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GLOBAL SCHOLARS
SYMPOSIUM 2014
HANDBOOK
Rhodes House Oxford, May 15 - 18
WELCOME
TO GSS
HANDBOOK CONTENTS
SPONSORS
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THE SCHOLARSHIPS
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THEME: DARE TO DIFFER
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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The largest and most persistent global issues require a commitment to work across
disciplines and generations to connect current expertise with ideas and action for
tomorrow. The Global Scholars Symposium (GSS) aims to generate dialogue between
prominent leaders and engaged scholars to address pressing challenges.
PANELLISTS
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SMALL GROUPS
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Since 2008, GSS has brought together international scholars studying in the UK to share
their wide variety of interests and knowledge. Each year, the conference has called on
the delegates to pose the questions, explore the topics and identify ways to take action
on the unsolved problems of today. In this tradition, we are excited to welcome you to
Oxford this year for the seventh annual Global Scholars Symposium.
ENGAGING WITH OXFORD:
Dear Scholars,
The theme of GSS 2014 is 'Dare to Differ', with a focus on individuals and communities who
have dared to differ from conventional wisdom, dominant paradigms, and mainstream
thinking. The theme is a springboard to encourage debate and dissent in discussions at
the symposium itself and an opportunity for scholars to reflect on individual privilege and
the responsibility that comes with it.
This conference is one of those rare opportunities in academia to learn about and
discuss issues that transcend individual fields of study. We hope that this will inspire
excitement and interest in new areas and provide a space for novel ideas and
perspectives.
This year’s GSS continues to strengthen a legacy of collaboration and partnership and
was jointly coordinated by scholars from various scholarship programs. We are very
grateful to the 2014 GSS Organising Committee for their hard work and dedication. We
would also like to thank our major sponsor the McCall MacBain Foundation and in
particular John McCall MacBain for his energy and ideas, as well as the Rhodes Trust,
Gates Cambridge Trust and Clarendon Fund for their time and generous contributions.
We offer a very warm welcome to all delegates and speakers to GSS 2014.
With best wishes,
COMMUNITY AND SKILLS WORKSHOPS
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SOCIAL EVENTS
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CREATIVE EXHIBITIONS
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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DIRECTING COMMITTEE
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COMMITTEE
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DELEGATES
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RHODES HOUSE
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OXFORD: EATERIES
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SOCIAL MEDIA
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WELFARE
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NOTES
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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
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The 2014 Global Scholars Symposium Executive
Katie
Hammond
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Max
Harris
Tracy
Jennings
Sarah
St. John
Kate
Williams
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SPONSORS
SCHOLARSHIPS
Special thanks to the McCall MacBain Foundation for their generous
support of GSS 2014
Chevening Scholarship
The Chevening Scholarship funds
international postgraduate students who
want to study in the UK for one academic
year. The scheme commenced in 1984
and is funded by the British government’s
Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The
scheme annually provides funding for
around 700 scholars selected for their
outstanding leadership potential.
Churchill Scholarship
THE MCCALL MACBAIN FOUNDATION (MMF) IS A GRANT MAKING ORGANIZATION
ESTABLISHED IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND BY JOHN AND MARCY MCCALL MACBAIN
OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE WELFARE OF HUMANITY THROUGH FOCUSED GRANTS IN
HEALTH, EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
Thank you to following scholarships for their continued support
As the establishment of a new college in
Cambridge was becoming a reality, Sir
Winston Churchill met with American
friends to ask them to create a mechanism
for young Americans to study at the
college. The first three Churchill
Scholarships were awarded in 1963 and
currently, at least thirteen one-year
scholarships are awarded yearly.
Clarendon Fund
The Clarendon Fund is a major graduate
scholarship scheme at the University of
Oxford, offering 100 new scholarships
every year. In 2012-13, there are more than
300 Clarendon scholars at Oxford from at
least 50 different nations. Awards are made
based on academic excellence and
potential across all subject areas.
Commonwealth Scholarship
Founded in 1959, the Commonwealth
Scholarship and Fellowship Plan is an
international programme through which
member governments offer scholarships
and fellowships to citizens of other
Commonwealth countries. It supports
around 700 awards annually and has
funded 27,000 individuals since its
establishment.
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
In October 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation donated $210 million to the
University of Cambridge to establish the
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Gates Cambridge Trust, which aims to
build a global network of future leaders.
Ninety new scholarships are awarded
every year to students from across the
world, identified by academic excellence,
leadership potential, and a commitment
to improving the lives of others.
Fulbright Commission
The prestigious Fulbright Awards
Programme has a distinguished history
built on the legacy of the late Senator J.
William Fulbright, who set forth an
inspirational global exchange in the
aftermath of World War II to promote
leadership, learning, and understanding
Marshall Scholarship
Founded by a 1953 Act of Parliament,
Marshall Scholarships fund up to forty
American scholars each year to study at a
UK institution in any field of study. Its goal is
to motivate scholars to act as
ambassadors from the USA to the UK and
vice versa thus strengthening mutual
understanding between the two countries.
Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarships are postgraduate
awards supporting all-round students from
diverse countries to study at the University
of Oxford. Established in the will of Cecil
Rhodes, the Rhodes is the oldest
international scholarship program in the
world. Each year, a class of 83 scholars is
selected from 15 geographic
constituencies around the world.
The Weidenfeld Scholarship
The Weidenfeld Scholarship cultivates the
leaders of tomorrow from transition and
emerging economies. In its first phase, the
programme focused on Europe’s wider
neighbourhood including Eastern Europe,
Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East, and
North Africa. To date, 113 scholars have
taken part from 37 countries.
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THEME Dare to Differ
THEME Dare to Differ
This year's theme is 'Dare to Differ'. The theme is a reflection of the fact that many of the
world’s most influential people are those willing to challenge the status quo and act in
the face of opposition and discouragement. Through dialogue with dynamic speakers
we encourage delegates to think about how they can ‘Dare to Differ’ and have a positive
influence on the world.
The symposium will be structured in a way that mirrors the process that an individual or
community might go through when daring to differ. We have outlined five steps for
reflection to guide scholars throughout the conference.
1. Responsibility and privilege: who are we to try to change the world? How should we
approach our fortunate circumstances as scholarship recipients?
2. Community and identity: what communities are each of us part of? What identities do
we have that dictate how we act? What is our role at university?
3. Structures and systems: how can we overcome constraints? What are typical barriers
we face when we try to dare to differ?
4. Big issues: what are the major issues and opportunities facing the world today? How
do we identify them?
5. Action: how to do we change the world for the better? What steps do we need to take
to 'dare to differ'?
These five steps will give logic and coherence to the symposium’s proceedings. We
encourage scholars to engage fully with them and to consider their role in addressing
the challenges of our time.
Innovative formats
Speaker Sessions
We plan to have more than one speaker to speak in most sessions. We hope that the speakers will be
keen to engage with each other as well as the delegates in the discussion period following the talks.
Approximately half the time will be dedicated to questions and discussion for each session.
Fireside Chats
On Saturday night speakers will engage in ‘fireside chats’ with small groups of delegates interested in
getting to know them better.
Open Spaces
We will be crowd-sourcing ideas for discussion from delegates on Friday and Saturday morning for the
Open Spaces Sessions on Saturday afternoon. This serves as a ‘design your own session’ opportunity for
participants to have the chance to discuss the issues they find most pressing at the moment. Speakers
are encouraged to offer ideas and participate in these sessions.
Small Group Sessions
All delegates will be assigned to a small group, which will be an opportunity to reflect in a smaller
group and to get to know people from different scholarships and disciplines. Delegates will introduce
themselves through a short presentation of a project they are currently working on or an idea they
have and would like to implement.
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SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
May 15 - 18, 2014
Friday 16th May
Rhodes House, Oxford
Time
Activity
Location
08:30
Introduction
Milner Hall,
Rhodes House
Overview of the conference theme, the development of content
over the course of the conference, and the day ahead.
Thursday 15th May
08:45
‘Dare to Differ’ Keynote
Justice Joe Williams
Time
Activity
Location
18:00
Delegate Arrival in Oxford.
Backpackers/
Balliol on Broad St
Pick-up/Drop Off
Milner Hall,
Rhodes House
Indigenous New Zealand Judge Justice Joe Williams speaks
about the conference theme, ‘Dare to Differ’.
‘Dare to Differ’ Keynote
Jennifer Robinson
15 May
Pick-up: 15:45 Corner of Trumpington Street and Pembrook Street,
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson speaks about ‘Daring to
Differ’.
Drop Off: 18:00 Corner of Beaumont Street and Magdalen Street
Oxford
Time for questions.
Bus from Cambridge will drop delegates off on St Giles.
19:15 21:00
Registration and Welcome Drinks
19:45 20:10
Welcome from Rhodes House Warden and Performance
Rhodes House
Rotunda and
Marquee
Performance from the New Zealand indigenous performance
group, Ngãti Rãnana.
10:00
Morning Tea
10:25
Delegates to move to Milner Hall
10:30
‘Responsibility and Privilege’ Panel
Laura Bates
Informal Introduction to Small Groups
21:00 21:30
Drinks finish at 9pm. Evening concludes at 9.30pm.
Milner Hall,
Rhodes House
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Please note that dinner will not be provided.
21:00 21:10
Rhodes House
Marquee
Founder of Everyday Sexism Project Laura Bates and journalist
and commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown speak about how to
approach responsibility and privilege in the world. Time for
questions. Moderator: Julia Spelman
11:45
11.55
Delegates to meet in Milner Hall
Small Group Session: Introductions and Individual Presentations
Delegates gather in assigned small groups to meet one another
and begin prepared presentations on ‘Dare to Differ’.
Delegates will be
directed to small
group rooms:
Milner Hall
Beit Room
Jameson Room
Warden’s Drawing
Room
John McCall
MacBain Room
Scholars’ Room A
Scholars’ Room B
IT Suite
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SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
Friday 16th May (continued)
Saturday 17th May
Time
Activity
Location
Time
Activity
Location
13:25
Lunch
Rhodes House
Marquee
08:40
Introduction
Milner Hall,
Rhodes House
14:20
Delegates to move to Milner Hall
14:30
‘Community and Identity’ Panel
Review of the previous day and overview of the day ahead.
09:00
Milner Hall, Rhodes
House
Daniela Papi
Joel Bakan
Founder of ‘Learning Service’ Daniela Papi and leading PR
manager Gina Din-Kariuki speak about issues of identity and
community, and how they inform daring to differ. Time for
questions. Moderator: Julia Spelman
Afternoon Tea
16:20
Delegates to move to small groups
16:30
Small Group Session: Individual Presentations
Milner Hall,
Rhodes House
Film-maker and law professor Joel Bakan speaks about daring to
differ within today’s structures and systems. Time for questions.
Gina Din-Kariuki
16:00
‘Structure and Systems’ Keynote
09:45
‘Structure and Systems’ Keynote
Jacob Weisberg
Rhodes House
Marquee
Editor-in-Chief of Slate Group Jacob Weisberg speaks about
contemporary media. Time for questions.
10:30
Morning Tea
Note: Deadline for Open Spaces Session Topic Suggestions
Small group rooms
Presentations continue – and a chance to start to reflect on the
content of the conference.
10:55
Delegates to move to skills workshops
11:00
Engaging with Oxford: Skills and Community
Delegates choose from a series of interactive skills or community
sessions. Please refer to the Handbook for description of the
activities and their locations.
18:00
Delegates to make their way to Somerville College by 7pm.
18:45
A walking group will be led from Rhodes House to Somerville College
19:00 22:30
Drinks Reception & Formal Dinner
Milner Hall,
Rhodes House
Rhodes House
Marquee
OxGrow: Scholars’
Room A
Good Lad: Milner
Hall
It Gets Brighter:
John McCall
MacBain Room
Somerville College
Streetview: Rhodes
House Rotunda
It Happens Here:
Scholars’ Room B
Fellow: Beit Room
Public Speaking
Worksop: Warden’s
Drawing Room
Food Justice:
Jameson Room
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12:25
Lunch
13:20
Delegates to move to panels sessions
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Marquee
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SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
Sunday 18th May
Saturday 17th May (continued)
Time
Activity
Location
Time
13:30
Panel Sessions: ‘Major Issues and Opportunities’
Health panel: Beit
Room
09:30
Democracy panel:
Milner Hall
09:40
A chance for delegates to choose a focused discussion on how
the world is changing in the spheres of health, democracy, and
business.
Reconceptualising
Health
Reconceptualising
Democracy
Reconceptualising
Profit
Dr. Hannah Gay
Phil Ball
Joel Bakan
Winnie Yip
Joe Williams
Isaac Holeman
Brianne Kent
Winona LaDuke
15:00
Meet in Milner Hall for introduction to Open Spaces Session
15:10
Open Spaces: Design Your Own Session
Delegates will be able to propose sessions during the
conference, and then lead a discussion on their preferred topics.
16:30
Afternoon Tea
16:50
Delegates to move to small groups
17:00
Small Group Session: Reflection and Preparation for Final
Presentation
Delegates discuss conference content and prepare their final
presentations.
18:00
Meet speakers in Rotunda to walk to Fireside chat locations
18:15
Fireside Chats
A unique opportunity for delegates to interact with speakers in a
more informal environment.
19:15
Dinner
Rhodes House
Marquee
21:30
Evening Social Activities
Rhodes House
From
23:30
Social at Maxwell’s [36 Queen St, Oxford OX1 1ER]
Maxwell’s
John McCall MacBain Video: ‘Risk’
Milner Hall,
Rhodes House
‘Daring to Differ’ Keynote
David Suzuki
Environmentalist David Suzuki considers how we can address the
major opportunities and issues in our world today, in light of our
responsibilities and relationships. Time for questions.
10.50
Morning Tea
11:10
Delegates to move to Milner Hall
11:20
‘Daring to Differ’ Keynote
Winona LaDuke
Native American political activist Winona LaDuke reflects on how we
can address the major opportunities and issues in our world today,
in light of our responsibilities and relationships. Time for questions.
