Inaugural lectures
Inaugural lectures are a central part of university academic life. These events are held to commemorate the inaugural lecturer's appointment to full professorship. The inaugural lecture provides a platform for the academic to present the body of research that they have been focusing on during their career. The lecture also provides UCT with the opportunity to showcase its academics and share its research with members of the wider university community and the general public in an accessible way.
2011 lectures
Prof Lorna Martin | Prof Nicola Illing | Prof Wayne Derman | Prof Colin Tredoux | Prof Nigel Worden | Prof Pierre de Vos | Prof Eric Wood | Prof Steve Reid | Prof Harald Winkler |Prof Willem Hanekom | Prof Mohamed Fareed Jeebhay | Prof Karen Sliwa
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Prof Lorna Martin - 26 October "No woman no cry" - A journey into forensic pathology services & violence against women in SA Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (18.0 mb); Extract YouTube Video: Prof Lorna Martin's inaugural lecture |
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Prof Nicola Illing - 19 October Evo-devo - Clues to morphological & functional diversity in bats & resurrection plants Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (17.6 mb); Extract YouTube Video: UCT's Professor Nicola Illing on Evo Devo and developmental genetics |
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Prof Wayne Derman - 5 October My extraordinary journey in medicine Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (19.2 mb); Extract YouTube Video: UCT's Professor Wayne Dermans speaks about his work in sports medicine |
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Prof Colin Tredoux - 28 September Pragmatic psychology & the perils of eyewitness identification Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (20.0 mb); Extract YouTube Video: Prof Colin Tredoux on "Pragmatic psychology & the perils of eyewitness identification" |
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Prof Nigel Worden - 21 September The Global Cape: Breaking the boundaries of the early Cape Colony
Sound: Part 1 (17.3 mb); Part 2 (3.58 mb). YouTube Video: Prof Nigel Worden delivers his inaugural lecture at UCT |
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Prof Pierre de Vos - 14 September The past is unpredictable: race, redress & remembrance in the SA constitution Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (17.8 mb); Extract YouTube Video: Prof Pierre de Vos delivers his inaugural lecture at UCT |
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Prof Eric Wood - 7 September The Art of Value Creation Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (15.8 mb); Extract YouTube Video: Professor Eric Wood on the "Art of Value Creation" |
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Prof Steve Reid - 24 August The Music of Health for All Inaugural lecture (text)
Sound: Full speech (17.3 mb); Extract YouTube Video: Prof Steve Reid entertains at his Inaugural lecture at UCT |
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Prof Harald Winkler - 17 August Climate change mitigation in the context of development Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (17.9 mb); Extract YouTube Video: UCT's Prof Harald Winkler on climate change |
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Prof Willem Hanekom - 4 May Vaccines to prevent TB Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (17.9 mb); Extract YouTube Video: UCT's Professor Willem Hanekom on developing TB vaccines |
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Prof Mohamed Fareed Jeebhay - 20 April From Farm to Fork - A Fishy Story of Allergy and Asthma Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (19.1 mb); Extract YouTube Video: UCT's Prof Mohamed Fareed Jeebhay on occupational asthma in the fishing industry |
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Prof Karen Sliwa - 16 February Capturing and Preserving the 'Heart' of Africa Inaugural lecture
Sound: Full speech (15.4 mb); Extract YouTube Video: Prof Karen Sliwa speaks on her work in cardiac research |