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:Â 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