Inaugural Lectures 2004-2005

Details of the 2004-2005 Inaugural Lectures.

All lectures took place at 5.15pm and were held in Lecture Theatre A, David Hume Tower, George Square unless otherwise stated.

Date and venueSpeakerTitle of lecture
30 September 2004 - Lecture Theatre 175, Old CollegeGerry Maher QC: Chair of Criminal Law" 'Which nature most condemns' Reflections on the law of homicide in Scotland"
19 October 2004Dai Hounsell: Chair of Higher Education"Teaching and Learning in an Age of Mass Higher Education"
22 November 2004Lynn Jamieson: Chair of The Sociology of Families and Relationships (SPS)"Interpreting Intimacy: Families, Relationships and Identities"
7 December 2004Antonella Sorace: Chair of Developmental Linguistics (PPLS)"The bilingual mind"
25 January 2005Jenny Ozga: Professor of Educational Research; Director, Centre for Educational Sociology"In the Public Interest? Research, Knowledge Transfer and Education Policy"
15 February 2005 - Lecture Theatre C, David Hume TowerAngus Macdonald: Professor of Architectural Studies (ECA)"Structure and Architecture: supporting illusion?"
22 February 2005Kevin Glazebrook: Professor of Management Science (Economics)"Restless Bandits and the Outsourcing of Warranty Repairs"
15 March 2005Janet Carsten: Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology (SPS)"Stories of Kinship and Shadows of Memory"
26 April 2005Jozsef Sakovics: Chair in Economic Theory"Was Durkheim right? A re-examination of professional guilds from the perspective of economic theory"
10 May 2005Christopher Carr: Chair of Corporate Strategy (Economics)"Why Global Strategy Matters: The Wealth of Nations in the Era of Globalisation"
7 June 2005Charles Raab: Chair of Government (SPS)"Governing the Safety State"

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