Plenary Lectures

Watch talks by Nobel laureates and leading scientists covering topics from AI and quantum matter to biomedicine and environmental virology.

Last updated 18 March 2026

7 JANUARY

Nitric Oxide Is Not Just a Gas Blowin' in the Wind
Professor Louis Ignarro

The Path to the Nobel Prize
Professor Sir Richard Roberts

The State of the Universe
Professor Brian Schmidt

Probability Theory and Long-distance Interactions in Physics
Professor Wendelin Werner

Evolution of Environmental Virology
Professor Joan Rose

How to Overcome a Supposed Scientific Barrier... and What to Make of It
Professor Stefan Hell

Switches, Latches and Thermostats: Biochemical Control Circuits I’ve Met in My Time
Professor Sir Tim Hunt

Can You Recover a Deep Neural Network From Its Answers?
Professor Adi Shamir

How I Choose Science Problems
Professor Steven Chu

Artificial Intelligence: Where We Are, Where Are We Going?
Professor Joseph Sifakis

Topological Quantum Matter, Entanglement, and the "Second Quantum Revolution
Professor Duncan Haldane

Educability
Professor Leslie Valiant

The Challenges in Biomedicine and Agriculture
Professor Hartmut Michel

Compressing Proofs Using Cryptography
Professor Yael Kalai

When Research Goes on Trial
Professor Dame Sue Black