Milner Hall,
Rhodes House
12:20
Lunch
Rhodes House
Marquee
13:00
Delegates to move to Milner Hall
13:10
‘Action’ Panel
Hannah Gay
Toby Ord
Karen Cannard
Pioneering doctor Hannah Gay, philosopher Toby Ord and
founder of zero waste project Karen Cannard consider how to
take action in the most effective way in our world today. Time for
questions. Moderator: Aaron Manian.
14:40
Delegates to move to small groups
14:50
19:30
Milner Hall,
Rhodes House
10:00
Various pubs, see
Fireside Chat Map
Return to Rhodes House
Introduction
Via video message GSS supporter John McCall MacBain shares
his perspective on risk taking.
Rhodes House
Marquee
Small group rooms
Location
Recap of the previous day and overview of the day ahead.
Profit panel:
Jameson Room
Milner Hall to move
to various rooms
Activity
Small Group Session: Final Reflections
Rhodes House
Marquee
Milner Hall,
Rhodes House
Small group rooms
Delegates to offer short presentations on issues arising from
Symposium discussions.
16:20
Delegates to move to Milner Hall
16:30 17:00
Closing Session
Bus 18 May.
Pick-up: 18:00 Corner of Beaumont Street and Magdalene Street
Oxford. Drop Off: 20:15 Corner of Trumpington Street and
Pembrook Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.
Milner Hall,
Rhodes House
Small Group representatives to offer brief summaries of their
group activity.
Final remarks and looking ahead.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
working with political prisoners and
engaging in legal advocacy on human
rights and self-determination. She was
educated at the Australian National
University and the University of Oxford
where she was a Rhodes Scholar.
Justice Joseph Williams
Jennifer Robinson
Justice Williams was appointed a Judge of
the High Court on 10 September 2008. He
graduated from Victoria University with an
LLB in 1986 and from the University of British
Columbia, Canada, with an LLM (Hons) in
1988. He then joined, and later became a
partner of the law firm Kensington Swan in
Auckland. After practising as a partner of
Walters Williams & Co, Justice Williams was
appointed Chief Judge, Mãori Land Court
in December 1999. Shortly thereafter he
was appointed as Deputy Chairperson of
the Waitangi Tribunal and appointed the
Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal in
2004. Justice Williams is a former Vice
President of the Mãori Law Society and a
former President of Te Runanga Roia o
Tamaki Makaurau, the Auckland Mãori
Lawyers Association. While in practice, he
had extensive experience as a company
director including sitting on the Board of
MAI FM in Auckland for some years. He
was the lead singer of ‘Aotearoa’, a
popular R&B/reggae band in the 1980s.
He is a fellow of the International
Academy of Trial Lawyers, a fellow of the
Law Faculty at Victoria University of
Wellington, and an adjunct professor at
the Ngãi Tahu Research Centre,
Canterbury University. His tribal affiliations
are Ngãti Pukenga and Te Arawa
(Waitaha, Tapuika).
Jennifer Robinson is a Director of Legal
Advocacy in Bertha UK
(www.berthafoundation.org), and created
and runs the Be Just program. In her
capacity at Bertha, Jen has worked with
filmmakers in developing their legal
advocacy campaigns and is interested in
developing better cooperation between
lawyers and filmmakers to achieve social
justice film advocacy goals. A human
rights lawyer and adjunct lecturer in law
at the University of Sydney, Jen has acted
in key free speech cases before the
European and English courts for clients
such as the New York Times, CNN,
Bloomberg, Human Rights Watch and
Global Witness.
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She has been a member of the legal
team for Julian Assange and WikiLeaks
since 2010. Jen has advised governments
and NGOs on a wide range of media and
international law issues and conducted
human rights missions to Syria and
Malaysia for the International Bar
Association. She serves on the Executive
Committee of the Commonwealth Law
Association and on the board of Article
19, an international free speech
organisation. Jen is a founding member
of International Lawyers for West Papua,
having spent more than a decade
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(1997), as well as textbooks, edited
collections, and numerous articles in
leading legal and social science journals.
His award-winning new book, Childhood
Under Siege: How Big Business Targets
Children (2012), has been translated into
several languages. A frequent recipient of
awards for both his writing and teaching,
Bakan has worked on landmark legal
cases and government policy, and serves
regularly as a public speaker and media
commentator. Also a professional jazz
guitarist, Bakan lives in Vancouver,
Canada with his wife, Rebecca Jenkins,
and their two children, Myim and Sadie.
Joel Bakan
Joel Bakan is a professor of law at the
University of British Columbia, and an
internationally renowned legal scholar
and commentator. A former Rhodes
Scholar and law clerk to Chief Justice
Brian Dickson of the Supreme Court of
Canada, Bakan has law degrees from
Oxford, Dalhousie, and Harvard. His
critically acclaimed international hit, The
Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of
Profit and Power (2004), electrified readers
around the world (it was published in over
20 languages), and became a bestseller
in several countries. The book inspired a
feature documentary film, ‘The
Corporation’, written by Bakan and cocreated with Mark Achbar, which won
numerous awards, including best foreign
documentary at the Sundance Film
Festival, and was a critical and box office
success. Bakan’s highly regarded
scholarly work includes Just Words:
Constitutional Rights and Social Wrongs
Jacob Weisberg
Jacob Weisberg is chairman and editor-inchief of The Slate Group, a unit of the
Graham Holdings Co. devoted to
developing Web-based publications.
Weisberg joined Slate shortly after its
founding in 1996 as chief political
correspondent. He succeeded Michael
Kinsley to become Slate‘s second editor
from 2002 until 2008, when he handed the
job over to David Plotz.
Before joining Slate, Weisberg wrote about
politics for magazines including the New
Republic, Newsweek, New York Magazine,
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Jacob Weisberg (Continued)
Vanity Fair, and the New York Times
Magazine. His most recent book, The Bush
Tragedy, was a New York Times bestseller in
2008. He is the co-author, with Robert E.
Rubin, of In an Uncertain World (2003). He is
also the author of the 1996 book In Defense
of Government, the 2000 e-book The Road
to Chadville, and the Bushisms series.
In 1990 he co-founded with Dr. Tara Cullis,
The David Suzuki Foundation to
“collaborate with Canadians from all
walks of life including government and
business, to conserve our environment
and find solutions that will create a
sustainable Canada through sciencebased research, education and policy
work”. His written work includes more
than 54 books, 19 of them for children. Dr.
Suzuki lives with his wife and family in
Vancouver, B.C.
Award, with which she began the White
Earth Land Recovery Project.
A graduate of Harvard and Antioch
Universities, Winona has written extensively
on Native American and Environmental
issues. She is a former board member of
Greenpeace USA and serves, as co-chair
of the Indigenous Women's Network, a
North American and Pacific indigenous
women's organization. In 1998, Ms.
Magazine named her Woman of the Year
for her work with Honor the Earth.
She has written extensively on Native
American and environmental issues.
Author of now six books, including The
Militarization of Indian Country (2011),
Recovering the Sacred: the Power of
Naming and Claiming (2005), the nonfiction book All our Relations: Native
Struggles for Land and Life (1999, South
End Press), and a novel - Last Standing
Woman (1997, Voyager Press).
David Suzuki
Dr. David Suzuki is a scientist,
broadcaster, author, and co-founder of
the David Suzuki Foundation. He is
Companion to the Order of Canada and
a recipient of UNESCO’s Kalinga Prize for
science, the United Nations Environment
Program medal, the 2012 Inamori Ethics
Prize, the 2009 Right Livelihood Award,
and UNEP’s Global 500. Dr. Suzuki is
Professor Emeritus at the University of
British Columbia in Vancouver and holds
28 honorary degrees from universities
around the world. He is familiar to
television audiences as host of the CBC
science and natural history television
series The Nature of Things, and to radio
audiences as the original host of CBC
Radio’s Quirks and Quarks, as well as the
acclaimed series ‘It’s a Matter of Survival’
and ‘From Naked Ape to Superspecies’.
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John McCall MacBain
Founder and President of a grant- making
foundation and its investment arm. Since
2007, the Foundation has granted
resources to health, education and
environment projects around the world.
Previously, John was the Founder, President
and CEO of Trader Classified Media, the
world’s leading classified advertising
company. Starting with three small
publications in Montreal he developed
businesses across Canada and in 20 other
countries.
Winona LaDuke
Winona LaDuke is an Anishinaabekwe
(Ojibwe) enrolled member of the Mississippi
Band Anishinaabeg who lives and works on
the White Earth Reservations, and is the
mother of three children. She is also the
Executive Director of Honor the Earth, where
she works on a national level to advocate,
raise public support, and create funding for
frontline native environmental groups.
In 1994, Winona was nominated by Time
magazine as one of America's fifty most
promising leaders under forty years of
age. She has been awarded the Thomas
Merton Award in 1996, the BIHA
Community Service Award in 1997, the Ann
Bancroft Award for Women's Leadership
Fellowship, and the Reebok Human Rights
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PANELLISTS
and a growing republicanism. She
received the EMMA award for best print
journalist, and a collection of her
journalistic writings, Some of My Best
Friends Are… was published in 2005. Her
one-woman show, commissioned and
directed by the Royal Shakespeare
Company as part of their new work
festival. In 2005, she was voted the 10th
most influential black/Asian woman in the
country in a poll and in another she was
among the most powerful Asian media
professionals in the UK. She is married with
a son and daughter.
Laura Bates
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
After realising that people no longer
considered sexism to be a problem within
society, in April 2012 Laura Bates founded
The Everyday Sexism Project, an online
platform where women can submit
everyday examples of sexism directly, or
via email or Twitter.
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown came to the UK in
1972 from Uganda. She completed her
M.Phil. in literature at Oxford in 1975. As a
journalist she has written for The Guardian,
Observer, The New York Times, Time
Magazine, Newsweek, The Evening
Standard, The Mail and other newspapers,
and is now a regular columnist for The
Independent and London’s Evening
Standard. She is also a radio and
television broadcaster and author of
several books, including Who Do We Think
We Are? Mixed Feelings, and an
autobiography No Place Like Home. From
1996 to 2001 she was a Research Fellow at
the Institute for Public Policy Research and
published True Colours, which was
launched by Tony Blair in March 1999. She
has honorary degrees from Oxford
Brookes University, and the Open University
for her contributions to social justice. She is
currently an Honorary Fellow at Liverpool
John Moore’s University, and is a senior
fellow at the Foreign Policy Centre. She is a
Vice President of the United Nations
Association, UK, and President of the
Institute of Family Therapy. In 2001 Yasmin
was appointed an MBE for services to
journalism in the New Year’s honours list,
and in 2003 she returned the MBE in
protest against the new empire in Iraq
The Everyday Sexism Project gives women
from all over the world a voice. The
website recorded 25,000 testimonies from
15 different countries within a year,
showing that sexism is still very much a big
issue. The stories come from women of all
ages, races and sexual orientations,
disabled and non-disabled, employed
and unemployed, religious and nonreligious. In a single year, the project has
become internationally renowned,
featuring in media from the New York
Times to French Glamour, CNN to Grazia
South Africa, Cosmopolitan to The Times of
India. Laura writes regularly for The
Guardian, The Independent, Grazia, and
Red Magazine and has contributed to The
Financial Times and New Statesman
among others. She recently consulted for
the British Foreign Office Preventing Sexual
Violence Initiative, a central feature of the
UK's presidency of the 2013 G8 Summit.
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frequently speaks and writes on the topic.
She graduated from Oxford’s Said
Business School as a Skoll Scholar, lectures
on entrepreneurship via the Skoll Centre
for Social Entrepreneurship, and is
currently part of the Clore Social
Leadership Programme.
Gina Din-Kariuki
Daniela Papi
Daniela is the founder of PEPY Tours, an
educational travel company, PEPY, a
youth leadership and education
organization in Cambodia, and Learning
Service, an education and advocacy
organization working to help people
rethink volunteer travel. Due to the waste
she encountered in the aid sector and her
experience with international
volunteering, Daniela has become an
international advocate for a learning-first
approach to international service. She has
worked with travel companies around the
world to help them improve their
philanthropic travel offerings and
Gina is the founder and Group Executive
Chair of the Gina Din Group and has over
29 years of service and experience in
providing state of the art media and
communication strategy to corporates,
governments and NGOs in Africa and
beyond. The Gina Din Group has over the
years filled a market niche by providing
comprehensive crisis management,
corporate communications strategy as
well as major events planning for many
blue chip and international companies. It
is an affiliate of Weber Shandwick, a
highly-awarded global PR firm. Gina is
also the chairperson of the Gina Din
Foundation. The Foundation empowers
youth and women by linking them to
critical resources. Under the auspices of
this foundation, in October 2013 Gina
launched ‘At the Table with Gina Din’, a TV
show that is an avenue to join young high
potential Africans with high achievers who
work in the same field. The show has a
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PANELLISTS
PANELLISTS
Gina Din-Kariuki (Continued)
1994 as a paediatric HIV specialist.
segment called The University Table Talks,
a youth-lead series set at rotating
universities and available through
Google+ Hangout. The aim of the series is
to empower students to engage a diverse
audience using an interactive, real time
format that enables a global conversation
about entrepreneurship, innovation and
collaboration.
Along with colleagues Dr. Katherine
Luzuriaga, a University of Massachusetts
Medical School immunologist, and Dr.
Deborah Persaud, a Johns Hopkins
Children’s Center virologist, Dr. Gay earned
international attention at an infectious
diseases conference in 2013 where Persaud
presented their case report on the
“Mississippi Baby”. The report detailed how
Dr. Gay administered an early and
aggressive treatment regimen to a
newborn infected with HIV, which appears
to have prompted remission of the HIV
disease in the child. The report was
published in the New England Journal of
Medicine. To date, the child continues to
be followed carefully at UMMC and has not
taken any HIV medications for nearly two
years without any sign of rebound virus.
