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Humanities & Social Sciences inaugural lecture series

Hear from recently appointed Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences professors, who will talk about their career paths and research interests.

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Come along to one of our inaugural lectures, showcasing research across our six departments.

Our recently appointed professors from across our six departments will present the story of their route to become a professor, and the achievements that have brought them to this point.

Between them, they will provide insight into the many different ways academics can demonstrate their contributions to academic life across the spectrum of research, teaching, management and leadership activity.

Please note: Some details may change. Please check this page regularly for updates.

September 2025

Technological innovation faces many hurdles - not just in engineering, physics or mathematics, but most importantly in understanding the human mind itself. To create technology that is inclusive, trusted, and truly valuable, we must look beyond hardware and software to the psychological processes of perception, attention, and cognition. This lecture explores how insights from eye tracking, sensory substitution, virtual reality, and evolution reveal the fundamental role for human understanding to advance technology.

Michael J. Proulx received the BS degree in Psychology from Arizona State University, and MA and PhD degrees in Psychological and Brain Sciences from Johns Hopkins University. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Experimental Biological Psychology at Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf and a Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology in the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences at Queen Mary University of London before joining the University of Bath in 2012. At Bath, he is Director of the Crossmodal Cognition Lab and Co-Founder of the REVEAL Research Centre (REal and Virtual Environments Augmentation Labs) in Department of Computer Science. He is a Fellow of the Society for Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Science of the American Psychological Association, and Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation. He is currently a Senior Staff Research Scientist and Tech Lead for Attention, Cognition and Emotion research at Reality Labs Research (Meta) and Professor of Cognition and Technology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath.

There will also be a live stream and recording of the lecture for those unable to attend in person. Please sign up via the form to obtain the link.

November 2025

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