The George Stephenson Lecture is one of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers' most important lecture series. The George Stephenson Research Fund was established in 1923 to commemorate the First President of the Institution. It finances the George Stephenson Research Prize which is awarded annually to the author or authors of an original paper published by the Institution in the previous year. In 1988 it was decided to establish the George Stephenson Lecture, also to be supported by the fund. The criterion for the lecture is that it is be delivered to a society outside the United Kingdom on subjects prescribed by the Council. In more recent years it has become the tradition that the President of the Institution presents this lecture. To date it has been presented in more than thirteen different countries around the world and has encompassed wide ranging topics such as education, alternative engines, offshore engineering, railway engineering and pressure vessel technology.

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George Stephenson

• Educated engineers : the only basis of a sustainable society - 123rd Presidential Address and 18th George Stephenson Lecture
• Energy for life - 122nd Presidential Address and 17th George Stephenson Lecture
• Tales of an engine designer - 16th George Stephenson Lecture
• Engineering the ultimate reality show - 15th George Stephenson Lecture
• The challenges of offshore oil and gas deepwater - 14th George Stephenson Lecture
• Tribology: motoring into the 21st Century - 13th George Stephenson Lecture
• Changing trains - 12th George Stephenson Lecture
• Transportation in the 21st Century: our challenges and opportunities - 11th George Stephenson Lecture
• Pressure vessel technology: past, present and future - 10th George Stephenson Lecture
• Motor vehicle emissions control: past achievements, future prospects - 9th George Stephenson Lecture