Gina is a board member of CAMAC
Energy Kenya, the Africa Yoga Project, the
James Jordan Foundation and Brand
Africa. She was recently named one of
Africa’s 100 Most Influential People by the
New African magazine.
TIME Magazine later named the three in its
2013 list of the 100 Most Influential People
in the World. Dr. Gay has spoken at
UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations
Programme on HIV/AIDS special
symposium in Durban, South Africa and at
the Oxford Union in the United Kingdom.
Among other roles, Dr. Gay has served as
a member of the American Academy of
HIV Medicine and the Ryan White Title IV
HIVQUAL Advisory Committee. She and
her husband have four grown children
and are active members in their Baptist
church.
Hannah Gay MD
Dr. Hannah Gay is associate professor of
paediatrics at the University of Mississippi
Medical Center. The Mississippi native
received her bachelor’s in biology and
chemistry at the University of Mississippi.
She earned her M.D. from the University
of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1980,
where she also completed residency
training in paediatrics. Dr. Gay and her
husband, Paul, worked for six years in
Africa and soon after their return to the
States, she joined the UMMC faculty in
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Solutions Network (Thematic Group on
Health) and the Joint Learning Network for
Universal Health Coverage (Expert Group
on Provider Payment Mechanisms). She
has acted as adviser to the World Bank
and other international agencies.
Professor Yip is Associate Editor of Health
Economics (Wiley), and the Journal of the
Economics of Ageing (Elsevier), and
editorial board member of Health Policy,
Health Economics, Policy and Law
(Cambridge University Press) and Health
Economics Review (Springer).
Winne Yip
Winnie Yip is Professor of Health Policy and
Economics at the Blavatnik School of
Government, the University of Oxford, and
Senior Research Fellow of Green
Templeton College, Oxford, where she codirects the Global Health Policy Program.
She is also Adjunct Professor of
International Health Policy and Economics
at Harvard School of Public Health.
Professor Yip received her PhD in
Economics from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, USA. Her research
focuses on the design, implementation
and impact evaluation of national health
care systems for equitable, efficient and
effective delivery of evidence-based
health interventions. She leads several
projects on large-scale health system
interventions and evaluations in China
and her work has been funded by the
National Science Foundation, Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation, the European
Union Commission, the Economics and
Social Science Research Council. She has
extensive research and executive training
experience in Asia, especially China. She
is the current Chair of the Flagship Course
on Health Systems Strengthening and
Sustainable Financing of the Asia Network
for Health System Strengthening and a
member of the Sustainable Development
Brianne Kent
Brianne Kent is a Gates Cambridge
Scholar from Vancouver, Canada. She did
her undergraduate degree at Simon
Fraser University and MSc and MPhil at
Yale University. She is currently in the 3rd
year of her PhD at the University of
Cambridge where she is studying the
neurobiology of memory and Alzheimer’s
disease in rodent models. Her research
has received recognition from the Society
of Neuroscience and the Natural Sciences
and Engineering Research Council of
Canada. She is passionate about science
communication and outreach, and has
been openly critical of the current “publish
or perish” culture in science.
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PANELLISTS
PANELLISTS
Phil Ball
Isaac Holeman
Toby Ord
Karen Cannard
Phil Ball is a Greenpeace activist. He is
one of the Arctic 30 - the crew of
Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise ship that took
part in a peaceful protest at Gazprom's oil
rig to call attention to the threat of oil
drilling and climate change. Along with
the other crew members, Phil Ball was
imprisoned for two months in Russia
before being released.
Isaac Holeman is a designer-scholar
striving for global health equity. As an
ethnographer and cofounder of the social
enterprise Medic Mobile, his work is about
seeing through the eyes of the poor and
marginalised and responding
pragmatically. Medic Mobile received a
Skoll award in 2014, and Isaac has been
featured twice in Forbes Magazine as one
of the top 30 social entrepreneurs under
the age of 30. He remains active at Medic
Mobile, while pursuing scholarly projects
as a fellow of the University of Edinburgh’s
Global Health Academy and as a Gates
Cambridge Scholar in management
studies.
Toby Ord is a philosopher at the University
of Oxford, who specializes in practical and
theoretical ethics. His work has addressed
topics ranging from moral uncertainty to
status quo bias in ethics to global
catastrophic risks and global poverty. He
has also turned his research interest in
global poverty into a practical project: an
international society called Giving What
We Can which promotes giving to the
charities which are most effective at
helping people in poor countries. So far it
has more than 400 members, who have
pledged to donate at least 10% of their
lifetime earnings to such charities, totalling
more than $250 million. He has advised
the World Health Organisation, the World
Bank, the UK Department for International
Development, the Prime Minister’s Office,
and the US Government.
Karen Cannard is the creator of The
Rubbish Diet, an easy-to-follow challenge
that inspires households to dramatically
reduce their waste in just eight weeks. She
has presented at Zero Waste conferences
at European Parliament, in San Francisco
and at industry events in the UK. In 2012,
Karen was featured as a newcomer in the
Resource Magazine’s Hot 100 of people
making a difference in the resource
industry. A frequent contributor to BBC
Radio Suffolk and BBC London, Karen has
also appeared on Woman’s Hour, The
One Show, C4’s Dispatches and ITV1’s
Tonight documentary ‘Throwaway Britain’,
where she helped a family reduce their
waste by 95%.
Phil is a committed environmentalist. He
lives in Oxford, United Kingdom and is a
devoted father to three children aged
eight, seven and three-years-old. He
spends much of his spare time teaching
his children about the beauty of the
countryside around where they live, and
often entertains friends and colleagues
with photos and tales of their outdoor
adventures. Phil has been an active
member of his local Greenpeace group,
in Oxford, since 2007. He has
campaigned on a range of issues
including, forests and sustainable fishing,
and in 2008 he went aboard the Rainbow
Warrior for its Coal Tour.
Phil is a talented cameraman and is
passionate about using his craft to improve
the world. His dedication to environmental
campaigning is well-thought through. He is
kind, intelligent and funny, and takes on
new challenges with gusto.
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As a finalist in the Nesta Waste Reduction
Challenge Prize, The Rubbish Diet has been
transformed into the UK’s first slimming club
for bins. The diet has since been trialled
around the UK and adapted for radio. The
BBC Radio Suffolk Rubbish Diet, a 9-week
campaign, was shortlisted for a Media
Communications Campaign award at the
2013 CIWM awards for Environmental
Excellence. Karen lives with her husband
and two children in Suffolk. She is currently
Chair of Trustees for Sustainable Bury, and is
a trustee of the educational charity Zero
Waste Alliance UK.
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SMALL GROUP SESSIONS
AND PRESENTATIONS
PANELLISTS
During the Symposium all delegates will be split into small groups which will meet
regularly to reflect more deeply on the talks, workshops and theme of 'Dare to Differ'.
The purpose of the small groups is to provide a more intimate space for participants to
challenge and learn from each other, create meaningful connections and potential
collaborations. To help stimulate this process, for the first small group meeting, delegates
have been asked to prepare in advance a 3-4 minute verbal presentation to introduce
themselves to their small group.
There will be 4 sessions over the course of the symposium, led by current scholars and
alumni trained in group facilitation.
This presentation could, for example, focus on:
a) a challenge facing the world you are particularly passionate about;
b) a topic you are exploring in your own life or research/studies;
c) a way you would like to dare to be different in your life; or
d) any other subject loosely related to the theme or conference.
Talk and Draw
Clive Cole & Jeraldene Lovell-Cole
The final presentation could, for example, include:
a) extension or application of a concept from the conference to delegates' own lives;
b) agreement or disagreement with some of the arguments presented at the
conference;
c) an idea for how delegates might be able to work together after the conference; or
d) thoughts on the ‘Dare to Differ’ theme in light of the conference.
Clive & Jeraldene are the directors of Talk
and Draw, a strategic facilitation and
illustration company that is going to be
charting the exciting ideas, debates, and
dialogues of GSS 2013. Clive is a versatile
Management Consultant with extensive
experience designing and implementing
creative solutions for both people issues
and business opportunities in the UK,
Middle East, Africa, and the United States.
Jeraldene has spent the past 30 years as
professional facilitator, counsellor, coach
and teacher with a deep passion for
drawing and listening to people. Together
they’re offering an interactive session for
scholars to learn the fundamentals of
Strategic Illustration.
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On the final day of the Global Scholars Symposium, members of small groups will be
asked to offer a final 3-4 minute reflection on the content of the weekend.
Small Group Facilitators
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Anasstassia Baichorova
Josh Carpenter
Anasstassia Baichorova is an anti-racist
activist and non-profit worker. She gained
her experience in facilitation through
organizing with Occupy Boston and
leading diversity conversations for the last
10 years.
A former secondary school teacher and
coach in rural Alabama, Josh is no
stranger to handling unruly classroom
behaviour. More seriously, Josh is pursuing
a DPhil in Politics at Oxford where he
focuses on issues surrounding the political
economy of the Southern US. He served on
the leadership team of GSS last year and
has led discussions in a number of other
forums on education, civic engagement,
and political action.
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SMALL GROUP SESSIONS
AND PRESENTATIONS
Andrew Grey
Andy is an MPhil Candidate in Theology,
specialising in Christian Ethics, and Chair
of the Oxford Living Wage Campaign. He
facilitates discussions every week in
campaign meetings, and has also chaired
committees as an undergraduate student
representative. As Graduate Representative
of Oxford University’s Undergraduate
Theology Society, the C H Dodd Society, he
has hosted speakers and chaired
subsequent discussion. He has also
managed discussions of other kinds of
groups, including as an English teacher to
homeless and unemployed adults and as
a Primary School Teaching Assistant.
Ronan Harrington
Ronan Harrington is a student at the
Blavatnik School of Government. Also a
recent graduate of Schumacher College,
Ronan has experience facilitating political
discussion groups - and has hosted a radio
show in addition to participating in various
innovation labs. In the past he has worked
for the Foreign Office, in strategy and
marketing, and on an Irish start-up.
ENGAGING WITH OXFORD
COMMUNITY AND SKILLS WORKSHOPS
ranging from immigration to LGBT equality
for over 10 years, and is the organizer of
the Oxford Pan-Afrikan Forum.
Saturday May 17, 11am - 12.30pm
Cory Rodgers
OxfordHub Community Cases
FELLOW
Cory is a member of the Executive
Committee responsible for establishing the
Global Scholars Network, as well as
Coordinator for the Oxford Food Security
Forum. He is currently pursuing his studies
in Medical Anthropology at Oxford and
conducting research as a Rhodes Scholar
on health interventions among nomadic
pastoralists.
This workshop is designed to support
students in applying innovative
approaches to tackling thorny social
problems. Community organisations will
present a problem or challenge they have
faced. Delegates will work in small teams
to analyse how they would respond
before taking turns to present their solution
to the community organisation and the
other participants.
Caitlin Farrar
Beit Room
Julia Spelman
Julia is a lawyer from New Zealand where
she helped to set up the youth-led justice
advocacy group, JustSpeak. She has also
been a board member of a community
housing organisation and has experience
facilitating discussions on feminist and
criminal justice issues. She holds a
BA/LLB(Hons.) degree and is currently
working as a criminal defence lawyer in
Oxford.
Cat Stephens
Mary-Dan Johnston
Mary-Dan is originally from Canada, and
has been working with community groups
and social movements for several years.
She has a particular interest in critical
pedagogy, and is excited to be part of this
weekend's discussions.
Brian Kwoba
Brian Kwoba is a doctoral student in
Afrikan and Afrikan-American history. His
research focuses on the unsung "father of
Harlem radicalism" from the early 20th
century, Hubert Harrison. He has been a
facilitator in activist spaces on issues
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These workshops are interactive in nature, and will last approximately 1.5 hours.
Cat is from Melbourne, Australia and has
facilitated workshops on global poverty
and development, community
campaigning and leadership in Australia
and the Asia-Pacific region. Cat has
worked as a lawyer in the education sector
and with community legal centres. Cat is
currently working as a research assistant
for Oxford Policy Management and will
commence her MSc in Criminology and
Criminal Justice at the University of Oxford
in October.
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Oxgrow Talk
OxGrow | Madeleine Ellis-Petersen
Scholars’ Room A
OxGrow provides an edible community
garden, where students and the local
community can come together to learn,
demonstrate and experiment with
sustainable cultivation techniques and
crops. Since 2011, they have been
transforming two unloved tennis courts in
the heart of Oxford into a food garden and
they are interested in how to maintain the
capacity to manage the garden.
FELLOW provides free
English lessons for recent
immigrants, refugees,
foreign workers and students in a safe,
friendly and informal environment. They
currently attract 50 students to their classes,
held three-four times a week. Delegates will
work with them on how to expand the
capacity of these classes.
Food Justice
Brittany Bear
Jameson Room
Food Justice helps deliver food that would
otherwise go to waste to local charities, and
raises awareness about the issue of food
waste amongst the student population.
They work with the Oxford Food Bank, which
currently reallocates about £4,000 worth of
unsold food from supermarkets and
wholesalers to local charities. Delegates will
be invited to contribute to the planning of a
new University-wide campaign focusing on
food waste in colleges.
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ENGAGING WITH OXFORD
COMMUNITY AND SKILLS WORKSHOPS
ENGAGING WITH OXFORD
COMMUNITY AND SKILLS WORKSHOPS
Positive Masculinity
Mental Health Awareness Discussion
Tour of Oxford
Good Lad | Nik Kirby & Tom Hills
Milner Hall
It Gets Brighter | Joshua Chauvin
& Samuel Galler
John McCall MacBain Room
Streetview | Anthony Ralph
Meet in the Rhodes House Rotunda
The Good Lad Workshop is an Oxfordbased effort looking at the role of men in
complex gender situations. Their
workshops focus on issues relating to
consent, masculinity, peer pressure, power
and responsibility. Instead of casting men
as potential perpetrators who just have to
learn to obey the law, they promote the
idea of ‘positive masculinity’. While Good
Lad workshops are typically run for men,
these are delivered after consultation with
key stakeholders of all genders. Good Lad
recognises the value of having a wide
range of perspectives in the room and as
such, would encourage anyone interested
in issues of gender, lad culture, and sexual
violence to attend.
