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.

As part of our 60th Anniversary celebrations, we are thrilled to welcome you to our new series of Inaugural Lectures.

Upcoming Lectures

Daniele Rugo: The Image of Genocide - Tomorrow and the Day After Tomorrow

The opening lecture of this series will feature Professor Daniele Rugo as he examines the continued significance of images from the Gaza Genocide and proposes new ways of understanding their function and temporality.

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Emmanouil Karteris: A journey through academia in pursuit of my Ithaka

The second event in this series will be Professor Emmanouil Karteris as he recounts his academic journey capturing higher education, research, and academic life as a transformative voyage, inspired by C.P. Cavafy’s Ithaka.

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Michael Wayne - Understanding the British Crisis: 2008 to the present.

This lecture will feature Professor Micheal Wayne as he argues that the commitment of the Westminster parties to a project of distributing wealth from the rest to the rich, lies behind the crisis of political representation.

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David Tree

The next event in this series will be Professor David Tree centred around a Geneticist's Journey to Educational Leadership.

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Past Highlights

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Professor Tatiana Kalganova

A career in Artificial Intelligence

Professor Tatiana Kalganova

A career in Artificial Intelligence

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Professor James Staples

Anthropology and Food in India

Professor James Staples

Anthropology and Food in India

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Professor Cherry Kilbride

Match of the Day to University Challenge via Holby City: a career

Professor Cherry Kilbride

Match of the Day to University Challenge via Holby City: a career

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Professor Alireza Mousavi

Digital and Personal Transformation

Professor Alireza Mousavi

Digital and Personal Transformation

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Professor Nana Anokye

A career story: Professor by Accident!

Professor Nana Anokye

A career story: Professor by Accident!

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Professor Amanda Harvey

The Unplanned Career Journey

Professor Amanda Harvey

The Unplanned Career Journey

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Professor Peter Thomas

How to Restore Trust in Politics

Professor Peter Thomas

How to Restore Trust in Politics

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Professor Simon Shaw

Machine Tools to Machine Learning

Professor Simon Shaw

Machine Tools to Machine Learning

Public Lectures

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For more information about the series or other research events at Brunel, please contact the team on researchengagement@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 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 will provide Livestream details for all lectures, if you book an online ticket or in case you are unable to attend in-person.

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