Wednesday, 1 July 6:30pm – 8:30pm in the Nancy Rothwell Building.

This is your invitation to join the Prime Minister of Australia, Hon. Julia Gillard AC, for the 2026 Cockcroft Rutherford Lecture, Discovery in an Age of Distrust.

At this year’s annual Cockcroft Rutherford Lecture, Hon. Julia Gillard AC, Chair of Wellcome Trust and 27th Prime Minister of Australia, will address and consider what political division means for research leaders, universities and policymakers – and how we might strengthen society’s commitment to evidence at a time of major global challenges.