Nik is undertaking a DPhil in political
philosophy and Tom a DPhil in Oncology.
Tom Hills and Nik Kirby, along with the
others who run Good Lad Workshops,
have been involved in sports teams or
other groups where they have
encountered 'lad culture'. Good Lad
Workshops are their attempt to get men to
engage with gender issues and to push
back against lad culture. All genders
welcome.
The It Gets Brighter Project is a non-profit
campaign run entirely by Oxford student
volunteers. They collect and publish short
video testimonials documenting
experiences of mental illness. By bringing
people face to face with others who have
experienced mental illness, they aim to not
only combat the stigma surrounding the
issue but also to connect people with
organisations who can help with mental
illness. This workshop will preview some
video testimonials and initiate a broader
discussion about mental health and the
role of awareness-raising campaigns.
Joshua and Sam are both DPhil students at
Oxford. Joshua has worked as a research
consultant at the Canadian Mental Health
Association, and has been involved in a
number of anti-stigmatization campaigns
in Windsor, ON, Canada.
Sam is a member of Mind Your Head
Oxford. He has faced depression
personally and has helped many close
peers manage and overcome mental
health.
This workshop will preview some video
testimonials and initiate a broader
discussion about mental health and the
role of awareness-raising campaigns.
Oxford, and It Happens Here is one part of
that effort. This Consent Workshop is
designed to begin the dialogue around
best practice of sexual consent.
Streetview Oxford is a Social Enterprise led
by local people and students. They
provide homeless or formerly homeless
people with the skills to enable them to
design and operate walking tours of the
local area on a commercial basis. They
have a strong social purpose which
underpins every part of their operation.
Anthony Ralph was born in 1963 and
raised in Oxford. He has had a diverse set
of experiences throughout his life,
including forming a rock band, and
working as a life guard and sailing
instructor in the Gulf of Mexico.
Sexual Violence and Consent
Workshop
It Happens Here | Sarah Pine
Scholars Room B
It Happens Here, an autonomous
campaign of the Oxford University Student
Union, acknowledges that sexual violence
happens at Oxford and that through
education, advocacy, and outreach,
Oxford can be a safe place for all people.
A key component of this is creating a
culture of enthusiastic consent, and this is
developed through Consent Workshops - a
one hour session that is designed to begin
the dialogue around best practice of
sexual consent. Participants will be given
the opportunity to participate in a
conversation that everyone (regardless of
age, gender, marital status, or sexual
orientation) can benefit from.
Sarah Pine is the Vice President (Women)
for the Oxford University Student Union.
In standing for the role, she pledged to
improve harassment policies around
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ENGAGING WITH OXFORD
COMMUNITY AND SKILLS WORKSHOPS
Public Speaking Workshop
Victor Finkel
Warden’s Drawing Room
Thursday Night Welcome @ Rhodes
House
Friday Night Formal Dinner @
Somerville College
Welcome by the Rhodes Warden,
Charles Conn
Performance by the St John’s Choir
Performance by New Zealand
indigenous group, Ngãti Rãnana
This workshop, led by a former debater
from the international debating circuit, will
explore the fundamentals of good public
speaking - both in terms of style and
structure. Participants will practice
speaking themselves and receive
feedback and guidance from their peers
and the workshop facilitators.
The St John’s Choir consists of women and
men, undergraduate and graduate, both
from St John’s and elsewhere in the
University, who enjoy singing a varied
repertoire under the direction of the
organ scholars. Recent tours have
included the USA, Sweden and South
Africa.
Saturday Night Informal Dinner,
Entertainment & Fireside Chats
Victor is a perpetual student from Australia
most recently studying for his fourth degree,
a Masters in Economics for Development at
Oxford. Winner of the 2011 World University
Debating Championships, Victor has
coached debating and public speaking
across the world. He is passionate about
helping people develop their skills in both
crafting and presenting arguments and is
a strong believer in the power of these
skills... but with great power comes great
responsibility, so he requests you kindly
don't attend if you plan to use your
newfound skills for evil.
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SOCIAL EVENTS
Fireside Chats
Ngãti Rãnana
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Fireside chats provide an opportunity for
delegates to have more intimate
conversations with speakers, including Prof
Joel Bakan, Dr Hannah Gay, Justice Joe
Williams and Phil Ball.
Fireside Chats Map
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SOCIAL EVENTS
CREATIVE EXHIBITIONS
Performance by Rebecca Jenkins &
Joel Bakan | DJ & Dancing |
Documentary Screenings
Rebecca Jenkins accompanied by Joel
Bakan sings jazz standards, cool covers,
and original compositions. One of
Canada’s most beloved and
accomplished singers and film and
television stars, Rebecca burst onto the
Canadian film scene with her best actress
Genie Award winning performance as a
1940s jazz singer in Anne Wheeler's Bye Bye
Blues. Her soulful and charismatic singing
and acting in that film launched a career
of numerous starring and award-winning
roles in film and television, alongside the
likes of Tim Robbins, Kevin Spacey, and
Ellen Page.
Adolfo Arguello
To encourage a more comprehensive exploration of the Symposium’s Dare to Differ
theme, this year’s GSS application included an unconventional opportunity to engage
the theme through artistic expression. These submissions compose the Creative
Exhibitions that you see featured in this year’s Delegates Handbook, and which you may
view displayed at the site of the Symposium in Rhodes House.
As a singer, Rebecca toured and recorded
with the Parachute Club and Jane Siberry,
and released three of her own albums –
Blue Skies (2008), Something’s Coming
(2012), and Rebecca Jenkins Live at the
Cellar (summer, 2014). Rebecca recently
received a lifetime achievement award
from the Chlotrudis Society for
Independent Film.
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‘These days, individuals, cities, regions, countries, all market themselves. The major social
dynamic shaping international media is the contradiction between global networks and
local identities. The phenomenon of region branding evidence how new cultural
identities can shape the global arena. Via the implementation of Region Branding
Strategies different regions have found a way to redefine who they are and what they
have to offer within an internationally competitive environment. I am in the position to
build consensus between Chiapas’ biodiversity and culture, and develop a global
platform. This could generate advantages of branding, gaining worldwide attention to
the region (linking one of the World’s Biodiversity Corridors that goes from Mexico to
Colombia). We will not continue to be the poorest region in Mexico. The outcome will be
a world-known case of economic development. Chiapas’ success will be an opportunity
to implement this experience on a national scale’.
– Adolfo Arguello
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CREATIVE EXHIBITIONS
CREATIVE EXHIBITIONS
Via visual, literary, or musical creative mediums, the items included in the Creative
Exhibition reflect delegates’ interpretations of what it means to ‘Dare to Differ’.
Submissions include original essays and poetry, photography, and musical performance.
Each submission on display is accompanied by an artist’s statement: the delegate artist
explains why the submission reflects the theme in his or her own eyes. During your time at
this year’s Global Scholars Symposium, we encourage you to explore the Creative Exhibit
and read and observe the diversity of manners in which your fellow delegates interpret
the ‘Dare to Differ’ theme.
‘Truth–the government of Nepal has not formed the truth commission to investigate
incidents relating to a 10 years-long armed conflict in Nepal. Conflict victims, civil society
and the whole of Nepal demand truth - International Day for Truth (24 March 2013)’.
Rebekah Scheuerle
– Rukamanee Maharjan
Rukamanee Maharjan
‘My PhD in Physics is on DNA origami, the
art of folding DNA into three dimensional
shapes. What happens when scientists do
arts? Or when science leaves its comfort
zone and “dares to differ"? The photo
shows a paper origami model of my DNA
origami design – a small channel made
from DNA. Today it is art, but tomorrow it
might help to deliver drugs or kill
malfunctioning cells’. – Kerstin Goepfrich
‘There is a pervasive culture of
exaggerated-acclaim for disruptive but
underdeveloped breakthroughs, with a
gap in support for their translation into
feasible, life-changing technology. There is
a lack of appreciation for the clever ideas
that make the pivotal, sometimes
incremental changes required for a
launch from bench to market, and a lack
of resources to do so. This is especially true
for developing world contexts, whereby
merely tailoring an existing technology for
a resource-limited environment, quality of
life for a society can be revolutionized. I
dare scientists and engineers to differ, by
taking on the unpopular challenge of
innovating feasible improvements for
existing technology to reach those in
need, and dare society to recognize these
optimizers as the world-changing
innovators they truly are. I hope this image
demonstrates how a minor optimization
can majorly improve efficiency of a
common product, and inspires ideas for
increasing robustness of other existing
technologies’. – Rebekah Scheuerle
Creative Exhibitions: Please note that the views expressed in the displayed work and artist
statements do not necessarily represent the views of the Global Scholars Symposium. GSS
brings together students and speakers to engage in thought provoking dialogue
intended to challenge scholars to think in new and creative ways. This is particularly
reflected in this year’s Symposium theme, Dare to Differ. It is our hope that the Creative
Exhibitions of this year’s Symposium will further deepen the creative engagement that is
the hallmark of the Global Scholars Symposium.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Katie Hammond
Max Harris
Sarah St John
Tracy Jennings
Commonwealth Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Katie is a Commonwealth Trust Scholar
and Gates Cambridge Scholar alumna,
working towards her PhD in Sociology. She
is also an Embryo Project fellow and
visiting scholar at the Center for Biology
and Society at Arizona State University. Her
research explores assisted human
reproduction, its resulting markets and
regulation. She holds an MPhil in Gender
studies (also cantab) and BA Hons in Legal
Studies (Carleton University). Katie is
actively involved in the sphere of
reproduction and biomedical technology
in numerous capacities, including in the
media, and as a convener of multiple
related research forums. Katie was
previously the 2013 GSS Social Director.
Max Harris is an MPP student at the
Blavatnik School of Government. Max is
especially interested in justice policy,
climate change, human rights, and
progressive politics. He also enjoys
dancing, playing cricket and soccer
badly, and blogging.
Sarah is from British Columbia, Canada
and is currently completing her MPhil in
Geography and Environment focusing on
immigration policy. Previously she attended
Simon Fraser University and completed a
Bachelors of Science degree in Health
Sciences. Sarah’s passion for humanitarian
issues and sustainability has driven both
her studies and her extra-curricular
activities, including her involvement with
the Canadian Red Cross. She is excited to
be on this year’s GSS committee and looks
forward to bringing scholars together to
learn from each other, collaborate, and
challenge each other with the help of
creative and innovative formats.
Tracy Jennings is a MPhil student in the
Faculty of Classics. Tracy is studying imperial
Roman history and has a particular interest
in the networks of connectivity in the ancient
world. Her Masters dissertation considers the
role of individuals' origins in the Roman
slave system and trade.
Kate Williams
Commonwealth Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Kate Williams is a PhD Student in the Department of Sociology, working in the area of
Sociology of Knowledge. Kate completed her previous studies in Western Australia. Prior
to joining the PhD program at Cambridge, she worked in the aid and development
sector in Melbourne. Her doctoral topic aims to present a sociological account of
international development as an institutional field. Her current research interests lie in the
areas of sociology of knowledge, social theory, sociology of intellectuals and the
philosophy and sociology of the social sciences.
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Louis Chambers (Social)
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Louis grew up on a farm in sunny Hawke’s
Bay, New Zealand. Now that he is living in
wet Oxford, he spends his time thinking
about long-term challenges like climate
change and international governance. As
a public policy enthusiast, Louis has the
pleasure (or the embarrassment) of being
intrigued by anything and everything: this
means my interests drift across topics as
diverse as inequality and poverty; new
models of social organising; and future
trends in transport and energy.
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Kate Crowcroft (Media &
Communications)
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Kate Crowcroft is a PhD candidate in the
Faculty of English. Her research looks at the
early modern medical and theological
history of the tongue and the mouth in
Europe. Her prize-winning poems have
appeared in The Best Australian Poems
anthology, The Australian national
newspaper, and other publications. Kate
works extensively with organizations
promoting literacy and numeracy in
disadvantaged communities.
Rebekah Scheuerle (Delegates)
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Rebekah Scheuerle is a PhD student in the
Department of Chemical Engineering and
Biotechnology. Rebekah is developing a
novel medical device for oral delivery of
medications to breastfeeding infants, and
also actively spinning out the technology
in the start-up social enterprise JustMilk.
Rebekah is interested in using engineering
to develop technologies targeted at
solving global public health problems,
specifically focussing on infants in
developing countries. She holds a
bachelor’s degree in Chemical
Engineering from The University of Texas,
and has worked at the University of
California Berkeley, MSD, and Genentech.
Previously, Elizabeth worked as a special
education teacher for students with
emotional/behavioural disabilities and
mild-moderate cognitive disabilities. She
holds a BA in Psychology, an MA in Urban
Special Education, and an MSc in
Evidence-Based Social Intervention.
Elizabeth Nye (Logistics)
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Elizabeth Nye is a DPhil (PhD) student at the
Centre for Evidence Based Intervention in
the Department of Social Policy and
Intervention at the University of Oxford.
Elizabeth researches children's
development, looking at services provided
in schools to support children with special
educational and mental health needs.
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Ruy Sebastian Bonilla, IT Officer
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Sebastian is a third year DPhil in Materials
Science doing research on solar energy
generation using silicon solar cells. He is
Colombian and an active member of the
Latin American Society at Oxford.
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Nouran Abdelfattah
Tara Cookson
Eleanor Gardner
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Nouran Abdelfattah is an MPhil student in
the Department of Medicine. Nouran is
studying the molecular pathogenesis of
Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Nouran is
passionate about translating scientific
research into clinical treatment for patients.
