Public and Ceremonial Events Office

Information on

• Graduation
• Public events
  • Sir Andrew Motion - BPI public event
  • The state of the City - Bristol 2013: the Mayor’s annual address and debate
  • Chrissie Wellington - A Life without limits
  • Mayor of Bristol's Question Time
  • Inaugural lectures
    • Previous Inaugural Lectures
  • Autumn art lectures
  • Colston research society symposia
  • Endowed lectures
  • Previous public events
• Official openings of buildings
• VIP visits
• Receptions and dinners

About us

• Committees
• Postal services
• Senate House reception

Previous Inaugural Lectures

2013

• Tuesday 14 May - Professor Jim Freer - Professor of Hydrology
• Wednesday 8 May - Professor Duncan Wass- Professor of Catalysis
• Tuesday 7 May - Professor Astrid Linthorst - Professor of Neurscience
• Thursday 2 May - Professor Martin Cryan - Professor of Applied Electromagnetics and Photonics
• Wednesday 20 March - Professor Jonathan Cooper - Airbus Sir George White Chair in Aerospace Engineering
• Thursday 14 March - Professor Tim Browning - Professor in Number Theory
• Wednesday 13 March - Professor Thorsten Wagener - Professor of Water and Environmental Engineering
• Thursday 7 March - Professor Danny Karlin - Winterstoke Professor of English
• Tuesday 5 March - Professor Ian Collinson - Professor of Biochemistry
• Thursday 28 February - Professor Tim Cole - Professor of Social History
• Tuesday 12 February - Professor David Cahill - Professor in Medical Education and Reproductive Medicine

2012

• Wednesday 5 December - Professor Paul Wilcox - Professor of Dynamics
• Wednesday 28 November - Professor Mike Adams - Professor of Comparative and Clinical Anatomy
• Wednesday 21 November - Professor Chris Truman - Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Wednesday 31 October - Professor Jeremy Harvey - School of Chemistry
• Tuesday 12 June - Professor Risto Kauppinen - School of Experimental Psychology
• Thursday 31 May - Professor Kate Tiling - School of Social and Community Medicine
• Wednesday 2 May - Professor Markus Damian - School of Experimental Psychology
• Friday 23 March - Professor James Clark - School of Humanities
• Wednesday 21 March - Professor Sarah Smith - Department of Economics
• Monday 5 March - Professor Paul May - School of Chemistry
• Thursday 1 March - Professor Sally Heslop - Department of Civil Engineering
• Wednesday 29 February - Professor Ashley Cooper - Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences
• Friday 10 February - Professor Tim Elliott
• Wednesday 8 February - Professor Marcus Munafo - School of Experimental Psychology

2011

• Friday 25 November - Professor Sarah Jane George - School of Clinical Sciences
• Monday 7 November - Professor Nicola West - School of Oral and Dental Science
• Thursday 13 October - Professor Chris Jarrold - School of Experimental Psychology
• Thursday 16 June - Professor David Stephens - School of Biochemistry
• Thursday 9 June - Professor Simon Jones - Department of Drama, Theatre, Film and Television