Foenander lecture series
The lecture is open to the public and provides an opportunity for the academic and business community to discuss contemporary issues of joint interest.
The Foenander Lecture was established in memory of Orwell D. Foenander, a former academic at the University, who was one of the leading figures in industrial relations scholarship in the early 20th century. Each year we invite a distinguished figure from government, business, the union movement or academia to present a lecture on contemporary issues in industrial relations and human resource management to an audience of practitioners and academics. This is a once in a lifetime honour - speakers cannot be invited to deliver more than one Orwell Foenander lecture.
The lecture is open to the public and provides an opportunity for the academic and business community to discuss contemporary issues of joint interest. The lecture is usually scheduled in the early evening and held in one of the lecture theatres on campus.
Mailing list
To be included in our Foenander mailing list and receive updates on the next Foenander lecture, please email us at fbe-lectures@unimelb.edu.au.
- 2021 Foenander Lecture
The 2021 Foenander Public Lecture was delivered by Rachel Doyle SC, "Sexual Harrassment: #MeToo in the era of ME ME ME"
- 2019 Foenander Lecture
- 2018 Foenander Lecture
- 2017 Foenander Lecture
- 2016 Foenander Lecture
- 2015 Foenander Lecture
- 2014 Foenander Lecture
- 2013 Foenander Lecture
- 2012 Foenander Lecture
- 2011 Foenander Lecture
- Past Foenander Lecturers and topics (Download lecture PDFs here)