The Philips Lecture was a lecture organised by the Royal Society of London.

List of lecturers

Year	Name	Lecture	Notes
1981

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|1982 |||| The uncertain road to modern medicines.||align=center| —
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|1983 |||| The impact of industrial and academic collaboration on new technology.||align=center| —
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|1984 |||| Renewing the role of research establishments.||align=center| —
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|1985 |||| Research, business and the universities.||align=center| —
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|1986 |||| Critical aspects of industrial and academic collaboration.||align=center| —
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|1987 |||| Magnetism.||align=center| —
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|1988 |||| Industrial research: success and failure.||align=center| —
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|1989 |||| Does industrial R&D pay?||align=center| —
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|1990 |||| Glass and windows.||align=center| —
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|1991 |||| Why industrial research?||align=center| —
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|1992 |||| Thermal imaging: a new eye on the world.||align=center| —
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