Inaugural Lectures
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.
The Registrar’s Division is responsible for coordinating the production and publishing of inaugural lectures. The Corporate Communication and Marketing Division collaborates with the relevant faculties regarding the logistical arrangements for these events.
Upcoming Lectures
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Past Lectures
Prof Bill Tucker
Forward together, sonke siya phambili, saam vorentoe
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Prof MJ (Thinus) Booysen
Engineering for Africa: Our Internet of Things
Find out more »Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7605 South Africa
Prof Annie Bekker
What we can learn from the way a ship shudders on an icy wreck hunt
Find out more »Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7605 South Africa
Prof Richard Walls
Fire safety engineering – where physics and disasters meet
Find out more »Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7605 South Africa
Prof Johan Fourie
South Africa’s Long Walk to Economic Freedom: A Personal Journey
Find out more »Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600 South Africa
Prof Anita Cloete
Being human in a technology-driven world: Checkmate or opportunity for social responsibility?
Find out more »Stellenbosch, 7600 South Africa
Prof John Akudugu
Radiobiology: Born with X-rays over a century ago, yet virtually unknown
Find out more »Cape Town, 7605 South Africa
Prof Corné Coetzee
Modelling of granular materials: Discrete and continuum approaches
Find out more »Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7605 South Africa
Prof Rong-Wie Wang
Electrical machine technology: Innovation and research
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Prof Dion Forster
Living more decently in an indecent world? The virtues and vices of a public theologian
Find out more »Stellenbosch, 7600 South Africa
Prof Ben Loos
On the role of autophagy and cell death control in neurodegeneration and gliomas
Find out more »Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600 South Africa
Prof Allan Ellis
Dazzling daisies and forlorn flies: Namaqualand tales of unrequited love
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Prof Lize van Robbroeck
Art and the Legacies of Whiteness at Stellenbosch University’s Visual Arts Department.
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Prof Dana Niehaus
Maternal mental health: 40 weeks and a thousand days
Find out more »Cape Town, 7605 South Africa
Prof Willem Boshoff
Not at the races: Competition and competition policy in South Africa
Find out more »Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600 South Africa
Prof Anita Bosch
Balancing just outcomes: Viewing work through the lens of women
Find out more »Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa
Prof Adriaan van Niekerk
Data Science: Opportunity or threat?
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Prof Mark Smith
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Find out more »Cape Town, South Africa
Prof Robert Lamberts
Finding the right balance in high-performance cycling
Find out more »Cape Town, 7605 South Africa