Celebrating the University's outstanding doctoral graduates

The Graduate School is pleased to present the third series of Doctoral Inaugural Lectures to be held Spring 2010.

The Graduate School's Doctoral Inaugural Lectures series is one of the most exciting and innovative events designed specifically for postgraduate research students. The lectures celebrate and showcase doctoral graduates who are academically outstanding and who can present their work in an engaging and accessible way to the wider University and the public. The lectures have established themselves as a highlight of the postgraduate calendar and a terrific success with both audiences and those taking part. The Graduate School is pleased to host the third series of these lectures in 2009/2010.

The lectures follow the tone and format of the University's Professorial Inaugural Lectures and provide the very best of our doctoral graduates with a unique opportunity to celebrate and communicate something of the cutting edge research taking place right across the University.

These prestigious events also reflect the University's commitment to provide innovative personal and professional development opportunities for its postgraduate research students. Those who are invited to lecture have a unique chance to present their research to the University community, the public, and the media – but it is also a way to make new contacts, develop their presentation skills, and establish themselves as professional researchers.

The 2009/2010 lecture series takes place over five evenings with two lectures each evening. All lectures are introduced by Professor Sarah Hainsworth, Dean of the Graduate School, and are followed by a drinks reception hosted by the Graduate School. The events are coordinated by the Student Development.

2009/2010 Lecture Dates

14 October 2009, Frank and Katherine May Lecture Theatre

College of Medicine, Biological Sciences, and Psychology - School of Biological Sciences

Featuring the winners of the School of Biological Sciences PhD Prize

• Dr Suzanna Prosser, Department of Biochemistry

Dissecting a Pathway that Leads to Cell Division Catastrophe in Cancer

• Dr Emma Stringer, Department of Biochemistry

Gut Stem Cells: Interactions Beyond the Niche

The School of Biological Sciences established an annual prize in 2006 to recognise two PhD students who had shown exceptional merit in the conduct and outcome of their research. The prize winners receive a silver medal and a personal cheque.

18 November 2009, Frank and Katherine May Lecture Theatre

College of Medicine, Biological Sciences, and Psychology - School of Medicine

Featuring the winners of the School of Medicine Lauder Prize

• Dr Lori Calvert, Department of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation

Exploration and Modification of the Skeletal Muscle Metabolic Response to Exercise in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Dr Salman Siddiqui, Department of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation

Structure Function Relationships in Adult Asthma 

The School of Biological Sciences' Lauder Prize recognises two PhD students who had shown exceptional merit in the conduct and outcome of their research. The prize winners receive a medal and a certificate.

10 February 2010, Ken Edwards Lecture Theatre

College of Arts, Humanities, and Law

• Dr Emma Kimberley, School of English

After 9/11: Representation in a Climate of Fear

• Dr Claire Strachan, School of Archaeology and Ancient History

Congregation and Community: Space, Architecture, and Identity in the South West Woollen Industry, c.1760-1860

10 March 2010, Ken Edwards Lecture Theatre

College of Social Science

• Dr Mary Prendergast, Centre for Labour Market Studies

Newcomers to Ireland: An Evaluation of the Challenges Facing Irish Organisations in the Management of their Multicultural Workforces

• Dr Richard Courtney, Department of Sociology

Public Sociology and the Third Mission

26 May 2010, Ken Edwards Lecture Theatre

College of Science and Engineering

• Dr Kevin Wyche, Department of Chemistry

Monitoring Our Environment: Measuring the Fingerprint of the Atmosphere

• Dr Suzie Imber, Department of Physics and Astronomy

The Northern Lights: Illuminating Near-Earth Space

Lectures take place from 17:30-18:30 and are followed by a drinks reception hosted by the Graduate Dean.

Bookings and Further Information

To book your place at any of the Doctoral Inaugural Lectures, click here. For further advice on attending the Lectures, please contact Student Development:

• Tel. - 0116 223 1889
• Email - pgevents@le.ac.uk

Current doctoral students interested in taking part in the Lectures are encouraged to speak in the first instance to their College Director of Postgraduate Research.

Details on our 2008/2009 lecturers can be found here. Images from the series can be found here.

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