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PROFESSOR BENJAMIN ROSMAN School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Science Lecture title: "Assembling knowledge: a tale of intelligent machines and research communities" Date: 20 November 2023 In this talk, I discussed how reusing and combining different pieces of behavioural knowledge can also enable machines to solve novel problems. It is not enough to build better machine learning frameworks. It is also critical that different communities possess the relevant expertise to adapt AI to their local contexts. |
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PROFESSOR SAMUEL LARYEA School of Construction Economics and Management, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment Lecture title: "Achieving better infrastructure procurement and project outcomes" Date: 07 November 2023 The three focus areas of this lecture were procurement outcomes in construction, insights from research and projects on the relationship between construction procurement and outcomes, and a view on future pathways to achieve better infrastructure procurement outcomes. |
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PROFESSOR PENELOPE MOORE Faculty of Health Sciences Lecture title: "The Great Escape – how viruses evade immunity" Date: 01 November 2023 Penny Moore has spent 20 years studying the “arms race” between HIV and antibodies, to gain insight into how to make an HIV vaccine. These lessons proved pivotal as COVID-19 emerged, and SARS CoV-2 variants of concern challenged the ability of our vaccines to prevent infection. |
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PROFESSOR KATIJAH KHOZA-SHANGASE School of Human & Community Development, Faculty of Humanities Lecture title: "Nibezwe, kodwa ningabalaleli": Defying Power towards Preventive Audiology" Date: 18 October 2023 Prof Khoza-Shangase’s inaugural lecture, titled "Nibezwe, kodwa ningabalaleli": Defying Power towards Preventive Audiology?" unveils a thought-provoking exploration of preventive audiology within the intricate tapestry of South Africa. |
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PROFESSOR BRUNO TINEL School of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law, and Management Lecture title: "Public Debt Dynamics: Between Finance, Macroeconomics, and Politics" Date: 16 October 2023 Public debt is frequently analysed from a purely financial and accounting perspective. This stage of the analysis is valuable as it provides essential information for assessing the situation, especially its sustainability. |
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PROFESSOR UMAKRISHNAN KOLLAMPARAMBIL School of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law, and Management Lecture title: "Subjective Wellbeing: A New Paradigm Measure For Policy" Date: 19 September 2023 The lecture explored subjective wellbeing as a barometer to complement conventional measures of progress and development to guide economic and social policy making. |
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PROFESSOR LISA MICKLESFIELD Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences. Lecture title: "PhD to Prof: a lifecourse from birth to young adulthood" Date: 6 September 2023 Public debt is frequently analysed from a purely financial and accounting perspective. This stage of the analysis is valuable as it provides essential information for assessing the situation, especially its sustainability. |
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PROFESSOR MOIRA BODE School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Lecture title: "So many molecules, so little time…" Date: 29 August 2023 This talk followed the adventures of a synthetic organic chemist: from the structure elucidation and total synthesis of a unique South African toxin, through the design and synthesis of anti-HIV active heterocyclic compounds, to the use of enzymes for kinetic resolution. |
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PROFESSOR HELEEN VAN ASWEGEN Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences Lecture title: "Physiotherapy in Intensive Care: Illuminating Practice and Exploring Patient Outcomes" Date: 23 August 2023 In this lecture, I shared how my research has bridged this gap by defining practice standards for physiotherapy in ICU, investigating the effectiveness of various patient management strategies used for rehabilitation in ICU, and exploring the health-related quality of life outcomes of patients as they recover from critical illness. |
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PROFESSOR JOANNE POTTERTON Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences Lecture title: "Positive Childhoods: growing up with HIV in South Africa" Date: 2 August 2023 Prof. Potterton discussed the evolving landscape of living with HIV as a child growing up in South Africa from a developmental perspective. She highlighted the contribution that her own work, together with her post graduate students, has made to the field over the last twenty years. |
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PROFESSOR VERED AHARONSON School of Electrical & Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment Lecture title: "Speech Rhythm and Blues" Date: 1 August 2023 This lecture explored the application of audio analysis to the diagnosis and monitoring of physiological and mental conditions. |
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PROFESSOR MATTHEW HILTON School of Physics, Faculty of Science Lecture title: "Galaxy Clusters Across the Universe" Date: 31 July 2023 In this talk, I described the hunt for galaxy clusters across 10 billion years of cosmic history, what we can learn about their formation and evolution from observations across the electromagnetic spectrum, and how this may help us to understand the properties of the mysterious dark matter and dark energy that make up most of the universe. |
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PROFESSOR JENNIFER FITCHETT School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science Lecture title: "Of butterflies, blossoms, and camping in a hurricane" Date: 24 July 2023 In this talk I shared my passion for climate change science, walking you through my research on biometeorology and the adventures that we have had in the lab and field. |
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PROFESSOR CRAIG SHERIDAN School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science Lecture title: "Into the Wild: Water research as an interface between science and humanities" Date: 18 July 2023 In this lecture I presented an overview of my perspective of water challenges locally and globally. I link this to my research as an engineer and scientist, trying to engage with these challenges and being left with a sense of ‘this could be so much more meaningful’ if humanities are included in the engineering and scientific research. |
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PROFESSOR SITHEMBISO VELAPHI Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences Lecture title: "Challenges in Neonatal Care in the Public Sector" Date: 28 June 2023 In this lecture, Prof. Velaphi outlined global developments over the past three decades that have reduced neonatal morbidity and mortality. |
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PROFESSOR NUKRI KOMIN School of Physics, Faculty of Science Lecture title: "Very-High-Energy Gamma Rays from the Milky Way as seen by H.E.S.S" Date: 26 June 2023 In this lecture, I have given an introduction to the H.E.S.S. telescopes and have shown the observational results of the Milky Way and its immediate neighbourhood. |
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PROFSSOR ADESOLA ILEMOBADE School of Physics, Faculty of Science Lecture title: "Peering into the dualistic face of the waters" Date: 20 June 2023 In this lecture, I articulated 3 decades of peering into some aspects of the eclectic dualistic face of the waters (i.e., supply demand, conservation, and sanitation) and how my peering has and will influence the delivery of municipal water and sanitation services. |
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