Scott Lectures 2026

The Scott Lectures return in 2026 with a new prominent speaker, one theme, and three lectures.

The 2026 Scott Lecturer is Professor Stuart Parkin. A pioneer and leader in spintronic materials and devices, Prof Parkin is Director at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle, Germany, and an Alexander von Humboldt Professor at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.

While the series title and individual talk topics are yet to be announced, the event promises to be a significant highlight for the academic community.

All lectures are in the Ray Dolby Centre (Cavendish Laboratory, J J Thomson Avenenue, Cambridge CB3 0US) on the following dates:

• Monday 23 February 2026 at 4:15 PM, Ray Dolby Auditorium
• Wednesday 25 February 2026 at 4:15 PM, Ray Dolby Auditorium
• Friday 27 February 2026 at 11:00 AM, Cluster Room

We look forward to welcoming back Professor Parkin for his return to the Scott Lectures, following his first series on ‘Magnetic Materials for Information Storage’ in 1996. Further details will be shared soon.

The Scott Lectures have been running at the Cavendish since 1930. Read more about the series’ history and past lecturers here.

You can watch the lectures via YouTube livestream. The link is below.