Welcome to the Rhodes Community! Find out what it's like to be a Rhodes Scholar studying at Oxford University by listening to this podcast series. Manpreet, Anish and Ezzaty walk us through what their first two terms in Oxford has been like - how they've coped, studying during a global pandemic, and what they've enjoyed, despite the restrictions!

Welcome to the Rhodes Community: Inspiring Minds

Welcome to the Rhodes Community: Rediscovering Oxford

Welcome to the Rhodes Community: Mental Health

Welcome to the Rhodes Community: Connection Online and Offline

Rhodes Scholar Sara Rotenberg and Atlantic Fellow, Dr Shubha Nagesh talk about the impact that COVID-19 has had on people living with disabilities and how we must prioritise accessibility and inclusion in recovery plans. The transcript of this podcast is available on our website.

Rhodes Ahead: A Focus on Disability Leadership

Our new three part podcast series (available on Spotify and Apple) features three Rhodes Scholars, talking to Scholars in Residence about what it takes to be a climate leader:

Malcolm Turnbull and Brian O'Callaghan
Dr. Katharine Wilkinson, Claire Wang, and Grace Henry  
Rhiana Gunn-Wright and Wawa Gatheru

Climate Leadership: Rhiana Gunn-Wright

Climate Leadership: Malcolm Turnbull

Luminous Idea

Roads Less Travelled with Tope Folarin

Roads Less Travelled with Simon Chesterman

Roads Less Travelled with Leana Wen

In this episode of Roads Less Travelled, our host Sophie Ryan speaks to Yifan Hou, one of the most remarkable figures in the history of chess. Yifan became a Grandmaster at the age of 14, the youngest ever female player to qualify for that title, and today she is regarded as the best active female chess player in the world.

Roads Less Travelled, hosted by Sophie Ryan, is a series of conversations with remarkable individuals who have in one way or another, taken a road less travelled to discover their vocation. The aim behind the podcast is to share stories, with the hope that through these stories we can shine a light on some practical wisdom for those of us who are currently forging our own path.

Roads Less Travelled with Yifan Hou

Sophie Ryan speaks to Francisco Blaha, an ex-fisherman and scientist turned independent fisheries adviser. Their conversation explores Francisco's work in the area of sustainable fishing, the value of lived experience in creating policy, the double edged sword of expectations, and above all, the importance of the community and people who support us on our journeys.

Roads Less Travelled with Francisco Blaha

In this episode of Roads Less Travelled, Sophie Ryan speaks to Mindy Chen-Wishart. Their conversation covers Mindy’s journey to becoming the Dean of the Faculty of Law at Oxford University, her vocation for teaching, and her work shining a light on structural racism in academia through #RaceMeToo.

Podcast Transcript: https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/pages/roads-less-travelled-mindy-chen-wishart-podcast-transcript/

Roads Less Travelled with Mindy Chen-Wishart

Sophie Ryan speaks to Nicholas Kristof, American journalist and political commentator. A winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, he is a regular CNN contributor and an op-ed columnist for The New York Times.

Roads Less Travelled is a series of conversations with remarkable individuals who have, in one way or another, taken a road less travelled to discover their vocation. The aim behind the podcast is to share stories in the hope that we can shine a light on some practical wisdom for those of us still forging our own paths.

Roads Less Travelled with Nick Kristof

Sophie Ryan speaks to Kumi Naidoo, human rights and climate justice activist.

Roads Less Travelled is a series of conversations with remarkable individuals who have, in one way or another, taken a road less travelled to discover their vocation. The aim behind the podcast is to share stories in the hope that we can shine a light on some practical wisdom for those of us still forging our own paths.

A transcription of the podcast is available: https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/pages/roads-less-travelled-kumi-naidoo/

Roads Less Travelled with Kumi Naidoo

In this episode, Kira Allmann (Virginia and Magdalen 2010) talks about diversity and inclusion with Rhodes Scholars Michelle Johnson (Iowa & Brasenose 1981)and Annick Routhier Labadie (Quebec & Wadham 2008), who have unique experiences in this area.

Rhodes Women Series: Episode 3- Rhodes Women Take A Seat At The Table

Vincent Tran is a Schwarzman Scholar who joins The Rhodes Ahead: Public Leadership Series to reflect upon public leadership in the 21st century. In particular, this series looks at the challenges of ethical leadership, cultural understanding, and communication in today's fast-moving inter-connected world.

Rhodes Ahead Series: Vincent Weijie Tan on Public Leadership

Nelisa Nchimunya Tebeka (Zambia & Wolfson 2016) is a Rhodes Scholar reading for a DPhil in Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics. She joins The Rhodes Ahead: Public Leadership Series to reflect upon public leadership in the 21st century. In particular, this series looks at the challenges of ethical leadership, cultural understanding, and communication in today's fast-moving inter-connected world.

Rhodes Ahead Series: Nelisa Nchimunya Tebeka on Public Leadership

Nadav Lidor (Israel & St John's 2017) is a Rhodes Scholar reading for an MSc in Public Policy. He joins The Rhodes Ahead: Public Leadership Series to reflect upon public leadership in the 21st century. In particular, this series looks at the challenges of ethical leadership, cultural understanding, and communication in today's fast-moving inter-connected world.

Rhodes Ahead Series: Nadav Lidor on Public Leadership

Bob Wu is a Schwarzman Scholar who joins The Rhodes Ahead: Public Leadership Series to reflect upon public leadership in the 21st century. In particular, this series looks at the challenges of ethical leadership, cultural understanding, and communication in today's fast-moving inter-connected world.

