Higginson Lecture
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The Higginson Lecture is an annual lecture organised by and held at Durham University.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/ecs/ecs_events/higginson/ |title=School of Engineering and Computing Sciences (ECS) : Higginson Lectures - Durham University |access-date=2012-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503230009/http://www.dur.ac.uk/ecs/ecs_events/higginson/ |archive-date=2013-05-03 |url-status=dead }} The series was set up in recognition of Sir Gordon Higginson. Each year a leading engineer is selected to make a presentation, from their own perspective, on a topical issue in engineering.
Higginson gave the inaugural lecture himself in 1997. He then attended all of the lectures until 2009, 2 years before his death.
Lecturers
- 1997 Gordon Higginson
- 1998 Robert Hawley
- 1999 Richard Hornby
- 2000 Ian Fells
- 2001 Kevin Warwick
- 2002 John Burland
- 2003 Mike Sterling
- 2004 Nick Cumpsty
- 2005 Heinz Wolff
- 2006 Julia King
- 2007 Nick Cooper
- 2008 Roderick Smith
- 2009 Peter Head
- 2010 Michael Robinson
- 2011 Roger Owen
- 2013 Warren East{{Cite web |url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/ecs/ecs_events/higginson/ |title=School of Engineering and Computing Sciences (ECS) : Higginson Lectures - Durham University |access-date=2012-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503230009/http://www.dur.ac.uk/ecs/ecs_events/higginson/ |archive-date=2013-05-03 |url-status=dead }}
- 2014 Paul Hawkins{{Cite web|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/ecs/news/prestigiouslectures/higginsonlecture/|title = Engineering and Computing Science - Durham University}}
- 2015 Duncan Dowson{{Cite web|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/ecs/?eventno=27437|title = Engineering and Computing Science - Durham University}}
- 2016 Rob Pieke{{Cite web|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/ecs/news/prestigiouslectures/higginsonlecture/|title = Engineering and Computing Science - Durham University}}
- 2017 Naomi Climer{{Cite web|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/engineering/news/prestigiouslectures/higginsonlecture/|title = Engineering}}
- 2018 Ann Dowling{{Cite web|url=https://www.theiet.org/events/local/256908.cfm|title = IET Events - Engineering and technology topics of today}}
- 2019 Anthony Unsworth{{Cite web|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/engineering/about/lectures/|title = About Us}}
- 2022 Paul Marsden{{cite web | url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/engineering/events/higginson-lecture-2022/ | title=Higginson Lecture 2022 - Durham University }}