Tara Cookson is a PhD student in the
Department of (Human) Geography. Tara
is researching the impacts on women of
one of the world's fastest growing antipoverty initiatives, conditional cash
transfers, in rural Peru. She has worked as a
project developer for community-based
and international NGOs in Canada and
Latin America that seek to improve quality
of life for women and other marginalized
communities. Apart from the UK, Tara has
studied and lived in Canada, Mexico,
Argentina, Brazil and Peru and speaks
Spanish and Portuguese.
Eleanor Gardner is an MSc student in the
Department of Social Policy and
Intervention at Oxford. Eleanor is
researching education policy and the role
it can have in creating opportunities to
promote social mobility in societies with
historical structural inequality. Eleanor has
also conducted research on racial politics.
In September, upon completion of her
current degree, she will commence the
Master of Public Policy at the Blavatnik
School of Government.
Evelyn V. Boettcher
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Evelyn V. Boettcher is a PhD student in the
Department of Politics and International
Studies. Evelyn is studying the development
and practice of security engagement
programs in the Asia-Pacific region, with a
particular interest in the manner in which
the convergence of multiple identities
within engagement practices is
understood and addressed across diverse
sets of forums and platforms. Evelyn has
experience interning and researching
within the diplomatic and security sphere,
and has studying multiple times in China,
most recently in Inner Mongolia. She hopes
to serve as a U.S. diplomat in the future.
Katherine Bruce-Lockhart
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Katherine Bruce-Lockhart is a PhD student
in the Faculty of History at the University of
Cambridge. She is researching the history
of the prison in Uganda from the late
colonial period to the fall of Idi Amin.
More broadly, she is interested in the
history of crime and punishment in
colonial and post-colonial Africa; histories
of women's detention and incarceration
across the African continent; and the
politics of reparations.
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Irina Fedorenko
Weidenfield Scholarship
University of Oxford
Against the Grain[s] [of Sand],
Evelyn Boucher
‘I took this photograph in the Spring of
2013 in the Xiang Sha Wan Desert (a
section of the Gobi Desert) in Inner
Mongolia, China. Despite the bitterly cold
temperatures, and despite the obvious
difficulty of climbing up a mountain of
sand, I spotted this large group of visitors
tirelessly scaling the natural desert cliff.
They had chosen to challenge themselves
that day -- very nearly swimming in the
grains of sand flowing downward. There
are many ways to dare to differ. The
magnitude of such actions may be great
one day, but on another day may
represent only a personal challenge.
Great or small, it takes determination to
dare to make a decision that “goes
against the grain” -- and I believe that this
photograph represents that challenge’. –
Evelyn Boucher
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Irina Fedorenko is a PhD student in the
School of Geography. Irina is researching
Green Economy in Russia and China. She
hopes to find out how civil society and
young people in particular can help in
shaping sustainable future in both
countries.
Alisha Gabriel
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Alisha is from the beautiful island of
Bermuda and did her undergraduate
degree in medicine at The Royal College
of Surgeons in Ireland. Alish has done one
year of her Paediatrics residency and is
taking two years in between to complete
an MSc by research in Public Health.
Alisha's research interests are in Neonatal
and Paediatric Bioethics. Alisha enjoys
travelling and swimming in her spare time.
Shea Houlihan
Marshall Scholarship
University of Sussex
Shea Houlihan is an MSc candidate in
Social Research Methods at the University
of Sussex and will attend the University of
Oxford next year as a DPhil candidate in
Social Intervention. Originally from El Paso,
Texas, he works on projects involving
experimental economics and the
metasynthesis of qualitative and
quantitative methodology of the social
sciences. Equally important, one of his
current projects is to find the best
Vietnamese food and cycling trails along
the southwestern coast.
Oday Kamal
Chevening Scholarship
University of Oxford
Oday Kamal is an MPhil student at the
Oriental Insitute. Oday is researching food
security in the Middle East and North
Africa. Oday has collaborated with the
Egyptian Government and Qatari Ministry
of Environment to solve some of the more
pressing issues affecting food security in
the region.
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Juhi Kuchroo
Fulbright Scholarship
University of Oxford
Juhi Kuchroo is a visiting student/
researcher in the Translational
Gastroenterology Unit at John Radcliffe
Hospital and the University of Oxford. Juhi is
studying Inflammatory Bowel Disease and
researching the role of T cell receptors in
the onset of this autoimmune disease. As
an undergraduate at Harvard College,
Juhi majored in Stem Cell and
Regenerative Biology and conducted
research in immunology at Harvard
Medical School and Harvard School of
Public Health. Deeply committed to global
health, Juhi founded and currently serves
as Treasurer for the Advancement for
Health and Education Foundation. This fall
Juhi will return to Boston to pursue an
MD/PhD at Harvard Medical School.
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gondii and a specific member of its
secretory protein, as well as developing
curative medicines against this harmful
pathogen. He helped create a novel drug
delivery system into active and dormant
parasites and published a first-author PNAS
paper as an undergraduate. Bo Shiun is
not only passionate about the basic
sciences, but he is also interested in the
applications of his research, bringing the
bench sciences to the bedside of patients.
He plans to attend medical school after
receiving his PhD and pursue a career in
translational medicine.
Kelsey Murrell
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
MSc Social Anthropology (2014), MSc
Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
(2013)
Emma-Louise Lawrance
Laura Pittman
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Emma-Louise Lawrance is a DPhil student
in the Department of Clinical
Neurosciences. Emma is investigating
individual differences in decision-making
under uncertain conditions. Emma enjoys
being outdoors, dancing, science
communication and working with people
on environmental and social justice
campaigns. She is currently volunteering
for the 'It Gets Brighter' campaign, working
to provide hope and connection to
resources for young people suffering with
mental health issues.
Laura Pittman is a Masters student in the
Department of Engineering. Laura is
studying Biomedical Engineering and her
research is in the area of tissue
engineering. She is working on developing
a novel scaffold to be used during spinal
fusion surgery.
Bo Shiun Lai
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Bo Shiun Lai is a PhD student in the
Department of Pathology. Bo Shiun is
investigating a parasite called Toxoplasma
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Joseph Thiel
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Joseph Thiel is a Master of Public Policy
student at the Blavatnik School of
Government. Joseph is interested in higher
education policy, international
development and new areas where they
are intersecting. He plans to pursue an
MSc in Higher Education at Oxford next
year.
Collin VanBuren
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Collin VanBuren is a PhD student in the
Department of Earth Sciences. Collin is
researching the utility of palaeontological
data for conservation purposes in
amphibians. He has participated in fossil
excavations ('dino digs') in Utah, USA and
Alberta, Canada during his B.S. at Western
Illinois University and M.Sc. at the
University of Toronto. Collin is generally
interested in the preservation of nature,
science education practices, and social
equality rights.
Zoë Stewart
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Zoë Stewart is a PhD student in the
Department of Clinical Biochemistry at the
University of Cambridge. She is conducting
clinical trials to assess the potential benefit
of the ‘artificial pancreas’ as a treatment
for pregnant women with diabetes. More
broadly, Zoë is interested in the in the
intersection between medicine, research
and policy, with a particular focus on
reproductive health and rights.
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Heba AlNasser
Nurliyana Fatin Arifin
Chevening Scholarship
London School of Economics
Chevening Scholarship
King's College London
Heba AlNasser is a MSc student in the
London School of Economics LSE. Heba is
studying Social Policy and Development:
NGOs. Heba believes in how sharing
cultures brings people closer to eachother
. It makes us realize how we are more
similar than different. That said, Heba is
interested to meet all the brilliant global
scholars to exchange and dare to differ.
Fatin Arifin is a postgraduate student doing
MSc in Emerging Economies and
International Development at the
International Development Institute at
King's College London. Fatin is passionate
about development work and heads an
NGO in Cambodia focusing on education
and micro enterprise development. She is
a Chevening Scholar from Brunei.
Adolfo Arguello
Felix Barber
Chevening Scholarship
King's College London
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Adolfo Arguello is a MPP student in the
School of Social Science and Public Policy
at Kings College London. He is a Chiapas
Volunteer Ambassador, promoting and
implementing innovation, planning,
evaluation, and development policies.
Felix Barber is a MASt student in the
Department of Applied Mathematics and
Theoretical Physics. Felix is studying
towards Part III of Cambridge's
Mathematics tripos, with an emphasis on
condensed matter theory. Felix's interests
for the future include applications of
physics techniques and principles to
biological systems and sustainability. He
will begin his PhD later this year at Harvard.
Libby Blanchard
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Adolfo Arguello
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Libby Blanchard is a PhD candidate in the
Department of Geography at the University
of Cambridge, where she studies the
political economy of climate change
mitigation strategies. Prior to her research
at Cambridge, Libby worked in the
specialty coffee industry for six years,
where I raised over $4 million and directed
projects for livelihood improvement and
conservation programs with coffee
producers in 11 countries. These projects
were featured in the Clinton Global
Initiative, National Geographic's Wild
Chronicles series, and the Stanford Social
Innovation Review.
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Libby currently blogs for the Huffington
Post:http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/libby
-blanchard/ and can be followed on
Twitter @blanchardlibby
Chris Boyce
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Chris Boyce is a PhD student in the
Department of Chemical Engineering and
Biotechnology. Chris is investigating the
fundamental science underlying fluidized
beds in order to help improve their use in
combustion of coal, natural gas and
biomass with carbon capture and
sequestration. Chris has previously started
a company and obtained multiple patents
related to innovations in the field of
wearable electronics. After finishing his PhD
this summer, Chris is looking to combine his
interests, starting a career in academia
which bridges the gap between
fundamental research and industrial
implementation of clean energy
innovations.
Erica Cao
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Erica is a MPhil student in the Cambridge
Centre for Music and Science at the
Department of Music Studies. Erica is
researching how individuals with Autism
perceive emotion in music. She completed
her BA in Psychology at Princeton
University and plans to attend medical
school in the future. Erica has overarching
interests in the arts and humanities in
medicine and science.
Alisson Braga de Andrade
Chevening Scholarship
University of Warwick
Alisson Braga de Andrade is a MA student
in International Political Economy in the
Department of Politics and International
Studies at the University of Warwick.
Alma Brodersen
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Alma Brodersen is a DPhil student in the
Faculty of Theology and Religion at the
University of Oxford. Alma is working on
historical research on biblical texts. As a
Rhodes Scholar, Alma is interested in
promoting the international dimension of
higher education.
Strange Bright Fruits, Erica Cao
‘Strange bright fruits of art and knowledge’
(Virginia Woolf, “George Eliot”).
‘This flower was discovered when taking a
walk with fellow scholars during the Gates
Cambridge Orientation trip in September,
2013. The natural beauty of the flower’s
bright vibrancy to “Dare to Differ” against a
backdrop of neutral browns and greens
becomes something beautiful and
preserved when shared with others. It is this
kind of joint inspiration which brings out
the beauty of unconventional items–
whether flowers or ideas–that could easily
otherwise go unnoticed’. – Erica Cao
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Rebekah Carpio
Guilhem Chalancon
Fulbright Scholarship
Guildhall School of Music and
Drama
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Rebekah Carpio is a Fulbright Scholar
studying at the Guildhall School of Music
and Drama in London, UK. Here she is
taking part in the inaugural year of their
Orchestral Artistry Programme, working
with the London Symphony Orchestra and
pursuing her passions for musical outreach
and musician wellness. Before coming to
the UK she graduated with High Distinction
from the Eastman School of Music with a
BM in Clarinet Performance and the
prestigious Arts Leadership Program
Certificate. She has performed as principal
in various Eastman ensembles as well as
throughout various communities and in
numerous music festivals around America.
As an avid Lord of the Rings and J.R.R.
Tolkien fan, it has been a dream come true
for Rebekah to study in the UK, and
especially to get to visit Oxford!
Joanne Cave
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Joanne Cave is an MSc student in
Comparative Social Policy at Oxford's
Department of Social Policy and
Intervention. Joanne is researching the
process of social impact bond (SIB)
adoption in the United States and United
Kingdom and the relationship between
SIBs, social service privatization and
climates of austerity. Joanne is originally
from Edmonton, Alberta and an alumna of
the University of Toronto. She is particularly
passionate about feminist organizing and
issues affecting the sustainability of the
non-profit sector (i.e. funding reform,
barriers to effective policy advocacy).
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Guilhem Chalancon is a PhD student at the
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in
Cambridge. His research is at the interface
between molecular biology, systems
biology, statistics and data visualisation,
and aims at understanding how cells
orchestrate gene expression. Guilhem
believes that innovative R&D in modern
statistics and big data analytics will play
key roles in handling the most critical
challenges of the decades to come.
Ceasor Chanaka
Commonwealth Scholarship
Ceasor Chanaka is a Masters student in the
department of health and community
sciences of School of health and life
sciences studying Msc Public Health
reviewing the effectiveness of a public
health intervention following mass
distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito
nets at community level in Sub-Saharan
Africa. Ceasor is interested in malaria
prevention and control, the use of social
enterprise as a means of empowering the
community to take charge of the social
determinants of health. Experienced in
malaria operational research supervision
and qualified in Food science and
technology (BFST).
Christina Chang
Marshall Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Christina Chang is an MPhil student in the
Department of Chemistry. Christina is
developing a new energy technology that
uses sunlight to synthesise chemical fuels.
While at Princeton as an undergraduate,
she conducted research on a range of
energy topics, including flexible nextgeneration solar cells, energy-efficent
smart windows, and catalysts for water
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detoxification. Christina is a United States
Presidential Scholar, a Goldwater Scholar,
and an alumna of the Research Science
Institute. Her ultimate career goal is to
address the global energy crisis through
scientific research and public
engagement.
Marlen de la Chaux
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Marlen de la Chaux is a PhD student at
Cambridge Judge Business School. Marlen
is studying the creation of entrepreneurial
ecosystems in challenging environments.
