Dies Academicus 2020
Programme
The speeches and exclusive interviews viewable on the Dies Academicus 2020 website
Speeches by
- Mrs Marine Antille, President of the University Council;
- Mr David Raccaud, co-president of the Federation of Student Associations (FAE)
- Mrs Cesla Amarelle, State Councillor, Head of the Department of Education, Youth and Culture of the Canton of Vaud
- Professor Nouria Hernandez, Rector of the University of Lausanne
Honorary doctorates
- Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
Professor Kevin L. Ladd - Faculty of Law, Criminal Sciences and Public Administration
Professor Anne Peters - Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
Professor Harry Edwards - Faculty of Biology and Medicine
Professor Clifford J. Woolf
Lausanne University Prize
- Mrs Ajla Del Ponte
Faculty of Arts
City of Lausanne Prize
- Mr Cyril Mumenthaler
Faculty of Geosciences and Environment
Vaud Academic Society Prize
- Mr Kshitij Jadhav
Faculty of Biology and Medicine
The Dies Academicus 2020 video
University prizes and honorary doctorates
Professor Kevin L. Ladd receives the degree of Doctor of Religious Studies honoris causa from the University of Lausanne.
Kevin L. Ladd is Professor of Psychology at Indiana University South Bend, USA.
More info: interview with Professor Kevin Ladd
Professor Anne Peters is awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa by the University of Lausanne.
She is director of the Max Planck Institute for Public Law and Comparative International Law.
More info: interview with Professor Anne Peters
Professor Harry Edwards receives the degree of Doctor of Movement and Sport Sciences honoris causa from the University of Lausanne.
He is Professor of Sociology at the University of Berkeley, USA.
More info: interview with Professor Harry Edwards
Professor Clifford J. Woolf receives the degree of Doctor of Medicine and Science honoris causa from the University of Lausanne.
Clifford J. Woolf is Professor of Neurology and Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, USA.
More info: interview with Professor Clifford J. Woolf