Come to our Foundation Day Celebrations
21 Sep 2017
Graduate Gulwali Passarlay to give our prestigious Foundation Lecture – From a war zone to the lecture theatre
The University marks its foundation each year with its prestigious Foundation Lecture.
The President and Vice-Chancellor would like to invite as many members of staff as possible from across the University to attend this event, which takes place on Wednesday, 11 October.
The 2017 Foundation Lecture will be delivered by Gulwali Passarlay, a recent graduate of our University, entitled ‘From a war zone to the lecture theatre’.
The Foundation Lecture and Honorary Degree Ceremony will be held at 4.30pm in Whitworth Hall.
Following the Foundation Lecture, Honorary Degrees will be conferred upon Mr Nazir Afzal, Professor Dame Janet Finch, Dr Eli Harari and Professor Cornelia Parker.
The event will conclude at 6pm.
There is a theme of Social Responsibility this year and to tie in with this the formal celebrations will be preceded by an exhibition on the University’s Manchester Access Programme and the Equity and Merit Scholarships, from 3–4.15pm in the Old Visitors’ Centre.
There are a limited number of tickets available, allocated on a first come, first served basis. Tickets will be issued during the first week of October.
To apply
If you are interested in attending the Foundation Day celebrations, request a ticket by emailing Lesley Sisson at: