Inaugural lectures
Join academic staff from ARU as they discuss their research work through a series of free Inaugural Lectures.
- 3 December 2025 - 10 March 2026, 18:00 - 19:30
- Price: Free
Surviving & thriving after a cardiac arrest (In-person)
Virtual Inaugural lecture with Professor Thomas Keeble, an evening exploring improving outcomes of the deadliest condition.
- 10 March 2026, 18:00 - 19:30
- Price: Free
Surviving & thriving after a cardiac arrest (Virtual)
Virtual Inaugural lecture with Professor Thomas Keeble, an evening exploring improving outcomes of the deadliest condition.
- 10 March 2026, 18:00 - 19:00
- Price: Free
The paradox of speech: how evolutionary simplification made humans the most talkative primate (In-person)
Join us for Professor Jacob Dunn’s Inaugural Professorial Lecture, in which he will explore why humans can speak in eloquent, complex sentences, while our closest primate relatives rely on just a handful of calls.
- 25 March 2026, 18:00 - 19:30
- Price: Free
The paradox of speech: how evolutionary simplification made humans the most talkative primate (Virtual)
Join us for Professor Jacob Dunn’s Inaugural Professorial Lecture, in which he will explore why humans can speak in eloquent, complex sentences, while our closest primate relatives rely on just a handful of calls.
- 25 March 2026, 18:00 - 19:30
- Price: Free
Telling better stories (In-person)
Join Professor Nick Caddick for his Inaugural Professorial Lecture focusing storytelling in reducing inequalities.
- 22 April 2026, 18:00 - 19:30
- Price: Free
Telling better stories (Virtual)
Join Professor Nick Caddick for his Inaugural Professorial Lecture focusing storytelling in reducing inequalities.
- 22 April 2026, 18:00 - 19:00
- Price: Free
Science of Performance in Animal Athletes (In-person)
Join Professor Roberta Blake for her Inaugural Professorial Lecture focusing on the science of performance in animal athletes.
- 28 April 2026, 18:00 - 19:30
- Price: Free
Science of Performance in Animal Athletes (Virtual)
Join Professor Roberta Blake for her Inaugural Professorial Lecture focusing on the science of performance in animal athletes.
- 28 April 2026, 18:00 - 19:00
- Price: Free