Inaugural Lectures
An inaugural lecture is a formal event for newly appointed professors or those who have been promoted to full professor. They have to present the lecture within a year of their appointment or promotion. These lectures are held throughout the year in hybrid format, i.e., in person and virtually.
The lectures offer these professors the opportunity to share their knowledge, scientific discoveries and even personal journeys in their respective fields with the public and the academic community. Colleagues, family members and other interested parties are also invited to attend these inaugural lectures.
Upcoming Lectures
(English) Prof Herman Wasserman
(English) Making media matter: on truth, dignity and love
Find out more »(English) Prof Yin-Zhe Ma
(English) Unravelling the mysteries of the Universe
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(English) Prof Thulani Makhalanyane
(English) Unveiling the hidden world within us: What environmental microbiomes can teach us about ourselves
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(English) Prof Leila Goedhals-Gerber
(English) Maybe it’s ‘cooler’ to think inside the box
Find out more »(English) Prof Lambert Engelbrecht
(English) Five elephants in the room of social work: An autoethnographic meta-analysis
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(English) Prof Stephen Matope
(English) Additive manufacturing a game changer in advanced manufacturing engineering
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(English) Prof Theo Broodryk
(English) Reflecting on 30 years of class action in South Africa: a people inured to hardship, but not to collective redress?
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(English) Prof Christie Dorfling
(English) Hydrometallurgical extraction of metals from primary and secondary resources
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(English) Prof Sara Grobbelaar
(English) Creating our shared future: Innovation for inclusive development
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(English) Prof Frank Tanser
(English) The rise (and fall?) of South Africa’s HIV epidemic: a personal perspective
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(English) Prof Rulof Burger
(English) From data to discovery: the role of economists in the era of machine learning
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(English) Prof Anél du Plessis
(English) Divining the impact of climate change on the future of urban law in South Africa
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(English) Prof Catherine du Toit
(English) Crime fiction in a period of consequence. Climate change and the limits/limitations of literature. / La Fiction policière dans une époque lourde de conséquences. Changement climatique et limites/limitations de la littérature.
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(English) Prof Phillip Strydom
(English) ‘The perfect steak’ – are we there yet?
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(English) Prof Emanuel Bylund-Spångberg
(English) Language diversity and the human mind
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