Some of our 2020 Trinity term lecture presenters
  1. News & Events
  2. Online lectures

Unable to meet in person during the coronavirus pandemic, in Trinity term 2020 we set up a series of online lectures by Merton Fellows. We are incredibly grateful to our Fellows for sharing their expertise, which spans a wide range of subjects. The lecture series showcased the extraordinarily vibrant intellectual culture for which the College is known.

Trinity term 2020 online lecture series

Professor Irene Tracey
Tuesday 19 May 2020

Merton Society London Lecture

Our speaker this year was Professor Irene Tracey (1985), Warden of Merton, who spoke about her research and career in neuroscience.
(L-R) Professors Simon Draper and Matt Higgins
Tuesday 2 June 2020

Designer Malaria Vaccines

Speakers: Matt Higgins, Professor of Molecular Parasitology, and Simon Draper, Professor of Vaccinology and Translational Medicine
Professor Helen Small
Tuesday 9 June 2020

The Value of the Humanities - before and after COVID-19

Speaker: Helen Small, Merton Professor of English Language & Literature
Professor Peter Holland
Thursday 18 June 2020

The Diversity of Animals - from Darwin to DNA

Speaker: Professor Peter Holland FRS, Linacre Professor of Zoology
Professor Jonathan Prag
Tuesday 23 June 2020

The writing’s on the wall: new approaches to reading ancient Sicily

Speaker: Jonathan Prag, Professor of Ancient History
Dr Jennifer Altehenger
Tuesday 7 July 2020

Talkin’ about a constitution: Rethinking law and civic education in socialist China

Speaker: Dr Jennifer Altehenger, Jessica Rawson Fellow in Modern Asian History and Associate Professor of Chinese History