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Professorial Inaugural Lectures

October 2025 – December 2027

The Professorial Inaugural Lecture series celebrates the conferment of new professorships within the university.

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The Professorial Inaugural Lectures are formal presentations held to celebrate the conferment of new professorships,
recognising significant contributions to knowledge and high levels of academic achievement and standing.

The lectures provide an opportunity to share the professors’ research with the university community and beyond. They are open to Norwich University of the Arts students and staff, invited guests, alumni and industry connections.

You can watch back on recent lectures given by Professor Ellie Nixon and Professor Kirk Woolford below.

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  • A person gives a presentation in a dark auditorium, pointing at a projected screen showing a photo of someone posing and diagrams of circles. Audience members are silhouetted in the foreground.
  • A diverse group of people sit in tiered seating at an indoor event, chatting and waiting for it to begin. Some are smiling and talking, while others look forward or are engaged with their phones.
  • A person gives a presentation in a dark auditorium, standing at a podium in front of an audience. A large projected slide displays a black and white photo and text on the screen beside them.
  • A person in academic attire stands at a podium presenting to an audience. On the screen behind them are two blurred images of a dancer and the title “Imagining Bodies and Ecopoetics.”.
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