“HANDS ON HIPS – THE WHY AND WHEREFORE”

Inaugural’ can be defined as a marking of the beginning of a new venture or series, or an address, as of a president, at the beginning of a term of office. The aims and the role of the inaugural professorial lecture have been set out by other Universities worldwide. This type of lecture “or an equivalent appropriate public event” was listed as a duty of a professor “to introduce the new professor to the University community and demonstrate the scope of his or her expected contribution to the University and its stakeholders”.