Do you know a scholar or are you a scholar yourself? What were the challenges that you had to overcome? How many stories of hard work have you heard from a scholar? Iela Santiago, a rising second year student at Oxford, takes on those questions in this week's essay, "Microbarriers to Education."

About the guest: Iela Santiago is a second-year Biology student at The Queen's College, University of Oxford. Currently, she is also a research associate at the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science. She is passionate about science, education, and social impact.

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