Inaugural lecture beamed live around the world

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Posted on 31 October 2011
This was the first Keele Inaugural Lecture to be beamed live around the world

Professor Anand Pandyan, Professor of Rehabilitation Technology for Health, gave his inaugural lecture "Defining spasticity - the (slow) walk from being a lumper to a splitter" on Tuesday 25 October.

Prof Pandyan developed an interest in spasticity related research whilst completing his PhD and it remains central to his current research activities.  In his lecture he initially focused on the fundamental research that leads to the redefinition of spasticity (the lumping), then described the steps being taken to sub-classify the symptoms associated with the definition of spasticity (the splitting) before concluding by exploring whether spasticity is detrimental in patients with neurological conditions or an epiphenomenon.

In the photograph above, Prof Pandyan is pictured with the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Nick Foskett, after being presented with a commemorative plaque to mark the occasion.  It was the first time a Keele inaugural lecture was beamed live around the world, using free software from the internet, so that relatives and friends in India, America, Europe and the UK could watch it at the same time.  The lecture is available online at: "Defining spasticity - the (slow) walk from being a lumper to a splitter".

The next inaugural lecture by a new Professor in ISTM is on Tuesday 7 February 2012, when Prof Gordon Hamilton will speak on "Sex pheromones of male insects and disease control".  All Keele inaugural lectures are free and open to all; a full programme for this academic year is available at Inaugural Lectures 2011-12.