Inaugural Lectures

Inaugural Lectures

Inaugural Lectures

Inaugural Lectures

Inaugural Lectures

Inaugural Lectures

Inaugural Lecture​s

An inaugural lecture is a formal event for newly appointed professors or those who have been promoted to full professor. They have to present the lecture within a year of their appointment or promotion. These lectures are held throughout the year in hybrid format, i.e., in person and virtually.

The lectures offer these professors the opportunity to share their knowledge, scientific discoveries and even personal journeys in their respective fields with the public and the academic community. Colleagues, family members and other interested parties are also invited to attend these inaugural lectures.

Upcoming Lectures

Prof Anél du Plessis

Divining the impact of climate change on the future of urban law in South Africa

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Room 1023, Old Main Building, Faculty of Law, Ryneveld Street, Stellenbosch, 50 Ryneveld Street
Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600 South Africa
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Prof Catherine du Toit

Crime fiction in a period of consequence. Climate change and the limits/limitations of literature. / La Fiction policière dans une époque lourde de conséquences. Changement climatique et limites/limitations de la littérature.

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STIAS Wallenberg Research Centre, 10 Marais Road
Stellenbosch, 7600 South Africa
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Prof Phillip Strydom

‘The perfect steak’ – are we there yet?

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Room 1027, JH Neethling Building, 28 Victoria street
Stellenbosch, 7605 South Africa
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Prof Emanuel Bylund-Spångberg

Language diversity and the human mind

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Room 1023, Old Main Building, Faculty of Law, Ryneveld Street, Stellenbosch, 50 Ryneveld Street
Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600 South Africa
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Prof Donita Africander

Improving women’s health: Insights into contraception and menopausal hormone therapy

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Prof Herman Wasserman

Making media matter: on truth, dignity and love

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Past Lectures

Prof Stephen Matope

Additive manufacturing a game changer in advanced manufacturing engineering

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Reitz Hall, Engineering Faculty, 156 Banghoek Road, Stellenbosch Central
Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7605 South Africa
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Prof Theo Broodryk

Reflecting on 30 years of class action in South Africa: a people inured to hardship, but not to collective redress?

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Room 1023, Old Main Building, Faculty of Law, Ryneveld Street, Stellenbosch, 50 Ryneveld Street
Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600 South Africa
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Prof Christie Dorfling

Hydrometallurgical extraction of metals from primary and secondary resources

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Reitz Hall, Engineering Faculty, 156 Banghoek Road, Stellenbosch Central
Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7605 South Africa
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Prof Sara Grobbelaar

Creating our shared future: Innovation for inclusive development

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Reitz Hall, Engineering Faculty, 156 Banghoek Road, Stellenbosch Central
Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7605 South Africa
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Prof Frank Tanser

The rise (and fall?) of South Africa’s HIV epidemic: a personal perspective

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STIAS Wallenberg Research Centre, 10 Marais Road
Stellenbosch, 7600 South Africa
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