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Principal Lectures

The Principal Lecture Demonstrations form the foundation of the programme at LIYSF. These main sessions are led by high profile eminent scientists from around the world, who are leaders in their fields. These principal lectures are addressed to the full student body and are a real highlight and focus of the academic LIYSF calendar. See below the lecturers that are confirmed for this year’s LIYSF. This page is updated regularly.

Image Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu
Image Professor Tolullah Oni
Image Professor John Morton
Image Dr Dimitrios Kanoulas
Image Professor Brian Bigger
Image Professor Clare Elwell
Image Dr. Jason Nurse
Image Professor Freya Blekman

Recent Speakers at LIYSF

Here are some of the speakers that have spoken at LIYSF recently. Do check our interviews with them in our blogs and on our social media.

Professor Sir David MacMillan Professor Sir David MacMillanNobel Prize Winner
Sir Venki Ramakrishnan Sir Venki RamakrishnanNobel Prize Winner
Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert
Professor Ben Feringa Professor Ben FeringaNobel Prize Winner
Professor Kelly Chibale Professor Kelly Chibale
Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Professor Dame Molly Stevens Professor Dame Molly Stevens
Professor Michele Dougherty CBE – Astronomer Royal Professor Michele Dougherty CBE – Astronomer Royal
Professor Sir Steven Cowley Professor Sir Steven Cowley
Professor James Rothman Professor James RothmanNobel Prize Winner
Professor Jim Al-Khalili OBE Professor Jim Al-Khalili OBE
Professor Kevin Fenton CBE Professor Kevin Fenton CBE
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE
Sir Gregory Winter Sir Gregory WinterNobel Prize Winner
Dervilla Mitchell CBE Dervilla Mitchell CBE
Professor Dame Sue Black DBE Professor Dame Sue Black DBE
Professor Lord Martin Rees Professor Lord Martin Rees
Professor Christopher Aiden-Lee Jackson Professor Christopher Aiden-Lee Jackson
Dr. Michael Londesborough Dr. Michael Londesborough
Professor M. Saiful Islam Professor M. Saiful Islam
Professor Ada Yonath Professor Ada YonathNobel Prize Winner
Professor Sarah Gurr Professor Sarah Gurr
Vilas Dhar Vilas Dhar
Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt
Dr Jeremy Farrar OBE Dr Jeremy Farrar OBE
Professor Hayat Sindi Professor Hayat Sindi
Professor Lee Cronin Professor Lee Cronin
Dr. Gemma Bale Dr. Gemma Bale
Professor Lord Robert Winston Professor Lord Robert Winston
Professor Monica Grady CBE Professor Monica Grady CBE
Professor Ian Chapman Professor Ian Chapman
Dr Howard Haughton Dr Howard Haughton
Professor Mark McCaughrean Professor Mark McCaughrean
Professor Richard O’Kennedy Professor Richard O’Kennedy
Mark Shuttleworth Mark Shuttleworth
Dr Andrew Szydlo Dr Andrew Szydlo
Dr. Michael Moloney Dr. Michael Moloney
Professor Hiranya Peiris Professor Hiranya Peiris
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