Humanities Lectures

Professor Timothy Darvill, Deputy President Society of Antiquaries, Director of the Centre for Archaeology, Anthropology & Heritage, Bournemouth University, UK. Timothy talks about Stonehenge as part of the 300th Anniversary of the Society of Antiquaries.

Held 22 May, 2008.

Professor Timothy Darvill, Deputy President Society of Antiquaries, Director of the Centre for Archaeology, Anthropology & Heritage, Bournemouth University, UK. Timothy talks about Stonehenge as part of the 300th Anniversary of the Society of Antiquaries.

Held 22 May, 2008.

The leader of the Human Genome Research Project, the University of Otago’s Professor Mark Henaghan, looks at how far we should regulate, or if at all, to determine control of genetic testing – and is New Zealand law up to the task? Should we trust in parental choice to make the right decisions with the new technology?

2009 Winter Lecture Series

The leader of the Human Genome Research Project, the University of Otago’s Professor Mark Henaghan, looks at how far we should regulate, or if at all, to determine control of genetic testing – and is New Zealand law up to the task? Should we trust in parental choice to make the right decisions with the new technology?

2009 Winter Lecture Series

Lady Hale presents the 2010 F.W. Guest Memorial Lecture for the University of Otago Faculty of Law, 'Justice for the Jains: Remedies for Bad Administration'

Lady Hale became the United Kingdom’s first woman Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in January 2004, after a varied career as an academic lawyer, law reformer, and judge. She is now the first woman Justice of The Supreme Court.

Justice for the Jains: Remedies for Bad Administration.

Wednesday 5 May, 2010

Lady Hale presents the 2010 F.W. Guest Memorial Lecture for the University of Otago Faculty of Law, 'Justice for the Jains: Remedies for Bad Administration'.

Lady Hale became the United Kingdom’s first woman Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in January 2004, after a varied career as an academic lawyer, law reformer, and judge. She is now the first woman Justice of The Supreme Court.

Justice for the Jains: Remedies for Bad Administration. 5 May 2010

Professor Terry Anderson, Canada Research Chair in Distance Education, Athabasca University, Canada, has an incredible knowledge of online learning, and his work on the uses of technology in support of open and distance education is at the forefront of research in this area. He will address the challenges of expanding access to high quality distance learning and the growing opportunities to create and sustain learning connections using both old and new approaches to distance education.

Held 30 April, 2010.

Professor Terry Anderson, Canada Research Chair in Distance Education, Athabasca University, Canada, has an incredible knowledge of online learning, and his work on the uses of technology in support of open and distance education is at the forefront of research in this area. He will address the challenges of expanding access to high quality distance learning and the growing opportunities to create and sustain learning connections using both old and new approaches to distance education.

Held 30 April, 2010.

Professor Henry Johnson, Professor of Music, Department of Music.

Inaugural Professorial Lecture, given August 6, 2009

Professor Stan Taylor, Kennedy Center for International Studies, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah presents the 2010 Abbey College Prestige Lecture - The Gang that Couldn't Shoot Straight: the CIA and Fidel Castro

Professor Taylor has enjoyed a distinguished career in both academics and public policy. As a former Senior Staff member of the US Senate Intelligence Committee he brings to the Otago audience unique insights into little-known aspects of US-Cuban relations.

Abbey College is celebrating its first two years as the University's residential college for postgraduate students.