2023 Inaugural Lectures
Prof Liezel Frick
20 April 2023
Faculty of Education
Research and Post Graduate Studies
Not just another brick in the wall: The role of doctoral creativity in educating future generations of researchers
Prof Euan Phimister
02 May 2023
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Development Finance
Making economic models useful in an interdisciplinary world
Prof Wessel du Toit
9 May 2023
Faculty of AgriSciences
Department of Viticulture and Oenology
My wine journey
Prof Nokwanda P Makunga
16 May 2023
Faculty of Science
Department of Chemistry
Diving deep into a medicinal plant treasure trove: a focus on South African medicinal flora and beyond
Prof Riaan Combrinck
23 May 2023
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Concrete: The journey and the destination
Prof Francois Roets
08 June 2023
Faculty of AgriSciences
Department of Botany and Zoology
Life took over the globe through combat and networking
Prof Wesaal Khan
29 June 2023
Faculty of Science
Department of Water Resources Laboratory
Safe water is a human right: Overcoming the last hurdle towards water security for al
Prof Portia Jordan
25 July 2023
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Department of Nursing and Midwifery
To err is human: Developing evidence-based approaches for safer healthcare
Prof Nadine Bowers Du Toit
3 August 2023
Faculty of Theology
Department of Practical Theology and Missiology
“Storying” our past/Claiming our future: Theology and Development’s coming of age in South Africa
Prof Sophie von der Heyden
8 August 2023
Faculty of AgriSciences
Department of Botany and Zoology
A brief journey through the evolution of marine molecular ecology in Southern Africa: 15 years of perspectives
Prof Hans Strijdom
15 August 2023
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Division of Medical Physiology
The vascular tree of an academic career: tortuous, turbulent and dysfunctional, interspersed with glorious moments of laminar flow
Prof Marius Nel
24 August 2023
Faculty of Teology
Department of Old and New Testament
Matthew, Jesus, and the creation of interpersonal forgiveness
Prof Elmi Muller
29 August 2023
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dean of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Fugitive reflections on pain, death, and surgery
Prof Tulio de Oliveira
5 September 2023
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovationalth Sciences
Two decades of genomics excellence: Illuminating health, fostering innovation, and cultivating transdisciplinary research in Africa
Prof Ada Jansen
12 September 2023
Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences
Department of Economics
Tax revenue and development in South Africa: two sides of the same coin?
Prof Susana Clusella-Trullas
19 September 2023
Faculty of Science
Climate and Invasions: Mechanisms in Ectotherms
Should I stay or should I go? Examining responses of cold-blooded animals to climate change
Prof Henry Mbaya
26 September 2023
Faculty of Theology
Department of Practical Theology and Missiology
Place, power, and the past
Prof Sonja Mouton
3 October 2023
Faculty of Science
Mathematics Division
Spectral theory in ordered Banach algebras
Prof Richard Pitcher
12 October 2023
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology
Radiology in my lifetime – every day a new diagnostic dawn
Prof Dieter von Fintel
17 October 2023
Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences
Department of Economics
People, place and development: data storytelling through past and present
Prof Benoit Divol
26 October 2023
Faculty of AgriScience
Department of Viticulture and Oenology
Unbottling the flavour of wine yeasts: an exploration of bubbling diversity
Prof Shannon Hoctor
2 November 2023
Faculty of Law
Department of Public Law
Sharpening the subjective element of criminal liability in South African law
Prof Herman Engelbrecht
9 November 2023
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Building the metaverse