The Oliver Smithies Lectures have been generously funded by Professor Oliver Smithies (Balliol 1943) as a way of giving generations of undergraduates and postgraduates at Balliol the opportunity to hear and meet outstanding academics from the USA and other countries working in a variety of fields.
The following people have given Oliver Smithies Lectures; more details of the lectures they gave can be found in the list of past events at Balliol. You can also read about some of the visitors from Floreat Domus 2008.
2019/2020
Marisa Fuentes, Oliver Smithies Visiting Fellow (History)
Liza Blake, Oliver Smithies Lecturer and Visiting Fellow
2018/2019
Professor Bruce Chapman, Oliver Smithies Lecturer and Visiting Fellow (Law)
Professor Mairi McLaughlin, Oliver Smithies Visiting Lecturer (Modern Languages: French)
Professor Tehila Sasson, Oliver Smithies Visiting Lecturer (History)
2017/2018
Professor William Zwicker, Oliver Smithies Lecturer and Visiting Fellow
Claire Jarvis, Oliver Smithies Lecturer and Visiting Fellow
Sara Miglietti, Oliver Smithies Lecturer
2016/2017
Professor Jenny Davidson (English), Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Katya Scheinberg (Mathematics), Oliver Smithies Visiting Lecturer
Professor Françoise Sullet-Nylander (Modern Languages), Oliver Smithies Visiting Lecturer
2015/2016
Professor John Horne (History), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Paul Kosmin (Classics), Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Philippe Toint (Mathematics), Oliver Smithies Lecturer
2014/2015
Professor Keith Krause (International Relations), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Elliott Horowitz (History), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Stephen Brown (Theology), Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Dr John O’Leary (Computer Science), Oliver Smithies Lecturer
2013/2014
Professor Christian Wieland (History), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Tara Holm (Mathematics), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Katherine Zieman (English), Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Jason Hill (Biological Sciences), Oliver Smithies Lecturer
2012/2013
Professor Harold Koh (Law), Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Mr Tom Barron (Literature), Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Stephen Schwartz (Education and Philosophy), Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Concepcion Naval (Law), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Christine L. Borgman (Information Studies), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
2010/2011
Professor Andrew Lister (Politics), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Dr Adrian Travis (Engineering Science), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Hans Medick (Modern History), Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Bengt Fornberg (Mathematics), Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Jim Rogers (Economics), Oliver Smithies Lecturer
2009/2010
Professor Maria Youni (Classics/Law), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
2008/2009
Professor Juan Lopez Munoz (Modern Languages), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Ian Storey (Classics), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
2007/2008
Professor Steven Levitan (Computer Engineering), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor John Ramsey (Classics), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Dr Uttara Natarajn (English), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Ben Heineman (Law), Oliver Smithies Lecturer
2006/2007
Professor Max Pensky (Law and Politics), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Dr Carl-Johan Segar (Computer Sciences), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
2005/2006
Professor Perry Blackshear (Biomedical Sciences), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor A.G. (Tony) Fane (Chemical Engineering), Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Willard Bohn (Modern Languages – French), Oliver Smithies Lecturer
2004/2005
Professor Kevin Burrage (Computer Science), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Timothy Lane (Economics), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Joseph Nye (International Relations), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Tony Leggett (Physics), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Professor Christopher Ricks (English), Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Lecturer
2003/2004
Professor Robert Crawford (English)
2002/2003
Professor Richard Rorty (Philosophy)
2001/2002
Professor Dick Wurtman (Medicine)
2000/2001
Professor George Hay (Law and Economics)