Rhodes Ahead Series: Bob Wu on Public Leadership

Bahaa Attaallah (Palestine & University 2018), is a Rhodes Scholar reading a DPhil in Clinical Neurosciences. He joins the Rhodes Ahead: Public Leadership Series to reflect upon public leadership in the 21st century. In particular, this series looks at the challenges of ethical leadership, cultural understanding, and communication in today's fast-moving inter-connected world.

Rhodes Ahead Series: Bahaa Attaallah on Public Leadership

Josh Carpenter (Alabama & St Hilda's 2012), Director of Innovation & Economic Opportunity, City of Birmingham, Alabama joins The Rhodes Ahead: Public Leadership Series to reflect upon public leadership in the 21st century. In particular, this series looks at the challenges of ethical leadership, cultural understanding, and communication in today's fast-moving inter-connected world.

Rhodes Ahead Series: Dr Josh Carpenter on Public Leadership

Recorded at the 4th Annual Rhodes Healthcare Forum, Rhodes Scholars and experts discuss the global drive to achieve universal health coverage which included the treatment for mental healthcare, equality and inclusivity in healthcare, and transformative tools and patient therapies.

The podcasts will be on the following topics: 
1.	Introduction: From Surviving to Thriving
2.	Mental Healthcare Coverage
3.	Equal and Inclusive Healthcare Coverage
4.	Transformative Tools and Patient Therapies

Healthcare Series: Equal and Inclusive Healthcare

“If you're going to dedicate your life to doing something, it has to be worthwhile.” In this episode of the #RhodesVenture19 podcast series, Matt Rogers, Shige Honjo and Amy Honjo discuss their life stories and their involvement with innovative ventures. Matt and Shige talk of their time at Apple and Matt, Shige and Amy also discuss their experiences at Nest, which built the first machine learning thermostat. Listen to find out what Star Wars can teach us about entrepreneurship as well!

Episode 5 - Matt Rogers, Shige Honjo & Amy Honjo

Ventures Series:  Matt Rogers, Shige Honjo & Amy Honjo

This Podcast Series will give you an insight into the Rhodes Scholar journey, from being a ‘Scholar Elect’ to a becoming a ‘Current Scholar’. This week’s episode, ‘What to Bring to Oxford’ will focus on the various things our Scholars packed and any advice they would give to new Scholars.

Welcome to the Rhodes Community: What to Bring to Oxford

This Podcast Series will give you an insight into the Rhodes Scholar journey, from being a ‘Scholar Elect’ to a becoming a ‘Current Scholar’. In this week’s episode, ‘Your first few weeks as a Rhodes Scholar' the Scholars discuss their first few weeks as a Rhodes Scholar and as a student at the University of Oxford.

Welcome to the Rhodes Community: Your first few weeks as a Rhodes Scholar

“Dance with your impostor syndrome, remember to breathe, and remember that you’re brilliant and deserve to be here.” In our final episode of #WelcometotheRhodesCommunity our #RhodesScholars talk about what to do in Oxford and how to make the most out of your experience as a Rhodes Scholar. As Kabelo Murray explains, “Oxford is such a weird place…and finding its little treasures and hidden gems (that you can make your own) are the things that are going to make your time here special.” Tasmanian Tiger specimens at the Natural History Museum, scones at the Rose and exploring all of the parks, are just a few of their recommendations.

Welcome to the Rhodes Community: First Term Highlights

Interviewed by Rahul Bajaj (India & Linacre 2018), Tarunabh Khaitan speaks about the relationship between the activist and the scholar, the Indian Law Review, and what gives him hope about the rule of law and legal academia.  

Tarunabh is Professor of Public Law & Legal Theory at Oxford University and the Hackney Fellow in Law at Wadham College. He helped draft the Indian Anti-Discrimination and Equality Bill 2017. His research on discrimination law has been quoted and relied upon by the Indian Supreme Court. He writes regularly for newspapers and blogs and in 2018, was awarded the Letten Prize, an award given biennially to a young researcher under the age of 45 conducting excellent research of great social relevance. He is using a part of the award towards setting up the Indian Equality Law Programme, aimed at capacity-building for early career scholars. 

Rhodes to Law is a series that sheds light on the career trajectories, personal stories and experiences of Rhodes Scholars who have gone on to attain distinction in the legal profession. We hope that this interview series will serve as a valuable resource for those interested in the law generally and Rhodes Scholars, past present and future, considering a career in the law.

Rhodes To Law: Tarunabh Khaitan (Part Two)

Sasha Polakow-Suransky speaks to Shantel Marekera & Michael O'Keefe about his experience as an op-ed editor at the New York Times, his deputy editor role at Foreign Policy, and his experience as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. He also discusses his book, 'Go Back to Where You Came From: The Backlash Against Immigration and the Fate of Western Democracy', and the current state of political journalism.

Rhodes Humanities Forum: Sasha Polakow-Suransky

Does time exist in poetry? Why is poetry important and how can it transform our world? Maureen N. McLane speaks to Mimi Borders about the necessity of poetry in today's world, her writing style, where she writes her poetry, and reads her poem 'Best Laid'.

Rhodes Humanities Forum: Maureen N. McLane

Maria talks to Jean and Yan about what makes fantasy literature magical, why parts of it are culturally inflected and what we can do re-imagine its future. She also explains what experimental humanities is and why it's so important.

Rhodes Humanities Forum: Maria Sachiko Cecire

Hailed by Nelson Mandela as "one of South Africa's new heroes", Justice Edwin Cameron (South Africa-at-Large & Keble 1976) speaks to Rahul Bajaj (India & Linacre 2018) about his experience as a young gay man growing up in South Africa, his time at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, coming out and the nature of privilege.

Rhodes to Law: Edwin Cameron (Part One)

Rhodes Scholars take part in the world’s longest established scholarship programme by taking up postgraduate study at Oxford University.

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