Inaugural Lectures 2006-2007

Details of the 2006-2007 Inaugural Lectures.

All lectures will take place at 5.30pm unless otherwise stated.

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Date and venue Speaker Title of lecture  
31 October 2006 - Lecture Theatre 175, Old College Jo Shaw: Professor of Law Citizenship and Constitutionalism in the European Union – What Role for Political Rights?  
16 January 2007 - Lecture Theatre C, David Hume Tower Douglas Cairns: Chair of Classics (HCA) Looks of Love and Loathing: Cultural Models of Vision and Emotion in Ancient Greece  
30 January 2007 - Lecture Theatre C, David Hume Tower Anne Griffiths: Personal Chair in Anthropology of Law (Law) Working for Justice: Comparative Reflections on Family Law  
6 March 2007 - Lecture Theatre C, David Hume Tower Simon Frith: Tovey Chair of Music (ACE) Why Music Matters  
20 March 2007 - Godfrey Thomson Hall, Thomson's Land Steven Yearley: Director of the ESRC Genomics Policy and Research Forum (SPS) Questioning the Social Implications of Genomics  
1 May 2007 - Lecture Theatre 175, Old College Graeme Laurie: Chair of Medical Jurisprudence (Law) Promoting Public Interest and Patient Rights  
15 May 2007 - St Cecilia's Hall, Cowgate Richard Taffler: Martin Currie Chair of Finance and Investment (Economics) Emotional Finance - What Really Drives Investors…  
29 May 2007 - Lecture Theatre C, David Hume Tower Francesca Bray: Professor in Social and Political Studies Imperial Designs: Technical Drawing and Governance in Pre-Modern China