PROGRAMME
Lecture Programme 2020
Generally lectures will be held on the first 3 Mondays each month March to November, with adjustments around Easter
Series 1: Weather ... or Not
2 March: An Introduction to Dendrochronology: Dr Gretel Boswijk
9 March: The West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Vulnerability in a Warming World: Dr Christina Hulbe
16 March: Cancelled due to the pandemic
Series 2: The Future of Democracy
Series cancelled due to the pandemic
Series 3: Art
Series cancelled due to the pandemic
Series 4: Medical Matters
Series cancelled due to the pandemic
Series 5: Speakers' Corner
6 July: Legionnaires’ Disease – A Canterbury Tale: Prof Stephen Chambers
13 July: Science: Good, Bad and Bogus: Doug Campbell, PhD
20 July: The Career of a Girl from Pleasant Point: Diana Crossan, BA
Series 6: Viewpoint
3 August: Adventures in Astronomy / Moa Footprints: Dr Ian Griffin
10 August: China’s Great Leap Outwards: Dr Brian Moloughney
17 August: Owning our History: The New Zealand Wars: Dr Vincent O’Malley
Series 7: The Future of Work
7 September: Social & Ethical implications of Artificial Intelligence for Jobs & Work: Prof James Maclaurin
14 September: Work Futures: Trends, Projections and Disruptions: Prof Sara Walton & Dr Paula O’Kane
21 September: Work and Wellbeing Economics : Dr Paul Dalziel
Series 8: Music
5 October: Clash of the Nightingales: Emeritis Professor John Drummond
12 October: My Life with Music: Judy Bellingham, MNZM
19 October: A Multiplicity of Rhapsodies: Richard Keller, MS
Series 9: The State of the Nation
2 November: Wero facing 21st century Aotearoa: Dr Ganesh Nana
9 November: The oral health of older New Zealanders; what do we know from recent research?: Professor Murray Thomson
16 November: Making food systems healthy, sustainable, equitable and prosperous: Professor Boyd Swinburn