Past Doctoral Inaugural Lectures
2010 - 2011
College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology
Dr Ian Wilkinson (Department of Biochemistry)
'The Future of Therapeutic Antibody Drug Design and Discovery’
Dr Hanna Blackledge (Department of Cardiovascular Sciences)
'Failing Hearts - does race matter? Epidemiology of Heart Failure in a Multi-ethnic Population'
2009 - 2010
College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology
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'
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'
College of Social Sciences
Dr Richard Courtney (Department of Sociology)
'Public Sociology and the Third Mission'
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 in Terms of Training and Development'
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'
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'
2008 - 2009
College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology
Dr Tessa Webb (School of Psychology)
'The Reader Detective: Investigating the Mystery of Why We Read "dolly" Differently From "nerve" As We Get Older'
Dr Turi King (School of Biological Sciences)
'What's in a Name? The Relationship between British Surnames and Y Chromosome Type'
Dr Gabriel Lam (School of Biological Sciences)
'Copy Number Changes in Human Alpha-Globin Genes'
Dr Philip Da Forno (School of Medicine)
'The Molecular Pathology of Progression in Melanocytic Tumours'
Dr Clare Louise Gillies (School of Medicine)
'Investigating the Cost-Effectiveness of Screening for Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Using Evidence Synthesis Methods'
College of Social Sciences
Dr Jim McDemott (Centre for Labour Market Studies)
'The "Military Mental Pause": Exploring Successful Transitions from Soldiers to Civilian'
Dr Ibrahim Umar (School of Management)
'Corporate Social Responsibility in the Petroleum Industry'
College of Arts, Humanities and Law
Dr Tom Coogan (School of English)
'An Introduction to Literary Disability Studies'
Dr Matthew Tompkins (Centre for English Local History)
'Headsilver: Taxation, Plague and Population in a Late Medieval Village'
Dr Mohammad Naser (School of Law)
'Trade Mark Law: What It Is and What It Should Be'
College of Science and Engineering
Dr Alex Page (Department of Geology)
'Graptolitic Mudrocks: An Oily Story from the Ancient Oceans'
Dr Zoi Pipirou (Department of Chemistry)
'Heme Proteins, Ubiquitous and Essential for Every Organism'
2007 - 2008
College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology
Dr Joanna Cowe (Department of Cardiovascular Sciences)
'From Military Radar to Medical Ultrasound: Translating the Techniques'
Dr Carolyn Tarrant (School of Psychology)
'Trust Me I'm a Doctor: Game Theory and Doctor-Patient Relationships'
College of Social Sciences
Dr Sverre Spoelstra (School of Management)
'A Critique of Under-Labouring in Organisation Studies'
Dr Konstantinos Saltis (Department of Media and Communication)
'Convergence in News Organisations: How Digital Technologies Affect Journalists and the Management of News Production'
College of Arts, Humanities and Law
Dr Arabella Stewart (School of Law)
'EU Law and Patient Mobility'
Dr Kostas Arvanitis (School of Museum Studies)
'The Everyday Museum'
College of Science and Engineering
Dr Salil Gunashekar (Department of Engineering)
'Weather, Waves and Wireless: Radio Propagation Over the Sea'
Dr Mohamoud Mohamoud (Department of Chemistry)
'Conducting Polymers: Smart Materials with Nanotechnology Applications
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