Our Life Solved Live events are your chance to hear first-hand how research changes the world – and why people do it.
An Inaugural Lecture is one of the most prestigious Life Solved Live events. It’s a celebration of a newly promoted professor’s career and the difference they make.
You will see two fascinating lectures in one evening, followed by a drinks celebration.
These events are free and open to everyone. Book in advance to make sure you have a seat.
Upcoming Inaugural Lectures
Wednesday 6 May
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Professor Ed Stoddard
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Professor Lisa Sugiura
Location - Portland Building, PO1 3AH
Time - Check-in from 17:30 with the event commencing at 18:00. Lectures finish at 19:45, followed by a drinks reception.
The booking link for the event will be added in March 2026.
Wednesday 3 June
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Professor James Darling
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Professor Ivan Jordanov
Location - Portland Building, PO1 3AH
Time - Check-in from 17:30 with the event commencing at 18:00. Lectures finish at 19:45, followed by a drinks reception
The booking link for the event will be added in April 2026.
Wednesday 10 June
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Professor Sercan Ozcan
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Professor Wolfgang Luhan
Location - Portland Building, PO1 3AH
Time - Check-in from 17:30 with the event commencing at 18:00. Lectures finish at 19:45, followed by a drinks reception
The booking link for the event will be added in April 2026.
Previous Inaugural Lectures
Life Solved Live: Discursive Dissonances: Tensions of Styles, Practices and Values in Music and Musicals
George Burrows, Professor of Music and Theatre
Life Solved Live: Surfing the Cosmos with Gravitational Waves
Tessa Baker, Professor of Cosmology
Life Solved Live: Multi-Objective Optimisation for Better Decisions
Banu Lokman, Professor of Operational Research
Life Solved Live: From Smartwatches to Endoscopy: The Reality and Hype of Motion Tracking Technology
Raymond Lee, Professor of Biomechanics
Life Solved Live: Better By Design: Modelling Materials for Healthcare and Environmental Applications
Paul Cox, Professor of Materials Chemistry
Life Solved Live: Metallurgy at the Heart of Engineering
Soran Birosca, Professor of Metallurgy and Advanced Manufacturing
Life Solved Live: When the Physics Behind Quantum Phenomena Meets Quantum Technologies
Vincenzo Tamma, Professor of Physics and Quantum Technology
Life Solved Live: Cultivated Invisibility and the Life Stories of Migrants Experiencing Homelessness in the UK
Simon Stewart, Professor of Sociology
Life Solved Live: Nature-Based Solutions: The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
Hom Nath Dhakal, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Life Solved Live: Seeing Hidden Pollution, Hearing Distant Stars
Laura Nuttall, Professor of Gravitational Waves Astronomy
Life Solved Live: Seeing Hidden Pollution, Hearing Distant Stars
Fay Couceiro, Professor of Environmental Pollution
Life Solved Live: Forecasting Floods and Engineering Net Zero
David Ndzi, Professor of Wireless Communication
Life Solved Live: Forecasting Floods and Engineering Net Zero
Victor Becerra, Professor of Power Systems Engineering
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