Railway Prestige Lecture Series 2016/17
- Dates
- Tuesday 4 October 2016 (17:30) - Tuesday 14 March 2017 (19:00)
Railway Prestige Lectures, 2016/17
Lectures start at 18:00-19:00 (refreshments are provided from 17:30)
These lectures are open to staff, students and the general public.
Tuesday 4th October 2016
The Brunels: Innovation and Project Management in the 19th Century Speaker: Professor Felix Schmid, University of Birmingham
Tuesday 18th October 2016
Leaves on the Line - No Joke!Speaker: Dr Victoria Chapman, Met Office
Tuesday 1st November 2016
Are Big Projects Driven by Business Cases or is it the Other Way Round? - A History of Major Railway ProjectsSpeaker: Professor AnsonJack, University of Birmingham
Tuesday 22nd November 2016
UK High Speed Lines - Types of Substructure and Environmental ImpactSpeaker: Brian Counter, Permanent Way Institute
Tuesday 17th January 2017
A Journey on HS2 - From Then to NowSpeaker: James Rowntree, CH2M HillLocation: Lecture Theatre NG16, Gisbert Kapp Building
Tuesday 31st January 2017
Title to be confirmedSpeaker: Nadia Savage, Laing O'RourkeLocation: Lecture Theatre NG16, Gisbert Kapp Building
Tuesday 7th February 2017
Title to be confirmedSpeaker: Jon Hemsley, BombardierLocation: Lecture Theatre NG16, Gisbert Kapp Building
Tuesday 28th February 2017
Successful Stations: Modern Transportation CathedralsSpeakers: Dr Matthew Brough & Russell Jackson, AECOMLocation: Lecture Theatre NG16, Gisbert Kapp Building
Tuesday 7th March 2017
Railway Division Chairman's Address - Sustaining the FutureSpeaker: Richard East, AtkinsLocation: Lecture Theatre NG16, Gisbert Kapp Building
Tuesday 14th March 2017
Title to be confirmedSpeaker: Francis Paonessa, Infrastructure Projects, Network RailLocation: Lecture Theatre NG16, Gisbert Kapp Building For Further information, please contact Nadeen Taylor