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IoPPN Inaugural Lectures: 2024

01 January 2024

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Inaugural lectures are given by newly arrived or promoted professors, who use the opportunity to introduce themselves, to present an overview of their own research and to highlight the latest developments in their field. Open to the general public, each event concludes with a drinks reception.

Professor Robert Hindges | 3 December 2024

'With an eye on the brain'

Chair: Christine Elizabeth Holt, Professor Emerita of Developmental Neuroscience, University of Cambridge

Vote of Thanks: Oscar Marin Parra, Professor of Neuroscience and Director, Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

The 12th Inaugural Lecture of 2023 was delivered by Professor Robert Hindges, Professor of Developmental Neurobiology.

Professor Gareth Owen | 26 November 2024

'Psychiatry and Human Nature: Classic and Romantic Perspectives'

Chair: Professor Matthew Hotopf, Executive Dean, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience and Professor Sir Simon Wessely, Regius Professor of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

Vote of Thanks: Professor Anthony David, Professor of Mental Health and Director, UCL Institute of Mental Health

The 11th Inaugural Lecture of 2023 was delivered by Professor Gareth Owen, Professor of Psychological Medicine, Ethics and Law.

Professor Paolo Fusar-Poli | 20 November 2024

'The Future of Mental Health Starts with Prevention'

Chair: Professor Philip McGuire, Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford

Vote of Thanks: Sir Robin Murray, Professor of Psychiatric Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

The 10th Inaugural Lecture of 2023 was delivered by Professor Paolo Fusar-Poli, Professor of Preventive Psychiatry.

Professor Benedikt Berninger | 15 July 2024

'The Art of Forging Neurons'

Chair: Professor Matthew Hotopf, Executive Dean

Vote of Thanks: Professor Oscar Marín, Director, Centre for Developmental Neurobiology and Director, MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders

The ninth Inaugural Lecture of 2023 was delivered by Professor Benedikt Berninger, Professor of Developmental Neurobiology.

Professor Deepak Srivastava | 18 June 2024

Synapse Confidential – Understanding the Secrets of Neuronal Connections in Health and Mental Health

Chair: Professor Mark Richardson, Head of School (Neuroscience)

Vote of Thanks: Dr Anthony Vernon, Reader in Neuropsychopharmacology

The eighth Inaugural Lecture of 2024 was delivered by Deepak Srivastava as Professor of Molecular Neuroscience and Director of the Wohl Cellular Imaging Centre.

Professor Richard Wingate | 23 May 2024

Cerebellar tales: balancing a journey through science, art and education

Chair: Professor Matthew Hotopf, Executive Deam

Vote of Thanks: Dr Stephen Webster, Senior Lecturer in Science Communication, Imperial College London

The seventh Inaugural Lecture of 2024 was delivered by Richard Wingate as Professor of Developmental Neurobiology.

Professor Eleanor Dommett | 21 May 2024

Merging of education and research: A journey from the midbrain out

Chair: Professor Matthew Hotopf, Executive Dean

Vote of Thanks: Professor Michael Aitken, Professor of Experimental Psychology, Deputy Head, Department of Psychology and Programme Director, Undergraduate Psychology

The sixth Inaugural Lecture of 2024 was delivered by Eleanor Dommett as Professor of Neuroscience.

Professor Gail Gilchrist | 16 May 2024

New understanding and approaches to addressing intimate partner violence in the context of substance use

Chair: Professor Matthew Hotopf, Executive Dean

Vote of Thanks: Professor Sir John Strang, Head of the Addictions Department

The fifth Inaugural Lecture of 2024 was delivered by Eleanor Dommett as Professor of Neuroscience.

Professor Gerome Breen | 24 April 2024

A Geneticist’s Guide to the Galaxy of Mental Health

Chair: Professor Thalia Eley, Professor of Developmental Behavioural Genetics

Vote of Thanks: Professor Robert Plomin, MRC Research Professor in Behavioural Genetics

The third Inaugural Lecture of 2024 was delivered by Gerome Breen as Professor of Psychiatric Genetics.

Professor Sally Marlow | 23 April 2024

Never too late

Chair: Professor Rachel Mills, Senior Vice President (Academic), King's College London.

Vote of Thanks: Professor Sir Simon Wessely, Regius Professor of Psychiatry and Professor Matthew Hotopf, Executive Dean

The second Inaugural Lecture of 2024 was delivered by Sally Marlow, Associate Dean for Impact and Professor of Practice in Public Understanding of Mental Health Research.