Pivot Points: Moments That Shape Us

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

Episodes

  1. 08/25/2023

    12 - Young Chan Kim

    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.

    31 min

  2. 08/25/2023

    11 - Estelle Paulus

    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.

    39 min

  3. 06/29/2023

    10 - Nerves Workshop with Tom Brennan

    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.

    1 hr

  4. 03/16/2023

    8 - Katya Kovalchuk

    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.

    30 min

  5. 02/17/2023

    7 - Pedr Charlesworth

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

    38 min

  6. 01/24/2023

    6 - Professor Tarje Nissen-Meyer

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

    39 min

  7. 11/22/2022

    5 - Shaharzad Akbar

    Human rights in Afghanistan - a feminist journey

    42 min

  8. 10/26/2022

    4 - Dr Natasha Robinson

    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.

    32 min

  9. 10/09/2022

    3 - Mary Adeyemo

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

    37 min

  10. 09/21/2022

    2 - Tom Brennan

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

    37 min

  11. 09/21/2022

    1 - Dame Hermione Lee

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

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

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