Pivot Points: Moments That Shape Us

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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Episode	Description	People	Date
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.	Young Chan Kim, Femke Gow	25 August, 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.	Estelle Paulus, Femke Gow	25 August, 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.	Tom Brennan, Femke Gow	29 June, 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.	Katya Kovalchuk	16 March, 2023
7 - Pedr Charlesworth	OxBikes founder Pedr Charlesworth on cycling, adventure and, well... more cycling!	Pedr Charlesworth	17 February, 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.	Professor Tarje Nissen-Meyer	24 January, 2023
5 - Shaharzad Akbar	Human rights in Afghanistan - a feminist journey	Shaharzad Akbar	22 November, 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.	Dr Natasha Robinson	26 October, 2022
3 - Mary Adeyemo	Winner of a Vice-Chancellor's Diversity Award talks faith, loss, and culture shock	Mary Adeyemo	9 October, 2022
2 - Tom Brennan	Playwright and producer lands at Wolfson as Creative Arts Fellow for his first foray into the world of Oxford	Tom Brennan	21 September, 2022
1 - Dame Hermione Lee	Our first and so far only female president - heroes, milestones and 17 year old blunders	Hermione Lee	21 September, 2022

Pivot Points: Moments That Shape Us

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