
Watch video: UCT's Professor Nicola Illing on Evo Devo and developmental genetics
Prof Wayne Derman
5 October
My extraordinary journey in medicine
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (19.2 mb); Extract
Watch video: UCT's Professor Wayne Dermans speaks about his work in sports medicine
Prof Colin Tredoux
28 September
Pragmatic psychology & the perils of eyewitness identification
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (20.0 mb); Extract
Watch video: Prof Colin Tredoux on "Pragmatic psychology & the perils of eyewitness identification"
Prof Nigel Worden
21 September
The Global Cape: Breaking the boundaries of the early Cape Colony
Sound: Part 1 (17.3 mb); Part 2 (3.58 mb).
Watch video: Prof Nigel Worden delivers his inaugural lecture at UCT
Prof Pierre de Vos
14 September
The past is unpredictable: race, redress & remembrance in the SA constitution
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (17.8 mb); Extract
Watch video: Prof Pierre de Vos delivers his inaugural lecture at UCT
Prof Eric Wood
7 September
The Art of Value Creation
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (15.8 mb); Extract
Watch video: Professor Eric Wood on the "Art of Value Creation"
Prof Steve Reid
24 August
The Music of Health for All
Inaugural lecture (text)
Sound: Full speech (17.3 mb); Extract
Watch video: Prof Steve Reid entertains at his Inaugural lecture at UCT
Prof Harald Winkler
17 August
Climate change mitigation in the context of development
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (17.9 mb); Extract
Watch video: UCT's Prof Harald Winkler on climate change
Prof Willem Hanekom
4 May
Vaccines to prevent TB
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (17.9 mb); Extract
Powerpoint presentation
Watch video: UCT's Professor Willem Hanekom on developing TB vaccines
Prof Mohamed Fareed Jeebhay
20 April
From Farm to Fork - A Fishy Story of Allergy and Asthma
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (19.1 mb); Extract
Monday Paper article
Watch video: UCT's Prof Mohamed Fareed Jeebhay on occupational asthma in the fishing industry
Prof Karen Sliwa
16 February
Capturing and Preserving the 'Heart' of Africa
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (15.4 mb); Extract
Monday Paper article
Watch video: Prof Karen Sliwa speaks on her work in cardiac research