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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 Leslie Thomas KC

Professor of Law

Professor Katherine Blundell OBE

Professor of Astronomy

Professor Joanna Bourke

Professor of Rhetoric

Professor Sarah Hart

Professor of Geometry

Professor Myles Allen

Frank Jackson Foundation Professor of the Environment

Professor Raghavendra Rau

Mercers’ School Memorial Professor of Business

Professor Marina Frolova-Walker

Professor of Music

Professor Victoria Baines

IT Livery Company Professor of Information Technology

Professor Ronald Hutton

Professor of Divinity

Professor Robin May

Professor of Physic

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 Martin Daunton

Visiting Professor of Economic History

Profesor Imogen Goold

Visiting Professor of Medical Law

Professor John Mullan

Visiting Professor of English Literature

Professor Chris Whitty

Visiting Professor of Public Health

Christopher Whitty Past Gresham Professor of Physic

Dr Ian Mudway

Visiting Professor of Environmental Health

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 KC

Professor of Law

Professor Jo Delahunty KC

Professor of Law

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Gresham Professors

Professor Leslie Thomas KC

Professor of Law

Professor Katherine Blundell OBE

Professor of Astronomy

Professor Joanna Bourke

Professor of Rhetoric

Professor Sarah Hart

Professor of Geometry

Professor Myles Allen

Frank Jackson Foundation Professor of the Environment

Professor Raghavendra Rau

Mercers’ School Memorial Professor of Business

Professor Marina Frolova-Walker

Professor of Music

Professor Victoria Baines

IT Livery Company Professor of Information Technology

Professor Ronald Hutton

Professor of Divinity

Professor Robin May

Professor of Physic

Visiting Professors

Professor Martin Daunton

Visiting Professor of Economic History

Profesor Imogen Goold

Visiting Professor of Medical Law

Professor John Mullan

Visiting Professor of English Literature

Professor Chris Whitty

Visiting Professor of Public Health

Dr Ian Mudway

Visiting Professor of Environmental 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 KC

Professor of Law

Professor Jo Delahunty KC

Professor of Law

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