Inaugural Lecture with Vice-Chancellor Professor Janet Beer
Watch Professor Beer's Inaugural Lecture
Professor Janet Beer took up post as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool in February 2015.
Professor Beer is formerly the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, current Chair of the Higher Education Public Information Steering Group which has oversight of the National Student Survey, and Chair of the Board of the Equality Challenge Unit. She is also Vice-President of Universities UK (UUK), England and Northern Ireland, a Board member of UCAS, a Board member of National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB), Chair of Supporting Professionalism in Admissions (SPA), and a Board member of the British Council. In 2011 she was elected as a Visiting Fellow at Nuffield College.
Professor Beer has an established record of research in late 19th and early 20th century American literature and culture and contemporary Canadian women's writing. She has published widely in these fields and most recently completed a study of the late writing of Edith Wharton.
Inaugural lectures are typically staged in recognition of the appointment of University Chairs or Vice-Chancellors. They represent a significant milestone in the career of an academic, providing official recognition of their new role. The lecture offers an opportunity for the individual to showcase their academic achievements in research, innovation, engagement and further relevant activities, to a diverse audience comprising colleagues within higher education and related disciplines, as well as family, friends and the general public. Lecturers usually reflect upon their research, their career and what the future might hold. These events offer audiences the opportunity to hear from some of the world's most celebrated academics across a range of subjects.
The Vice-Chancellor’s inaugural lecture will be staged in recognition of her appointment at the University of Liverpool.
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