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Gresham Professors

Our ten Gresham Professorships, many of which date from 1597, are filled by leaders and pioneers in a range of scientific and artistic fields. Each Professor serves for three years and delivers at least six free lectures each academic year. Read more about how we recruit Gresham Professors and guest speakers.

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Professor Myles Allen

Gresham Frank Jackson Foundation Professor of the Environment

Professor Victoria Baines

Gresham IT Livery Company Professor of Information Technology

Professor Alain Goriely

Gresham Professor of Geometry

Professor Ronald Hutton

Gresham Professor of Divinity

Professor Melissa Lane

Gresham Professor of Rhetoric

Professor Chris Lintott

Gresham Professor of Astronomy

Professor Robin May

Gresham Professor of Physic

Professor Milton Mermikides

Gresham Professor of Music

Professor Raghavendra Rau

Gresham Mercers’ School Memorial Professor of Business

Professor Clive Stafford Smith JD OBE

Gresham Professor of Law

Visiting Professors

Our Visiting Professors typically serve for one year and help us deliver lectures on subjects beyond our historic remit, including on cutting-edge science, current legal, political and artistic thought.

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Professor Dominic Broomfield-McHugh

Visiting Professor of Film and Theatre Music

Professor Martin Daunton

Visiting Professor of Economic History

Other Speakers

We invite many other leading thinkers, including Gresham's Emeritus Professors, to deliver lectures each year on under-represented, topical or ground-breaking subjects. We also accept submissions for lectures - read more.

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Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE

Professor Bernardine Evaristo

Rory Stewart OBE

Professor Karine Chemla

Robin Walker

Professor Chris Whitty FRS

Visiting Professor of Public Health

Christopher Whitty Past Gresham Professor of Physic

Sir Roger Penrose

Professor of Geometry

Professor Anand Menon

Professor Sir Geoffrey Nice KC

Professor of Law

Professor Jo Delahunty KC

Professor of Law

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Gresham Professors

Professor Myles Allen

Gresham Frank Jackson Foundation Professor of the Environment

Professor Victoria Baines

Gresham IT Livery Company Professor of Information Technology

Professor Alain Goriely

Gresham Professor of Geometry

Professor Ronald Hutton

Gresham Professor of Divinity

Professor Melissa Lane

Gresham Professor of Rhetoric

Professor Chris Lintott

Gresham Professor of Astronomy

Professor Robin May

Gresham Professor of Physic

Professor Milton Mermikides

Gresham Professor of Music

Professor Raghavendra Rau

Gresham Mercers’ School Memorial Professor of Business

Professor Clive Stafford Smith JD OBE

Gresham Professor of Law

Visiting Professors

Professor Dominic Broomfield-McHugh

Visiting Professor of Film and Theatre Music

Professor Martin Daunton

Visiting Professor of Economic History

Other Speakers

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE

Professor Bernardine Evaristo

Rory Stewart OBE

Professor Karine Chemla

Robin Walker

Professor Chris Whitty FRS

Visiting Professor of Public Health

Sir Roger Penrose

Professor of Geometry

Professor Anand Menon

Professor Sir Geoffrey Nice KC

Professor of Law

Professor Jo Delahunty KC

Professor of Law

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