2023 Inaugural Lectures
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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
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Prof Euan Phimister
02 May 2023
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Development Finance
Making economic models useful in an interdisciplinary world
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Prof Wessel du Toit
9 May 2023
Faculty of AgriSciences
Department of Viticulture and Oenology
My wine journey
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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
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Prof Riaan Combrinck
23 May 2023
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Concrete: The journey and the destination
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Prof Francois Roets
08 June 2023
Faculty of AgriSciences
Department of Botany and Zoology
Life took over the globe through combat and networking
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Prof Marius Nel
24 August 2023
Faculty of Teology
Department of Old and New Testament
Matthew, Jesus, and the creation of interpersonal forgiveness
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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Prof Henry Mbaya
26 September 2023
Faculty of Theology
Department of Practical Theology and Missiology
Place, power, and the past
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Prof Sonja Mouton
3 October 2023
Faculty of Science
Mathematics Division
Spectral theory in ordered Banach algebras
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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
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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
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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
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Prof Shannon Hoctor
2 November 2023
Faculty of Law
Department of Public Law
Sharpening the subjective element of criminal liability in South African law
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Prof Herman Engelbrecht
9 November 2023
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Building the metaverse