2017 Inaugural Professorial Lectures
| Professor | Lecture Details |
|---|---|
| Professor Tim Stokes Elaine Gurr Chair of General Practice Department of General Practice and Rural Health | The road less travelled Tuesday 7 March 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor Mark Stirling Department of Geology | Earthquakes, Quaternary faults, and seismic hazard in New Zealand and beyond Tuesday 14 March 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor Tony Merriman Department of Biochemistry | Inherited genes and environment: that which makes us unique Tuesday 4 April 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor Nigel Perry Department of Chemistry | New molecules from New Zealand: natural products chemistry of trees, sponges and bees Tuesday 9 May 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor Pat Langhorne Department of Physics | Sea ice, ice shelves and the ocean Monday 15 May 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor Hallie Buckley Department of Anatomy | Evolutionary medicine: How bioarchaeology can address health and disease problems in the modern world Tuesday 16 May 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor Nick Chandler Department of Oral Rehabilitation Faculty of Dentistry | Serendipity and the measurement of teeth Thursday 13 July 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor Ross Notman College of Education | The challenges of school leadership: Black holes and great joys! Tuesday 25 July 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor Anthony Butler Department of Radiology University of Otago, Christchurch | A casual physicist's journey to MARS Friday 28 July 2017, 12.15pm |
Professor Sue Pullon | Competence, respect and trust: hallmarks of collaborative practice? Tuesday 1 August 2017, 5pm |
| Professor Greg Dawes Department of Philosophy | Out of the Myths: The Birth of Philosophy Monday 7 August 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor Richard Blaikie Department of Physics | There and back again: Adventures with atoms, electrons and light Thursday 17 August 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor Jing-Bao Nie Bioethics Centre | Reclaiming a sense of common humanity: A Chinese vision Wednesday 23 August 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor Shelley Griffiths Faculty of Law | Tax as Law Wednesday 30 August 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor Margaret Briggs Faculty of Law | Criminal Attempts: how close is too close? Thursday 5 October 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor Alison Cree Department of Zoology | Primitive or just misunderstood? Evolution of function in New Zealand reptiles Monday 9 October 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor Janine Hayward Department of Politics | Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Constitution, and our political imagination Monday 6 November 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor Carlo Marra Dean, School of Pharmacy | The red pill or the blue? The power of decisions Tuesday 14 November 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor John Reynolds Department of Anatomy Director - Health Sciences First Year | Teaching an old brain new tricks Tuesday 21 November 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor Gerry Closs Department of Zoology | Why Fish? Tuesday 28 November 2017, 5.30pm |
| Professor Neil Carr Department of Tourism | A journey with Snuffie: from dogs as leisure to the leisure of dogs Monday 11 December 2017, 5.30pm |