She is interested in understanding how
young businesses navigate fragmented
and ambiguous contexts. In the past, she
has worked with female entrepreneurs in
Burkina Faso and refugee entrepreneurs
across the world.
Nang Kyi Phyu Aung Cho
Chevening Scholarship
Oxford Brookes University
Nang Kyi Phyu Aung Cho is a master level
post graduate student, specialisation in
Education Leadership and Management
at Oxford Brookes University. Nang is
researching "The Impact of Continuing
Professional Development in Education" for
her dissertation. She has been working as
a teacher, teacher trainer and women
rights trainer in Burma/ Myanmar since
1996. Nang is keenly interested in leading
changes and managing people in
education. She holds a BA (Hons:) in
English, MA in English Language Teaching
(Assumption University), a certificate in
Qualification in Language Teaching (World
Learning, School for International Training,
USA), a certificate in Youth Leadership
(Northern Illinois University, USA) and the
Cambridge CELTA.
Jia Chen
Chevening Scholarship
Loughborough University
Jia Chen is an MBA student in the business
school of Loughborough University. Jia is
studying micro lending mechanism. Jia
worked as an operational risk manager in
China Merchants Bank for 4 years, both in
corporate and personal banking area.
Nicholas Chesterley
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Nick Chesterley is a DPhil student in the
Department of Economics. Nick researches
the implications of temptation and selfcontrol for economic policy. Nick also
completed the MPhil in Economics at
Oxford, and has research interests in public
policy, behavioural economics, and
development economics, having both
worked at an economics think tank on
environmental policy and with microcredit
lending in Tanzania.
Musa P.M. Chunge
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Musa Chunge is an MPhil Student at the
Cambridge University Engineering
Department. Musa is investigating the use
of distributed fibre optics in building and
infrastructure monitoring. The objective is
to see into our structures and improve our
understanding of their behaviour.
Adam Cooper
Commonwealth Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Adam Cooper is a split-site PhD student in
the faculty of Education at the University of
Cambridge and Stellenbosch University
South Africa studying how young people
from one low-income neighbourhood
learn through dialogue in different places.
Adam’s interests include urban youth and
education- as well as how these relate to
inequality and subjectivity, gender and
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masculinities and forms of new media and
communication. Adam has worked at a
number of different research institutes in
Cape Town, researching youth involvement
in organised armed violence, xenophobic
violence towards foreign nationals in South
Africa and participatory research
methodologies. He also worked as a
researcher for an NGO in Cape Town for
four years, the Extra-Mural Education
Project, a project that partnered with forty
township schools starting out of class time
activities for young people and their
families.
Alex Davies
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Alex Davies is a PhD student in the
Department of Engineering. Alex is
researching improved machine learning
for big data and is interested in applying
machine learning to real-world problems.
He has previously worked at Google and
Amazon and appeared on the BBC as an
"emoticon expert".
Giuseppe Marcantonio Del Gobbo
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Giuseppe Del Gobbo is a PhD student in
the Department of Engineering Science at
the University of Oxford. Giuseppe is
researching the seismic performance of
non-structural systems in buildings. He is
seeking to create an economical solution
which will minimize disruptions from
earthquakes and allow for communities to
be more resilient to seismic events.
Giuseppe’s interests include structural
engineering, business management and
finance. Giuseppe completed a Bachelor
of Civil Engineering and Management at
McMaster University where he earned the
Chancellor’s Gold Medal as the university’s
top graduate in 2013. His professional
experience in structural engineering
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includes serving as a Junior Bridge
Engineer at the Ontario Ministry of
Transportation as well as a Construction
Inspection for the City of St. Catharines.
Wan Muhammad Djawad Wan
Dzahanurin
Santi Dharmawan
Brianna Doherty
Wan Muhammad Djawad Wan Dzahanurin
is an MSc student in the Department of
Civil & Structural Engineering at The
University of Sheffield. Wan Djawad is
studying Steel Construction with a
concentration on Modular Construction.
Wan Djawad is an avid speaker and nonprofit activist emphasizing on graduate
employability where he works through his
capacity as the founder of his non-profit
youth project as well as an Associate
Member of The Institution of Mechanical
Engineers in Malaysia. His experience of
managing his own structural engineering
consultation firm in Malaysia was used to
assist fresh graduates in terms of
professional development.
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Elizabeth Dzeng
Chevening Scholarship
King's College London
Santi Dharmawan is a Chevening Scholar
for a Masters program in the International
Development Institute (IDI) Department of
King's College London. Santi is studying
Political Economy of Emerging Markets
with particular interests in the politics of
reform and development especially in
emerging economies. Santi also has years
of experiences working with nongovernmental organizations and
international aid agencies in Indonesia.
Originally from California, Ms. Brianna
Doherty is currently a PhD student at
Oxford University studying neuroscience
on a Rhodes scholarship. Her primary
research interest is looking at atypical
attention in autism spectrum disorders
(ASD) and other related
neurodevelopmental disorders. She hopes
to understand how atypical attention
could affect learning and memory in
everyday situations. Ms. Doherty is also
interested in advocacy work for families
affected by ASD as well as science
communication. Ms. Doherty earned her
MSc in neuroscience at Oxford University
and her B.S. in cognitive neuroscience
from Brown University.
Chevening Scholarship
University of Sheffield
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Elizabeth Dzeng is a PhD candidate
conducting research at the intersection of
medical sociology, clinical medicine and
medical ethics at the University of
Cambridge. She is also a practising doctor
and a fellow in General Internal Medicine
at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Her research explores medical decision
making at the end of life comparing
hospitals in the US and the UK.
Sherif Elnegahy
Chevening Scholarship
Strathclyde University
Victor Finkel
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Victor Finkel is an MSc Economics for
Development student in the Oxford
Department for International
Development. Victor has spent too long at
university and has previously studied
public policy, aerospace engineering and
music performance.
Brendan Fong
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Brendan Fong is a DPhil student in the
Department of Computer Science at
Oxford University, through which he studies
diagrammatic languages across applied
sciences, with the aim of unifying them
from an algebraic perspective. This work is
strongly informed by an undergraduate
degree in pure mathematics from the
Australian National University and National
University of Singapore, as well as by a
more general interest in information
visualisation, language, and effective
communication.
Peter Forbes
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Peter Forbes is a DPhil student in statistics at
the University of Oxford. Peter is
researching how to quantify the strength of
forensic fingerprint evidence using an
hierarchical Bayesian model.
Assaf Frances
Chevening Scholarship
University College London
Assaf Frances is a Masters student in the
Bartlett School of Planning at UCL. Assaf is
studying Urban Regeneration and
researching the effects of 'smart cities
agendas on civic engagement'. Assaf is
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interested in the urban environment and
the way it engages with people and
influences their behaviour and choices.
Working formerly as the civic engagement
coordinator for the youth department in Tel
Aviv Yafo, Assaf's experience includes
creating platforms for creative minds to
change their city for the better, managing
community participation events and more.
Shambhobi Ghosh
Commonwealth Scholarship
King's College London
Shambhobi Ghosh is a Masters student in
the Depart of English at King's College
London. She is studying a course on
English:1850-Present. Her creative works
have found places in a number of
anthologies as well as national and
international print and e-journals for
poetry, such as Muse India, and Reach
Poetry, UK. Currently she is the associate
editor of tinpahar.com, a website and
archive for creative writing, music and art,
created by students from her former
university Visva Bharati, India.
Diane de Gramont
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Diane de Gramont is a second year MPhil
student in Comparative Government in
the Department of Politics and
International Relations at Oxford. Diane is
researching the politics of governance
reform in the developing world and her
thesis focuses on tax and regulatory
changes in Lagos, Nigeria. Diane
previously worked as a research
assistant for the Carnegie Endowment
in Washington, DC.
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Heloise Greeff
Gayathiri Jambulingam
Andrea A. Joseph
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Chevening Scholarship
London School of Economics
Fulbright Scholarship
University of London
Heloise Greeff is an MSc student at the
Institute of Biomedical Engineering in
Oxford. Heloise trained as a Mechatronics
Engineer (UCT) in South Africa and is
currently part of a team at the Oxford
Center for Affordable Healthcare
Technology developing Smart Water
Systems for use in handpumps in rural
Kenya. She has also read for a Masters
degree in Inclusive Innovation (UCT GSB)
as a Bertha Scholar. Passionate about the
role of engineers in social development,
Heloise is a founding member of Engineers
Without Borders South Africa, an NPO that
aims to create a platform for socially
conscious engineers. Heloise hopes to find
ways to merge low-cost technology and
complex medical systems to address the
current gap in healthcare delivery in lowresource settings.
Gayathiri Jambulingam is an MSc Human
Rights student at LSE. Gaya will be doing
her dissertation on the challenges of
equality and rights in Malaysia. Gaya
previously worked on advocacy and
training in international women's human
rights using UN's human rights frameworks.
Gaya looks forward to focusing on
development and rights, migrant and
refugee issues way forward.
Andrea Joseph, is a PhD student at the
University of Pittsburgh-School of Social
Work in the United States. She is currently
on a Fulbright Scholarship studying an MA
in Social Justice Education at University of
London - Institute of Education. Her
research focuses on collaborative efforts in
education and social work to develop
strategies that address the
disproportionate exclusion rates that
impact BME youth.
Dr Mishana Hosseinioun
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Dr Mishana Hosseinioun is a Visiting
Scholar at St. Antony's college at Oxford
University where she completed her MPhil
and DPhil in International Relations
(University college). Her doctoral
dissertation was on 'The Globalisation
of Universal Human Rights and the
Middle East.
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Aneil Jaswal
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Aneil Jaswal is a DPhil student in the
Nuffield Department of Population Health
at the University of Oxford. Aneil is
exploring how income-related inequality
in use of healthcare in low- and middleincome countries. He is interested in health
policy, philosophy, and new
ways of making public policy coherent
across sectors.
Dilip Kumar Jena
Commonwealth Scholarship
University of Dundee
Dilip Kumar Jena is a Masters student in the
Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral
Law and Policy at University of Dundee.
Dilip is studying MSc. in Energy Studies
(with specialisation in Energy Finance).
Dilip has interest in sustainable
development of energy and mining sector
in India through Public Private Partnership
models. Dilip has more than six years of
experience in energy & mining industry
consultancy, especially in capacity
building through PPP/contracting and
regulatory & policy interventions for sector
development. He works as manager (for
coal & mining advisory services) at
PricewaterhouseCoopers, India.
Han-Rog Kang
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Han-Rog Kang is D.Phil. student in Oriental
Insitute of the University of Oxford. As a
research student, Han-Rog is researching
the epidemic and medical history of East
Asia, focusing on China, Japan and Korea.
Also as an academic professional HanRog is teaching medical humanities for
students in leading medical schools and
schools of public health in South Korea.
Finally as an social activist, Han-Rog is
working on humanitarian medicine,
focusing on refugees and illegal
immigrant workers in East Asia. He is the
founder of AHI (Asia Humanitarian
Initiative), one of new rising leading
medical charities in East Asia.
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Natalya Din-Kariuki
David Kurz
Devinn Lambert
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Natalya Din-Kariuki is a MSt student in the
Faculty of English at the University of
Oxford. Natalya is studying early modern
English literature, with a specific focus on
seventeenth-travel writing and intellectual
history.
Anjul Khadria is a D.Phil student in Systems
Approached to Biomedical SciencesIndustrial Doctorate Center.
David Kurz is an MPhil student in the
Department of Zoology at Cambridge. He
is currently studying the effects of
management practices on froginvertebrate food webs in oil palm
plantations. In general, David is interested
in biodiversity conservation, landscape
ecology, and the recovery of endangered
species. He is excited to work on complex
challenges that lie at the intersection of
science, faith, politics, economics, food
security, and social issues. Last year David
interned as a Christian minister at
Princeton University.
Devinn Lambert is an MPhil student in the
Department of Plant Sciences at
Cambridge University. Devinn is
conducting research on an RNA
regulatory element called the riboswitch
and is developing the riboswitch as a tool
for synthetic biology. Devinn is also
interested in communicating science to
the public and government. Following her
MPhil, she will be persuing her PhD at Cold
Spring Harbor Laboratory as a NSF
Graduate Research Fellow.
Hina Khalid
Jennifer Lai
Chevening Scholarship
University of Sheffield
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Hina Khalid is a Masters student in the
Department of Journalism University of
Sheffield. Hina is studying International
Political Communication. Hina likes
meeting new people, travelling and tennis.
She considers networking and
collaboration essential for finding solutions
to problems in this globalized world.
Jennifer Lai is reading for the MPhil in
Music (performance) at the University of
Oxford Music Faculty. In addition to her
piano performance studies, Jennifer's
dissertation research considers the
description, representation and analysis of
human interaction in the context of music
therapy sessions. More broadly, Jennifer is
concerned with creating coherences from
her diverse interests, ranging from the
practical to the abstract. Her training as a
collaborative musician, as a biological
engineer, and her personal experiences as
a cancer patient and patient advocate
lead Jennifer to walk the line between the
arts and sciences with the hope of
integrating disciplinary approaches in order
to develop innovative and creative solutions
to problems in the social medical space.
Anjul Khadria
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Rachel Kolb
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Rachel Kolb is a MSt student in the Faculty
of English at the University of Oxford. Rachel
is studying American literature in the
twentieth century, specifically focusing on
authors such as William Faulkner and
Carson McCullers and the Southern Gothic.
Rachel aspires to be a writer and scholar of
literature and the humanities, as well as a
public disability advocate. She is especially
interested in facilitating conversation about
disability, difference, and access through
literature and other written discourse.
Alice Lang
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Alice Lang is an MSc student in the
Contemporary Chinese Studies program
at the School of Interdisciplinary Area
Studies, Oxford. Alice is studying industrial
economics and the energy market in
China. She is interested in how people do,
and don't, make use of available
technology, and how states govern their
environment.
