Inaugural Lectures 2024-25

Voices of Discovery: Inaugural Lectures at Brunel  
Celebrating Academic Excellence and Research Leadership  

Join us in celebrating the remarkable achievements of Brunel’s newly appointed and promoted professors through our Inaugural Lecture Series. These inspiring public lectures offer a rare opportunity to hear directly from leading academic voices as they share their research insights, personal journeys, and contributions to their fields. Open to colleagues, students, families, and the wider public, each lecture is a unique window into the cutting-edge work shaping our world.

Come back soon to see details of events planned for the 2025-26 academic year.

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Message from the Vice Chancellor

What is an Inaugural Lecture?

An Inaugural Lecture marks a significant milestone in any academic career. Join us as we celebrate the extraordinary careers and research excellence of our academic colleagues, recently joined or promoted to Professor.

 In these special open lectures, our professors welcome family, friends, colleagues and members of the public for a memorable evening unpacking their research expertise and offering insights from their career journey.

The Inaugural Lecture Series showcases a wide range of subjects and professorial expertise. These beacons of Brunel’s research community are leaders in their wider field, presenting their expertise, free and open to all.

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All ages are welcome - we request that those under 18 are accompanied by an adult.

Faculty Profiles: 

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Prof. Morrison & Watkin

Prof. Morrison & Watkin

Professors Jago Morrison and William Watkin explore Britain’s shifting states of emergency, from invasion fears to COVID-19, sharing insights from their latest research in this thought-provoking inaugural lecture.

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Prof. Meriel Noriss

Prof. Meriel Noriss

Meriel explores rehabilitation through an interdisciplinary lens, drawing on research and lived experience to challenge assumptions and deepen our understanding of recovery, care, and the people at its heart.

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Prof. Vassil Girginov

Prof. Vassil Girginov

Professor Girginov examines the tensions between growth and sustainability in sport, challenging prevailing models and advocating for a fundamental rethinking of sport’s role, purpose, and future direction.

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Prof. Paresh Date

Prof. Paresh Date

Professor Date reflects on his academic journey and two decades of work in filtering theory, highlighting its vital role in prediction systems across navigation, weather, and finance, including interest rate forecasting.

 

Catch up on the Lectures:

 

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Professor Morrison & Watkin

Spies, Lies and Superbugs, Wednesday, 30 October

Professor Morrison & Watkin

Spies, Lies and Superbugs, Wednesday, 30 October
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Professor Meriel Norris

Experience Matters, Wednesday, 13 November

Professor Meriel Norris

Experience Matters, Wednesday, 13 November
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Professor Vassil Girginov

Sustainable Sport – An Impossible Theorem? Wednesday, 15 January

Professor Vassil Girginov

Sustainable Sport – An Impossible Theorem? Wednesday, 15 January
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Professor Paresh Date

Filtering out the noise, Wednesday, 5 March

Professor Paresh Date

Filtering out the noise, Wednesday, 5 March
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Upcoming Inaugurals

 

While we await the next series, we invite you to revisit the enriching discussions from our previous lectures. There’s always something new to discover in the wealth of knowledge shared by our distinguished speakers.

Inaugural Lecture Series 2024

Click here to explore our Inaugural Lecture Series from 2024

 

 

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Public Lectures

Explore our wider public lecture programme

Learn more

For more information about the series or other events at Brunel, please contact the team on events@brunel.ac.uk. 

How to get here

All of the lectures in the series will be taking place on campus in Uxbridge, West London; you can find out more by clicking here. All those who register for an event will receive joining instructions, detailing timings and the exact venue location.

As public events are in the evening, you are allowed to park on campus free of charge as long as you arrive after 4.30pm. We cannot guarantee that there will be be a space for your vehicle, so if you do choose to drive please come in good time in order to find a place to park. If you choose to walk, bike or use public transport please click here to find the best routes to get onto campus.  

Livestream

We would love to welcome you to our Green Flag award-winning campus. We will provide Livestream details for all events, in case you are unable to attend in-person.

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