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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 speakers.

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Professor Myles Allen

Frank Jackson Foundation Professor of the Environment

Dr Victoria Baines

IT Livery Company Professor of Information Technology

Professor Katherine Blundell OBE

Professor of Astronomy

Professor Joanna Bourke

Professor of Rhetoric

Professor Marina Frolova-Walker

Professor of Music

Professor Sarah Hart

Professor of Geometry

Professor Ronald Hutton

Professor of Divinity

Professor Robin May

Professor of Physic

Professor Raghavendra Rau

Mercers’ School Memorial Professor of Business

Professor Leslie Thomas QC

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.

All Visiting Professors

Professor Martin Daunton

Visiting Professor of Economic History

Profesor Imogen Goold

Visiting Professor of Medical Law

Professor Thomas Grant QC

Visiting Professor of Politics and Law

Professor John Mullan

Visiting Professor of English Literature

Professor Simon Thurley CBE

Visiting Professor of the Built Environment

Professor Simon Thurley, Visiting Gresham Professor of the Built Environment since 2009.

Professor Chris Whitty

Visiting Professor of Public Health

Christopher Whitty Past Gresham Professor of Physic

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 Jan Grabowski

David Olusoga OBE

Professor Karine Chemla

Robin Walker

Dr Loyd Grossman CBE

Sir Roger Penrose

Professor of Geometry

Professor Anand Menon

Professor Sir Geoffrey Nice QC

Professor of Law

Professor Jo Delahunty QC

Professor of Law

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Gresham Professors

Professor Myles Allen

Frank Jackson Foundation Professor of the Environment

Dr Victoria Baines

IT Livery Company Professor of Information Technology

Professor Katherine Blundell OBE

Professor of Astronomy

Professor Joanna Bourke

Professor of Rhetoric

Professor Marina Frolova-Walker

Professor of Music

Professor Sarah Hart

Professor of Geometry

Professor Ronald Hutton

Professor of Divinity

Professor Robin May

Professor of Physic

Professor Raghavendra Rau

Mercers’ School Memorial Professor of Business

Professor Leslie Thomas QC

Professor of Law

Visiting Professors

Professor Martin Daunton

Visiting Professor of Economic History

Profesor Imogen Goold

Visiting Professor of Medical Law

Professor Thomas Grant QC

Visiting Professor of Politics and Law

Professor John Mullan

Visiting Professor of English Literature

Professor Simon Thurley CBE

Visiting Professor of the Built Environment

Professor Chris Whitty

Visiting Professor of Public Health

Other Speakers

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE

Professor Jan Grabowski

David Olusoga OBE

Professor Karine Chemla

Robin Walker

Dr Loyd Grossman CBE

Sir Roger Penrose

Professor of Geometry

Professor Anand Menon

Professor Sir Geoffrey Nice QC

Professor of Law

Professor Jo Delahunty QC

Professor of Law

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