School of Mathematics and Physics

Annual Nesbit Lecture

The Nesbit Lecture was established to hounour Dr John Nesbit and is supported through his generous gift to the School of Mathematics and Physics, which also supprts the Dr John Nesbit Pure Mathematics Fellowship. A University of Queensland Science and Medicine alumnus, Dr Nesbit had a deep love of mathematics and was ever an aspiring mathematician. 

Contacts

Nesbit Lecture: A mathematical journey

12 November 2026 6:00pm–8:30pm
 
in Annual Nesbit Lecture
Professor Eleanor Rieffel
Director of the Queensland Quantum Decarbonisation Alliance, The University of Queensland
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Nesbit Endowed Lecture in Pure Mathematics: A journey through diffusion geometry

19 November 2025 6:00pm–8:30pm
 
in Annual Nesbit Lecture
Professor Ben Andrews
Australian National University

Nesbit Lecture: Experience Symmetry

6 November 2024 6:00pm–8:30pm
 
in Annual Nesbit Lecture
Associate Professor Artem Pulemotov, UQ's School of Mathematics and Physics
Associate Professor Denis Collins, UQ's School of Music

Join a unique exploration of mathematical symmetry, accompanied by a special performance from the musical ensemble Topology.

Inaugural Nesbit Lecture: Knot Theory

23 November 2023 6:30pm–8:30pm
 
in Annual Nesbit Lecture
Professor Jessica Purcell
Monash University