Emma Findlen LeBlanc
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Emma Findlen LeBlanc is finishing her MPhil
in Social and Cultural Anthropology at
Oxford, and will begin her DPhil research in
the summer. Emma's MPhil thesis examines
Syria's wartime sharia committees as
spaces of radical democracy. Her DPhil
research will focus on customary courts in
rural Kyrgyzstan as spaces of "morality in
the making".
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Jerry Lee
Sherly Li
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Commonwealth Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Jerry Lee is an MPhil student in the
Department of Public Health and Primary
Care. Jerry studies cardiovascular
epidemiology, in particular smoking
cessation and its association with heart
and vascular diseases. He also researches
stem cells as a means to regenerate blood
vessels and cardiac tissue, and plans to
return to the USA to pursue an MD/PhD in
the field of cardiovascular regenerative
medicine.
Sherly is a PhD student in the MRC
Epidemiology Unit. Sherly is investigating
the nutrient-gene interactions involved in
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and obesity. Sherly
is a registered dietitian with research
interest in nutritional genomics.
Jerry Lee
‘Death into life: an a’e fern, Hawai’i
Volcanoes National Park. Life emerges
from endless flows of hardened lava. I took
this photo while hiking Crater Rim Road
along the Chain of Craters, following the
lava tubes until it drained into the ocean.
Around me were miles and miles of black
fields – a once-vibrant display of greenery,
lush vegetation, and wildlife, now
deadened by the eruption of Pu‘u ‘O‘o. Yet
in the midst of all this black rock and sulfur,
there a fern grew, just a simple splash of
green in a world otherwise cast in gray.
The audacity of that plant – its tendrils
reaching toward the sun, not waiting for a
dream to be deferred but to be realized –
and in its very own existence a defiance
and rage against the structures in which it
grows, it dares to differ: daring to dream,
daring to hope, daring to live’. – Jerry Lee
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Hong-Sheng Lim
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Hong-Sheng Lim is a DPhil candidate at the
Sir William Dunn School of Pathology in the
University of Oxford. His research interests
include the molecular mechanisms of
immune recognition in infectious and
cancerous scenarios. Hong-Sheng is a
keen traveller and enjoys cooking and
long-distance cycling in his free time. After
his DPhil training, he aims to forge a career
focusing on public health and scientific
policies. Hong-Sheng was also the coexecutive director for the 2013 Global
Scholars Symposium.
Julio de Matos Lima
Chevening Scholarship
University of London
Julio Lima is a MA student in Media and
Communication, at Goldsmiths, University
of London. Julio is researching public
service broadcasting and they challenges
on the 21th century.
Alice Lungu
Commonwealth Scholarship
Heriot-Watt University
Alice Lungu is a PhD student in the Institute
of Housing, Urban and Real Estate Research
(IHURER), School of the Built Environment at
Heriot-Watt University. Alice's research topic
is titled 'Squatter Settlements Upgrading in
Zambia' whose main aim is to examine the
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adequacy of the institutional framework for
initiating and supporting squatter
settlements upgrading in Zambia. Alice has
various qualifications which include
Bachelor of Science in Building Science
from the Copperbelt University, Zambia; a
Postgraduate Diploma in Construction
Management from the University of Zambia;
a Postgraduate Diploma in Environment
Protection from the University of Warsaw,
Poland; and a Master of Science in
International Development: Environment
and Development from the University of
Manchester, United Kingdom. She has also
worked in both private organisations and
quasi-government. Alice has served as
senior Quantity Surveyor for Mwitumwa and
Associates; Director of Engineering Services
for Chipata Municipal Council; and
Lecturer and Head of Department
Construction Economics and Management,
in the School of the Built Environment at the
Copperbelt University, Zambia.
Yazan Madi
Chevening Scholarship
University of Leeds
Yazan Madi is a Masters student in the
Institute for Transport Studies at the
University of Leeds. Yazan is investigating
policies and innovative solutions to
improving transport for the good of the
individual, society, the environment and
the economy. Yazan's interests include
transport appraisal, strategy
implementation and project management.
Mr. Madi has over 6 years international work
experience with CH2M HILL the global
leader in engineering consultancy and
program management and completed a
Masters in Project Management from the
University of Manchester in addition to his
undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering.
Rukamanee Maharjan
Chevening Scholarship
Rukamanee Maharjan is a LL.M. Student in
the School of Law. Rukamanee is studying
human rights and humanitarian law.
Rukamanee has been working with various
groups of Nepal including youths, rural
women and conflict victims and their
rights. She believes in power to make
change and setting up examples in
society through right advocacy and
participation of all walk of people.
Sophia Malandraki-Miller
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Sophia Malandraki-Miller is a DPhil
student in the Dept. of Physiology,
Anatomy & Genetics of University of
Oxford. Sophia is focusing on
understanding the adult, endogenous
cardiac stem cells. The utmost aim of her
project is to optimise cell therapy for postmyocardial infarction treatment. Sophia is
additionally involved in entrepreneurship
and science communication.
Charles Masaki
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Charles Masaki is a PhD student in the
Department of Psychiatry. Charles'
research focuses on understanding the
neurobiology of bipolar disorder, by
combining techniques for drug discovery,
brain imaging and psychological testing.
Madalitso Mbendera
Commonwealth Scholarship
Madalitso Mbendera is a Masters Student
in the Department of Media, Arts and
Design. Madalitso is studying Media and
Development with a research interest in
using social media as a development tool.
Madalitso's specialist focus is
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Communications for Development with 4
years of experience in Development work.
Professional experience includes working
for an International NGO in drafting
communications strategies, monitoring
and evaluating Community Based
Organisations and championing for
women’s land rights.
Rebecca Merkley
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Rebecca Merkley is a DPhil student in the
Department of Experimental Psychology at
Oxford. Rebecca is investigating
relationships between pre-schoolers'
attention and early mathematical skills.
She hopes to contribute to the emerging
field of educational neuroscience through
her current and future research with the
eventual aim of better understanding
learning and teaching.
Corey Metzman
Marshall Scholarship
University of Oxford
Corey Metzman is an MSc student at
Oxford studying Law and Finance. Last
year, he also completed an MSc in
International Development at LSE. When
not in class, he enjoys flying on the
trapeze, playing squash, and searching for
the best burger in London.
Dalumuzi Mhlanga
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Dalumuzi Mhlanga is an MSc. African
Studies student at the University of Oxford.
He is currently researching the informal
foreign currency market that emerged at
the height of Zimbabwe's economic crisis
in the period 2005-2009. Dalumuzi is
broadly interested at the intersection of
social sciences and social
entrepreneurship. To that end, he founded
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a non-profit organization, Lead Us Today,
which trains high school students in
Zimbabwe on leadership and
entrepreneurship.
Paige Morrow
Chevening Scholarship
London School of Economics
Paige Morrow is currently a Chevening
Scholar in the Masters of Law programme
at LSE. She is also a researcher at the LSE
Centre for the Study of Human Rights,
examining responsible business practices
and international regulation of
investment. Paige's research interests
include business and human rights, CSR
and strategic litigation. Previously, she
practiced human rights, employment and
commercial law as a litigator at a
national Canadian law firm. She holds
degrees in law and international
development from the University of British
Columbia, Faculty of Law (JD, 2009) and
McGill University (BA (Hons), 2006). She is a
member of the Law Society of British
Columbia. Connect on Twitter:
@paigemorrowlaw.
Alan Msosa
Commonwealth Scholarship
University of Essex
Alan Msosa is a PhD student at the Human
Rights Centre at the University of Essex. He is
researching on Human Rights for LGBTI
people in Malawi. Alan has passion and
experience in the protection of minority
and marginalised persons. Alan has
previously worked for a constitutional
human rights/governance institution in
Malawi, a SADC regional network on
human rights and HIV/AIDS, an
intergovermental agency focusing on
democracy and elections, and also been
attached to the UK Parliamentary and
Health Service Ombudsman.
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Sarah Mummah
Toby Norman
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Sarah Mummah is a PhD student in the
Department of Public Health and Primary
Care. Sarah is investigating ways in which
mobile technology can be used to
promote healthier eating and physical
activity. Previously, Sarah received a
Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research
on health behaviour change interventions
in Mexico. She also is the founder and
board president of DreamCatchers, an
afterschool program to improve the
academic and health outcomes of lowincome middle school students. After
finishing her doctoral studies, Sarah aims to
apply her understanding of intervention
design, research, and evaluation, to build
scalable models for influencing human
behavior, in order to promote greater
social justice.
Toby Norman is a PhD in Management at
Cambridge University. His work focuses on
the application of management science
to solving global poverty challenges,
specifically researching how motivation
drives performance in front-line nonprofit
workers in Bangladesh.
Nor Azim Hakim Norazmi
Chevening Scholarship
Cranfield University
Nor Azim Hakim Norazmi is one of the
2013/2014 Malaysian BAE Systems
Chevening Scholar doing MSc in Aerospace
Vehicle Design in Cranfield University. Prior
doing his MSc, Azim used to work as a
Design & Project Engineer in Spirit
AeroSystems Malaysia for 3 years. In Spirit
AeroSystems Malaysia, Azim was technically
involved in the design and developments of
the wing components for the latest, state-ofthe-art Airbus A350XWB. Azim is a young
passionate engineer who determines to
revolutionize the aerospace industry in his
country. He dreamt of having his own
airlines one day as he hopes to unravel the
future travelling needs of decades to come.
Opio Richard Ongom
Commonwealth Scholarship
Opio Richard Ongom is an MSc Public
Health student [School of Health and Life
Sciences/ Department of Health and
Community Sciences]. Richard is
researching on Access to HIV and AIDS
care and Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa:
An exploratory study of the experiences of
recently arrived African diaspora living in
Glasgow City (UK). He has experiences in
Community HIV/AIDS Programming. He has
interests in finding low cost and sustainable
approaches in ensuring and monitoring
proper HIV treatment adherence in
disadvantaged communities.
Tara Paterson
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Tara Paterson is an MPP student at the
Blavatnik School of Government. Tara is
studying public policy and is interested
in gender, social movements, and
climate justice.
Katrin Pfeil
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Katrin Pfeil is a PhD student in the Institute
of Criminology. Katrin is researching a new
investigative interviewing tool designed to
improve witnesses' testimony and
identification performance. Furthermore,
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she has recently completed fieldwork for a
study on wildlife crime in South Africa, for
which she has interviewed a wide array of
people involved in anti-poaching
strategies and decision-making.
Maria Punina
Chevening Scholarship
University of Warwick
Maria Punina is a Master student in the
Centre for Cultural Policy Studies of the
University of Warwick. Maria is investigating
the Museums of Contemporary Art, the
participatory practices, interplay between
the arts, society and politics. Maria was
working as a curator and radio journalist
for several years in Moscow after
graduation with specialist degree in
Theory and History of Theatre.
Karthigayan Ramakrishnan
Chevening Scholarship
University of Sheffield
Karthigayan Ramakrishnan is a MA
Governance and Public Policy student at
the University of Sheffield, Department of
Politics. Karthigayan is interested in
studying and researching on migration
issues in Singapore and hopes to be
involved in the formulation of public
policies upon the completion of his
masters studies. In the long-term, he looks
forward to engage on more levels with the
youth from his ethnic community through
available community projects.
Shaimaa Riyad-Saleh
Chevening Scholarship
University of Sheffield
I am Shaymaa Reyad, female from Egypt,
working as Political Researcher in the
Egyptian Cabinet. I am doing Master of
Governance and public Policy at University
of Sheffield. My main area of interest is
community engagement practices in the
developing countries and governance.
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Syed Ali Asad Rizvi
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Ali Rizvi is a DPhil Student in Machine
Learning in the Department of
Engineering. Ali is researching the uses of
Artificial Intelligence for big-data. He is
interested in developing techniques for
accelerated human learning and in
formulating an ethics for artificial minds.
a Ph.D. in Physics at MIT, where he intends to
study how nonlinear optical phenomena
can be used to measure electrical activity
in the living brain with high spatial and
temporal resolution. Besides his interests in
neuroscience, he is also interested in
quantum computation, the study of the
origins of life, and broad topics in the
foundations of physics and probability
theory.
Joanna K. Rozpedowski
Ann Robbins
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Ann Robbins is a PhD student in the
Department of Clinical Biochemistry. Ann is
researching genetic causes of lipodystrophy.
Ann also plays badminton for Homerton
College, attempts to dance salsa, and
recently completed her third half-marathon.
Cory Rodgers
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Cory Rodgers is an MPhil student at Oxford's
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology.
Cory is exploring how medical and public
health interventions serve as sites of power
and resistance between Turkana pastoralists
and the various authorities operating in the
region. Cory
Samuel G. Rodriques
Churchill Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Samuel Rodriques is an M.Phil. student in
the Computational and Biological Learning
lab in the Department of Engineering at
Cambridge University. Sam is studying the
algorithms that the motor systems in the
human brain use when learning to interact
with and control new objects. Previously,
Sam studied physics as an undergraduate
and did theoretical research in quantum
information theory. Next year, he will begin
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Fulbright Scholarship
University of Liverpool
Joanna K. Rozpedowski is a PhD
Candidate in the Department of
Government and International Affairs at
the University of South Florida and a
Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar at the
University of Liverpool School of Law.
Joanna's current research interests focus
on the normative dimensions of law and
politics and the impact and purpose of
cosmopolitan jurisprudence in
international relations.
At the University of South Florida, Joanna
teaches courses on Political Theory and
International Relations and has has been
invited to guest lecture on topics as diverse
as environmental policy, political
sociology of citizenship, modern political
thought, and international law.
Carrie Ryan
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Carrie Ryan is a MPhil student in the
Department of Social and Cultural
Anthropology. Carrie is studying end
of life care strategies and ethics in
America. Broadly, she has interests in
community organizing, interfaith projects
and social justice.
