Inaugural Lectures

LIAS Inaugural Lecture Series

The Lincoln Institute for Advanced Studies hosts the Inaugural Lecture series throughout the academic year in celebration of our newly appointed Professors. The lectures are free to attend, and are open to all University of Lincoln staff, students and the general public.

2024-25 Lecture Series – Coming Soon.

Professor Kate Grafton

Join Professor Kate Grafton as she shares her professional journey from qualifying as a physiotherapist at Nottingham School of Physiotherapy, to over a decade in clinical practice within the NHS specialising in musculoskeletal pain. After transitioning into academia, Kate spent 20 years at Sheffield Hallam University before becoming Head of the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln in 2019.

This lecture highlights her transformation across three key areas: advancing clinical practice, fostering international collaboration, and building research capacity. Kate will discuss how experience, networks, and collaboration drive impactful initiatives, inspiring future leaders to embrace change and contribute to shaping a better healthcare landscape.

Details of the lecture are as follows:
Date: Wednesday 22 January 2025
Time: 6pm – 7pm (registration and light refreshments from 5.30pm)
Location: CO-OP Lecture Theatre, MB0312, Minerva Building.

Attendance is free. To book your ticket, you can register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inaugural-lecture-professor-kate-grafton-tickets-1137569052659?aff=oddtdtcreator

Previous Inaugural Lecture Series recordings

Professorial Inaugural Lecture Series 2018/19

Professor
Mark Macklin

The Rivers of Humankind

10th July 2019

Professor
Steve Armstrong

Re-thinking Management Education: From cognition, to action, to learning

8th May 2019

Professor
Jonathan Whitehead

FAT in the 21st Century – Too much of a good thing

10th April 2019

Professor
Marc Hanheide

Robots in the Wild – Myths and Progress in Human-Centred Robot Autonomy

13th March 2019

Professor
Simon Pearson

The Future of British Agriculture

13th February 2019

Professor
Edward Hanna

Climate Change and Extreme Weather from the UK to Greenland: Some thoughts and surprises

24th January 2019

Professor
Carenza Lewis

Publicly Engaged Research in Action: Two millennia of discovery through archaeology with and within contemporary communities

22nd November 2018

Professor
Ananda Breed

Kubabarira (Shared Suffering), Justice and Grassroots Performance Associations in Rwanda

17th October 2018

Professor
Antonella De Angeli

interAction: Design of Information and Communication Technology for Civic Engagement

4th July 2018

Professor
Stefanos Kollias

Deep Learning and Modelling for Detection of Subtle Events in Signals and Data

13th June 2018

Professor
Libby John

The Root of the Matter: Plants & the Planet

16th May 2018

Professor
Philippa Hoskin

Outlaws, Outsiders & the Outspoken: Recognising Voices in Medieval Records

25th April 2018

Professor
Toby Wilkinson

Voices from the Past: Ancient Egyptians in their Own Words

22nd November 2018