Wadcast

Director of Sustainability, Frances Lloyd, is now one year into her post, and in this episode, she talks to Tutorial Fellow in Biology, Joe Bull, about Wadham College's progress in becoming sustainable. 

They discuss a wide range of Wadham initiatives, from reducing energy use and carbon emissions across the College estate to improving biodiversity, developing sustainable food and energy policies, and embedding sustainability into major projects.

We also hear how data is helping Wadham make more targeted decisions, including the use of smart sensors to better understand energy use and identify where interventions can have the greatest impact. The discussion explores Wadham’s work to understand not only its carbon footprint but also its wider impact on nature through areas such as procurement and supply chains.

Alongside the technical work, the episode highlights the importance of engaging the whole College community, from students, staff and Fellows to schools and organisations beyond Oxford. With growing recognition for Wadham’s sustainability work, the conversation reflects on what has been achieved so far, the challenges of putting ambitious strategies into practice, and the priorities for the year ahead.

Sustainability is one of the four central pillars of our Life-Changing World-Changing campaign, which will launch in early 2027. Our Sustainability Strategy is one of the most ambitious of any Oxford college, covering energy, biodiversity, water, food, supply chains and investment. Advancing Sustainability is the first phase of this strategy. With a fundraising target of £10 million, it will focus on the buildings that matter most to our community and have the greatest impact on our carbon footprint.

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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 entrepreneurship, and her desire to inspire others.

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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).

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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 perspective.

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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!

A write-up of the wider conversation covering AI, consumers' data privacy concerns, and more, is available at: https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/news/ai-investors-cash-vs-app-and-the-privacy-paradox

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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 Evensong in Wadham's Chapel at the end of Queerweek.

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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 Society, head to: https://wadhamcollegemusic.wixsite.com/wcms

Music Referenced in the episode:

Organ Music: Charles Marie Widor, Toccata (from Symphony No. 5) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmh3FHLz40w  (played by Wayne Marshall)
Charles Wood, O Thou the central orb  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIAqZSfkJVI
Bach motet: J S Bach, Der Geist hilft  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUIwlujG0rA
George Shearing, Lullaby of Birdland   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHlZ94wNF74
Erroll Garner, Misty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_tAU3GM9XI
Beyoncé's Renaissance https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mNIHUDGPKrgY-6pSM1JLFWhUc5iDHg1io&si=Rbojuejc95Pb1NGo 

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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 for his time and we hope you enjoy it. 

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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 Moisio (PPE, 2020).

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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 career, and more!

If you'd like to get in touch with Kam, you can reach him over email at [email protected]

Kam's publications can be accessed via his department page: https://www.psych.ox.ac.uk/team/kam-bhui

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