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Wadham College is working hard to engage its whole community with sustainability: https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/green-wadham As part of this drive, this episode interviews one of our graduate students whose research is within sustainability. Alexandria Procter is studying for the MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise and Environment. She shares about her research, her background in entrepreneurshi...

Panel discussion chaired by Claire Brown (Oxford Science Enterprises), with alumnae panellists Sophie Costello (Chemistry, 1996) and Katerina Spranger (DPhil Engineering Science, 2010), current student, Diana Mandewo (MSc Applied Digital Health, 2024) and Professor Monika Gullerova (Wadham Fellow and Tutor in Medicine). You can provide feedback on Wadcast at https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/wadcast You...

Recording of a panel discussion chaired by co-editors of 'Decolonizing the English Literary Curriculum', Ato Quayson and Ankhi Mukherjee. The other panel contributors were Natalya Din-Kariuki, Sloan Mahone, and William Ghosh. Decolonizing the English Literary Curriculum , an Open Access collaborative volume, aims to address issues of curriculum diversification and change from a global pe...

We caught up with one of Wadham's newest Fellows, Shumiao Ouyang to discuss his wide-ranging research at the intersection of finance and tech.  This podcast is a snippet from that conversation that expands on the impact of mobile payment apps, and joyfully explores related tangents. Find out whether Wadham's Comms assistant is irrational for still sticking with a good ol' debit card...

What does it mean to be known and seen as queer, by others and ourselves? Felicity Long shares some insights, from rural Lancashire to the Dreaming Spires. Felicity works in the University’s Graduate Admissions and Recruitment team on access programmes to support graduate students from underrepresented and disadvantaged groups to apply to Oxford, and to thrive once here.  Felicity spoke at Evenson...

In this episode, we talk to our new Director of Music, Tom Hammond-Davies. The Director of Music role has been newly envisioned, and Tom shares what this might mean for the future of music at Wadham. He also opens up about his own musical journey, confesses his latest listening habits, and shares how you can get involved with music in College. To learn more about the new Wadham College Music Socie...

This year marks the 410th anniversary since Wadham’s chapel opened. Our chaplain, Jane Baun, has been very busy this past term, marking the occasion with exhibitions, festivities, and talks. We were privileged to have former archbishop, and more importantly, Wadham alumnus, Rowan Williams give a short address at a special evensong. It was recorded and, well, here it is! Many thanks to Bishop Rowan...

Wadham alumnus, Simon Milner (History & Politics, 1985; SU President, 1987) is the APAC VP of Public Policy with Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc) and joins us for our first 'Notable alumni in conversation with Wadham students' exchange of 2023. We are very honoured that he gave us his time for this insightful exchange, conducted by another former Wadham SU President, Eemil M...

This episode introduces Professor of Psychiatry and new Wadham Senior Research Fellow, Kam Bhui! Kam has been a practising psychiatrist, he's advised the government on mental health policy, and he's active in research. We discuss taking psychiatry beyond merely medical approaches to mental health, challenges ethnic minorities face in accessing mental health care, Kam's life and care...

What does it take for us to be free people? How should we think about our desires when those desires are formed by oppressive social structures? Cara Addleman, a third-year Wadham student studying Philosophy, Politics & Economics won the College's Cheney Prize for her essay addressing these questions. We discuss the ideas and themes of her essay, explore her own doubts about her conclusio...

Two brave philosophers, Alex Paseau & Owen Griffiths, scale the nature of logic. Their weapon? Reason. What awaits them is singular and infinite. How did mere mortals venture so far? Join them as they detail the journey of their new book, 'One True Logic'. Along the way, discover how advances in logic influenced a technological revolution, how logic makes us better people, and what O...

Jane Griffiths is Fellow in English at Wadham. She recently published her sixth poetry collection, Little Silver. One day, while browsing Rightmove, Jane discovered a clue that her childhood home was at risk of demolition. The book’s title sequence responds to what she discovered when following that clue... In this Wadcast, Jane reads a few poems from the collection and discusses their themes, her...

Adaku Agwunobi shares her experience being both an academic and an entrepreneur, as well as her research in wellbeing for Black entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurs more generally. The "MCR" stands for Middle Common Room and is the body of graduate students. The "SCR" stands for Senior Common Room and is the body of academic staff and other senior figures. Dr Adaku on: Instagram: h...

Chapel webpage: https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/chapel Chapel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTfA5iYotEsIwwXrfYMFdWw Chapel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wadhamchapel Maggie Mae on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wheresmaggiemae/ Contact the chapel at chaplain@wadham.ox.ac.uk The choir recordings in this episode are recordings of Wadham's own choir. If you're inter...

This episode features Emeritus Fellow, Bernard O'Donoghue and undergraduate, Fox White. View the full discussion on YouTube: Part 1 , Part 2 Credit to Wadham Librarian Tim Kirtley for organising initial recording. The music in this episode is 'Lost Memory' by Crowander , used under the linked Creative Commons License . Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com You can pro...

Andrea Mulligan is currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin and a Visiting Fellow at Wadham. The intro music is 'For the Poor' by Dan Brasco , used under the linked Creative Commons License . #oxford #surrogacy #gestation #medical #law #ethics You can provide feedback on Wadcast at https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/wadcast You can listen to past episodes of...

The guest for our debut episode is Wadham's Fellow & Tutor in Russian, Philip Bullock . Philip's new book: Rachmaninoff and His World. Bard Music Festival Congratulations to Wadham MSt student, Hannah Ledlie (Creative Writing, 2020) who won the competition to be the voice of Wadcast's intro. The intro music is 'For the Poor' by Dan Brasco , used under the linked Creati...