Inaugural Lectures
An inaugural lecture is a formal event for newly appointed professors or those who have been promoted to full professor and has to be presented within a year after their appointment or promotion.
The Registrar’s Division is responsible for co-ordinating the production and publishing of inaugural lectures as well as the content management of this website.
The Corporate Communication Division collaborates with the different faculties regarding the logistical arrangements for the event.
Colleagues, family members and other interested parties are invited to attend the inaugural event.
Upcoming Lectures
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2019 Past Inaugural Lectures
Prof Gert van Zyl
Along a meandering road: Highlights and lessons in medical virology
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Prof Lou-Marie Kruger
Love in a time of violence: of caring and of shame
Find out more »Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600 South Africa
Prof Coenie Koegelenberg
The significance of sound: Learning through listening
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Prof Christo Thesnaar
Divine discomfort: A relational encounter with multi-generational and multi-layered trauma
Find out more »Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600 South Africa
Prof Reinette (Oonsie) Biggs
Resilience: An approach to navigating towards more just and sustainable futures in the Anthropocene
Find out more »Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600 South Africa
Prof Ingrid Woolard
Mind the gap: Income inequality in post-apartheid South Africa
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Prof Guangling Liu
Macro-prudential policy and financial stability: Generic versus sector-specific rules
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Prof Deon de Bruin
Measurement in Industrial Psychology: Advances in theory and practice
Find out more »Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600 South Africa
Prof Ronelle Burger
Amplifying the voices of our communities
Find out more »Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600 South Africa
Prof Zurab Janelidze
Formulas and forms in categorical algebra
Find out more »Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600 South Africa
Prof Catharine Esterhuysen
Intermolecular interactions: Insight into chemical properties
Find out more »Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600 South Africa
Prof André De Villiers
New dimensions in chromatographic separations
Find out more »Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600 South Africa
Prof Jonathan Jansen
From ‘die sedelike toestand van die kleurling’ to ‘the cognitive functioning of coloured women’: A century of research on coloured people at Stellenbosch University
Find out more »Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600 South Africa
Prof Guven Akdogan
Matte to metal: Understanding the intricacies of PGM processing
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Prof Cara Schwarz
Phase equilibria of fluid phase systems
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Prof Razeen Davids
Physiology, epidemiology and e-learning – the adventures of a nephrologist
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Prof Taryn Young
Influencing the evidence ecosystem – a reflection
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Prof Dirk de Villiers
Surrogate-based optimisation of microwave devices
Find out more »Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600
Prof Matthys Botha
Computational electromagnetics for high-frequency engineering
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Prof Alex Valentine
Phosphate deficiency in legume nodules
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Prof Thuli Madonsela
Judicial review through a social justice lens
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