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Inaugural lectures
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.
2013 lectures
Prof Trevor Sewell
30 October
A Journey into Inner Space: A view of biology from the atomic perspective
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (16.1 mb)
Write-up: Trevor Sewell on molecular biology
Prof Jeffrey Bagraim
9 October
Work-Family Balance: Debunking the myths and elucidating the positive
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (15.6 mb)
Write-up: Jeffrey Bagraim on work-life balance
Prof Keertan Dheda
2 October
Back to the Future: Advances in pulmonary medicine and TB control
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (15.7 mb)
Write-up: Keertan Dheda on TB
Prof Nigel Penn
11 September
Discovery and Innovation in Chemical Biology: Biosynthesis, microarrays, mechanisms and diagnostics
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (15.5 mb)
Write-up: Nigel Penn on microhistory
Prof Mike Lambert
28 August
The Science of Exercise Performance: Translation into practice: Novo prospectus
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (20 mb)
Prof Malcolm Collins
7 August
Understanding Biological Mechanisms of Sports Medicine: An unexpected journey
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (21.5 mb)
Prof Jonathan Blackburn
2 August
Discovery and Innovation in Chemical Biology: Biosynthesis, microarrays, mechanisms and diagnostics
Inaugural lecture
Write-up: Jonathan Blackburn on healthcare
Prof Jacquie Greenberg
17 May
A Journey Along the Double Helix: Around the Human Genome in 42 Years
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (45 mb)
Write-up: Jacquie Greenberg on stem cells
Prof Sandie Thomson
8 May
Gastroenterology: Awakening the Dormant Rolls Royce
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (20 mb)
Prof Lauriston Kellaway
10 April
Neurons, Cells and Circuits: The roadmap to understanding brain function
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (23.5 mb)
Write-up: Lauriston Kellaway on the brain
Prof Rochelle le Roux - 27 February
Employment: A dodo or simply living dangerously?
Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (64 mb)
Write-up: Rochelle le Roux on employment