Priestley’s Lecture Series runs weekly on Thursday afternoons in our Autumn and Spring Terms. The presence of a lecture series that brings together teachers, early career researchers and professionals helps to give the Priestley cohort an insight into where their intellectual curiosity can take them.
Jenny Haynes – 3rd October
Jenny is from the yipiyap – an organisation whose peer tutors support young people in a wide range of settings, building their confidence and improving academic outcomes. Over 40% of its leadership is former yipiyaps who have been inspired to stay with us to keep delivering our mission.
Lydia Redican – 17th October
To discuss the Access Programme for Year 12s. Lydia has been working in Widening Participation and Outreach since 2013. The University of Liverpool is committed to supporting talented students who wish to access higher education, regardless of their backgrounds. To support this goal, the Widening Participation and Outreach team run two Year 12 access programmes, Liverpool Scholars and Realising Opportunities.
James Edgington – 31st October
James Edington of The Christie Foundation will be in college to discuss careers in the NHS. His talk will be entitled ‘Biomedical Science: An Insight Into Disease Diagnosis Behind The Scenes’ and will give an insight into the role Biomedical Science plays in healthcare, the different avenues you can take with a degree in Biomedical Science and also a look at the different disciplines that you can work in.
Richard Jones – 7th November
Richard joined the University of Salford in 2023 as Director of Journalism, Politics and Contemporary History. Before becoming an academic, Richard was a journalist for Sky News, the BBC and a range of radio stations. He also established the award-winning Saddleworth News hyperlocal website. He will be in college to discuss all things journalism.
David Barron – 14th November
David is from the Worley Group which is looking to bridge the gap as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now. His lecture will focus on science and engineering.
Doctor Ken Amor – 28th November
Dr Amor, of University of Oxford, researches the geochemistry of the chromium cycle. This covers the vast expanse of time from the formation of the solar system to the modern day. Chromium isotopes can be used to trace the early evolution of the solar system, and shed light on changes to the earth during the evolution of life.
Lee Ivett – 21st November
Lee is the Head of the Grenfell-Baines Institute of Architecture and Academic Lead for the Architecture and Construction subject areas. As well as managing these subject areas, Lee also leads on the delivery of our final year Master of Architecture Design Thesis module and contributes to teaching across our architecture and architectural technology programmes.
Caitlin Robinson – 5th December
Specialist Cardiac Physiologist based in North West England. She is passionate about making a difference and helping others; medically, globally and within my community.
Dr Richard Mason – 12th December
Richard’s research background spans education studies, literary studies and modern languages. He has published articles in French and English on topics related to education and pedagogy, often focusing on the relationship between selfhood, collective identity and reading and writing. He recently co-edited a special issue of the critical theory journal Paragraph exploring conceptions of difficulty across a range of educational and pedagogic contexts.