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Pivot Points: Moments That Shape Us

Education EN ↓ 11 episodes

A podcast series that dives into the personal moments that shape our academic and professional lives. Host: Femke Gow, Head of Communications at Wolfson CollegeIntro/Outro credit: Alessandro Zammataro, DPhil Medieval and Modern Languages (FT)

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Latest episode

Aug 25, 2023

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Episodes

12 - Young Chan Kim 25.08.2023

As a Sir Henry Wellcome Fellow, Wolfson JRF, Lecturer and NHS doctor at the John Radcliffe, a father and a husband to a DPhil student, Young Chan Kim talks about keeping busy helps him balance it all.

11 - Estelle Paulus 25.08.2023

DPhil Candidate and Vice Chair of General Meeting at Wolfson, Estelle studying sustainable food systems and is on a journey to make a real impact on the world.

10 - Nerves Workshop with Tom Brennan 29.06.2023

For Femke Gow's last episode as Head of Communications at Wolfson, she invited back Creative Arts Fellow Tom Brennan back to talk through his workshop and share his top tricks in overcoming nerves when presenting.

8 - Katya Kovalchuk 16.03.2023

CARA Fellow Katya Kovalchuk - an energetic scholar studying Byzantine legends. Katya talks us through moving countries countless times, having most recently joining us here in Oxford from Ukraine as an at-risk scholar.

7 - Pedr Charlesworth 17.02.2023

OxBikes founder Pedr Charlesworth on cycling, adventure and, well... more cycling!

6 - Professor Tarje Nissen-Meyer 24.01.2023

Geophysics Professor Tarje Nissen-Meyer talks about balancing (or not) a busy academic career and family life when you're deeply passionate about both.

5 - Shaharzad Akbar 22.11.2022

Human rights in Afghanistan - a feminist journey

4 - Dr Natasha Robinson 26.10.2022

Post-doc researcher and education consultant Natasha Robinson talks about cultural identity, feminist turmoil in relationships and the constant fluctuation between drive and angst in academic work.

3 - Mary Adeyemo 09.10.2022

Winner of a Vice-Chancellor's Diversity Award talks faith, loss, and culture shock

2 - Tom Brennan 21.09.2022

Playwright and producer lands at Wolfson as Creative Arts Fellow for his first foray into the world of Oxford

1 - Dame Hermione Lee 21.09.2022

Our first and so far only female president - heroes, milestones and 17 year old blunders

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