Anup Kumar Saha
Commonwealth Scholarship
Durham University
Farhan Samanani
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Farhan Samanani is a PhD student in the
School of Social Anthropology. Farhan is
researching how peoples' sense of
political investment and obligation arises
out of everyday experience. He hopes to
put his research to use in developing
policy tools that speak more effectively to
people's own experiences, meanings and
values. Beyond his research, Farhan enjoys
learning about social entrepreneurship,
hiking and climbing, photography, nature
documentaries, fantasy novels and overthinking pop culture.
Christina Schweitzer
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Christina Schweitzer is a PhD student at the
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
(LMB) at the University of Cambridge.
Christina is an immunologist, researching
antibody mediated intracellular immunity.
Christina is interested in the intersection
between science, medicine and policy,
and helps organize the Cambridge
Science and Policy Exchange. She is also a
fledgling writer, and is looking to expand
her writing on issues that connect science,
medicine and policy.
Tenzin Seldon
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Tenzin Seldon is a MPhil student in the
Department of Social Policy and
Intervention at Oxford University. Tenzin is
studying gender-based violence around
the world, specifically in South Africa and
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India. Tenzin's interests range from
domestic and international policy, social
welfare, women's issues and human rights.
undertaking her Masters, she was an
economist and investment research
analyst for a large investment fund.
Erfan Soliman
Rishi Sooknanan
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Chevening Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Erfan Soliman is DPhil student in the
department of engineering. Erfan is
investigating the possibility of creating
junctions between neurons and muscle
fibers outside the body, applications of
which include better understanding
diseases like ALS or innervating artificially
grown muscle fibres to control muscle
contractions. Erfan is also very passionate
about international relations and world
energy issues; he is currently working on
developing a startup that promotes
cleaner energy use.
Rishi Sooknanan is an MFin student at
Judge Business School, University of
Cambridge. Currently he is studying
Finance and his interests include Risk
Management & Hedging, Private Equity in
Africa and Credit Spreads & Economic
Cycles. Rishi has worked for three years in
Sales & Trading at Citigroup in the
Caribbean. Prior to that he had a stint in
healthcare working in Project
Management. Rishi received the Bsc.
(Hons) in Management Studies in 2010
from The University of The West Indies.
Inass Sombol
Richard Stebbing
Chevening Scholarship
University of Sheffield
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Inass Sombol is a Masters student in the
School of Health and Related Research,
University of Sheffield. Inass is studying
Public Health (Management and
Leadership). Inass has been working in
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
management and has a special interest in
health services management.
Richard Stebbing is a DPhil student in the
Department of Engineering Science at
Oxford University. Richard is researching
algorithms to recover dynamic structural
properties of the heart from 3D cardiac
ultrasound images (echocardiography).
Richard trained as an electrical engineer
in Auckland, New Zealand before coming
to Oxford and has a broad interest in
machine learning, computer vision and
general computer science research.
Saovanee Chan Somchit
Chevening Scholarship
King's College London
Saovanee Chan Somchit is a Masters
student in the International Development
Institute at King's College London. She is
studying the political economy of
emerging markets and writing her
dissertation on sovereign investment
patterns in emerging Asia and Africa. She
is also interested in issues around
entrepreneurship, state-society relations,
and corporate governance. Prior to
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Jun-Han Su
Chevening Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Jun-Han Su is a MPhil student in the Master's
in Bioscience (MBE) Programme, an
interdisciplinary biotechnology and business
course at the University of Cambridge. JunHan is interested in fostering collaboration
between academia, industry, and the public
sector to drive innovation in life sciences.
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Scientifically, Jun-Han is interested in
bridging the gap between quantitative and
biological sciences, focusing specifically
on fundamental biomedical questions with
translational potential. Jun-Han holds a MD
and BSc in Physics from the National Taiwan
University and will be starting a PhD in
Engineering and Physical Biology at
Harvard University this coming fall.
Geoffrey Swenson
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Geoffrey Swenson is a International
Relations DPhil candidate in the
Department of Politics and International
Relations. Geoffrey researches
international state-building efforts
designed to strengthen the rule of law in
post-conflict countries with high levels of
legal pluralism. Previously, Geoffrey was the
Law Program Manager for The Asia
Foundation in Timor-Leste and Country
Director for Stanford Law School's TimorLeste Legal Education Project. Geoffrey
holds a BA from Grinnell College, a MA
from Queen's University Belfast as a
George Mitchell Scholar, and a JD from
Stanford Law School.
Jason Tabachnik
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Jason Tabachnik is an MPhil student in the
Department of Physics at the University of
Cambridge. He is currently involved in
several projects in materials science,
investigating phenomena such as
electrical percolation in nanostructured
composites as well as thermal
conductance of carbon nanotubes. Jason
is interested in the modelling and
simulation of new-age smart materials for
uses in energy generation, civil
engineering, and beyond. Ultimately he
hopes to produce technologies that can
aid in remedying global problems, either
in industry or through his own enterprise.
Jasmyin Petrinna Sue Lin Tay
Chevening Scholarship
University of Reading
Jasmyin Tay is a MSc student in the
Graduate Institute of International
Development and Applied Economics in
the University of Reading. Jasmyin is
studying Environment and Development
and is investigating the suitability of
implementing an Extended Producer
Responsibility programme to manage the
electronics waste industry in Malaysia. Her
first degree was in Economics and she is
finishing her professional qualification with
the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and
Supply. She was formerly employed in the
oil and gas industry as a contract
specialist and have developed very strong
environmental interest since. Her interest
ranges from sustainable procurement to
effective management of industrial and
household waste.
Cameron Taylor
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Cameron Taylor is a PhD student in the
Department of Italian. Cameron is writing a
grammar of a dialect spoken in Southern
Calabria, Italy. In addition to linguistics,
Cameron is interested in contemplative
science and compassion research. He is
working on the first stage preparation for
the Dalai Lama's next visit to Cambridge,
proposed for 2015.
Megan Tennant
Commonwealth Scholarship
University of London
Megan Tennant is a Masters student in
London Studies in the Department of
Geography at Queen Mary, University of
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London. Megan is studying personal
associations of spaces in London. She has
a background in English literature and
film studies and is interested in the
creative treatment of cities and their
everyday processes.
Yee Mun Thum
Chevening Scholarship
King's College London
Yee Mun Thum is an MA student in the
Department of Digital Humanities at King's
College London, studying digital culture
and its profound effects on the society we
live in. Having worked in Malaysia as a
builder of digital-led businesses, she is
particularly interested in the issues
surrounding intellectual property in our
digital age, the value and
commoditisation of immaterial digital
labour, and the development of healthy
ecosystems that support the growth of
digital businesses in Asia. #startups
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#contentstrategy #cyberpolicy
Jacob Tzegaegbe
Marshall Scholarship
University College London
Jacob Tzegaegbe is an MSc student in the
Bartlett School of Planning at University
College London. Jacob is Mega
Infrastructure Planning, Appraisal, and
Delivery with research interests in major
urban transport policy schemes. He is a
first-generation American with roots in
Nigeria and Israel. After completing his
PhD in Urban Planning, Jacob hopes to
apply his transport expertise and
experience to developing infrastructure in
West African countries.
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Claudia Vadeboncoeur
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Claudia Vadeboncoeur is a PhD student in
the Department of Population Health.
Claudia is researching on the topic of
obesity and more specifically, in university
students. Before coming to Oxford, Claudia
obtained a Master of Public Health from
McGill University and has held over 5
international intern positions, notably with
the United Nations. She is involved in the
community and is now the Secretary of the
Clarendon Scholarship Student Council
Petra Vaiglova
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Matthijs Vákár
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Matthijs Vákár is a DPhil student in the
Department of Comptuter Science. Matthijs
is currently developing a new flavour of
logic and is investigating it from various
points of view: theoretical computer
science, game theory, pure mathematics,
and quantum physics. Overall, Matthijs has
a keen interest in multifaceted questions,
especially the ones that require input from
both the sciences and the humanities. As a
well-rounded mathematician, he is always
looking to take part in indisciplinary
projects.
Kaitlin Veenstra
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Kaitlin Veenstra is a MPhil student in the
Department of Architecture at the University
of Cambridge. Kaitlin is investigating
sustainable development options through
energy efficiency retrofit strategies. Kaitlin
has professional experience as an
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architectural intern at various U.S. firms, as
well as research experience from the
Green Scale Research Project at the
University of Notre Dame. With the
knowledge gained from her research at
Cambridge, she hopes to return to practice
and encourage further innovation in
sustainable design practices by bridging
the gap between research and practice.
Vilija Velyvyte
Weidenfield Scholarship
University of Oxford
Vilija Velyvyte is a DPhil in Law student at
Oxford University. Her research focuses on
EU law.
Divya Venkatesh
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Divya Venkatesh is a PhD student in the
Department of Pathology at the University
of Cambridge. She is studying cell and
evolutionary biology in the parasite
Trypanosome. Divya is interested in media
and policy issues in science, and in the
challenges, issues and possibilities in
emerging economies and their societies.
Léticia Villeneuve
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Léticia Villeneuve is a DPhil Student in the
Department of Politics and International
Relations at the University of Oxford.
Léticia's research is looking at the
challenges posed by soft law instruments
in international law and the way they are
used by states and non-state actors. Her
research interests also include broader
issues in international politics, human rights
and constitutional law.
Halliki Voolma
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Halliki Voolma is a PhD student at the
Centre for Gender Studies at the University
of Cambridge. Halliki is studying the
problem of intimate partner violence
against immigrant women in the UK and
Sweden. Halliki is interested in research and
policy on gender equality, immigration
and human rights. She has worked for UN
Women and is an academic advisor for the
EU's Public Engagement with Research and
Research Engagement with Society 7th
framework project.
Ilana Walder-Biesanz
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Ilana Walder-Biesanz in an MPhil student in
European Literature. She is currently
studying gender and sexuality in Mozart's
'La Clemenza di Tito'. Ilana holds an
undergraduate degree in Systems
Engineering from Olin College, but she is
not sure what to do with it now that she
spends all day reading books in foreign
languages. In her spare time, Ilana acts
and sings at venues around Cambridge,
including the ADC Theatre. She also writes
opera-related articles and reviews for
magazines and websites.
Steven Wang
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Steven Wang is a Master of Public Policy
student at the Blavatnik School of
Government in Oxford. Steven has studied
international relations in Toronto, Paris, and
Jerusalem. He has worked on
development projects in east Africa and
legal aid programs for migrant workers in
Beijing. Steven is interested in rule of law
reform in China, developing cooperative
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relations between east and west, and
addressing the governance and
institutional challenges facing this century.
Nat Ware
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Nat Ware is a DPhil student in International
Development at Oxford, having previously
completed an MBA and MSc in
Development Economics. His research
focusses on innovative ways to better
provide protection to vulnerable people in
developing countries. Nat has a strong
interest in social entrepreneurship and is
the Founder and CEO of 180 Degrees
Consulting, which is the world's largest
university-based consultancy with
branches in 19 countries.
Thomas Watson
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Megan Clare Webber
Commonwealth Scholarship
University of Hertfordshire
Megan Webber is a PhD student in History
at the University of Hertfordshire. She is
investigating how poor Londoners used
charitable resources in the early
nineteenth century. Megan is interested in
issues of poverty, welfare, and education.
She is involved in public history projects
which aim to bring academic research to
a wider audience.
Nick Werle
Marshall Scholarship
University College London
Nick Werle is an MSc student in the
Department of Economics at University
College London. Nick is studying economic
policy, with a focus on the structure,
supervision, and stability of financial
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markets. Before moving to London on the
Marshall Scholarship, Nick investigated
complex financial crimes in the Major
Economic Crimes Bureau of the Manhattan
District Attorney's Office in New York City. An
advocate of financial market reform, his
research has spanned epistemology of
economics & risk management, philosophy
of science, and financial crime. As an
undergrad, Nick studied physics and
modern critical philosophy at Brown
University in Providence, RI. In September,
Nick will be taking up the MSc risk and
finance course at The LSE.
Catherine Bingchan Xie
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cambridge
Catherine Bingchan Xie is a MPhil
Translational Medicine and Therapeutics
student in the Department of Medicine at
the University of Cambridge. Catherine is
researching novel mechanisms and
selective therapies for treating
hypertension caused by aldosterone
producing adenomas of the adrenal
glands. Catherine's overall interests lie in
bridging the gap between the lab and
clinic through translational medical
research and practice.
Xinzhe Xu
Chevening Scholarship
University of Westminster
Jessy Xu is an Masters student in the Media
Department of University of Westminster.
Jessy is studying about Media Management
for her career in broadcasting and
television back home. Jessy is now doing a
project on social media studies, and her
dissertation topic is about the new
investment in China's film industry.
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Nina Yancy
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Nina Yancy is a master's student in the
Department of Politics and International
Relations at the University of Oxford.
Currently completing the MPhil in Politics:
Comparative Government, Nina is
interested in political communication and
participation, particularly as the Internet is
changing the ways people learn about
and engage with politics. Nina's other
interests include US politics, public health,
and healthcare and education policy. She
has engaged with these issue areas
through time spent in social service, media,
and government, and she is looking
forward to idea-sharing at GSS 2014!
Victor Yang
Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
Victor Yang is a DPhil student in the
Department of Politics and International
Relations at the University of Oxford. Victor is
researching the politics of race and
inclusivity among grassroots activist groups
in the U.S. AIDS movement. He grew up as a
child of Chinese immigrants, an experience
that has led him to explore questions of
identity, migration, and culture in his day-today life. Victor also enjoys pretending to
know how to cook, zipping through city
streets on bike, and laughing so hard it hurts.
worked for Nigerian oil refinery operations
to pursue her interest in energy, sustainable
development, and emerging markets.
Cynthia aspires to be an influential figure
in fight for women’s empowerment, gender
equality, and poverty alleviation.
Karine T. Yuki
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Karine T. Yuki is an MPhil student in the
Department of International Development
at the Oxford University. Karine is currently
studying the interplay between
entrepreneurship, self-employment and
unemployment in urban centers in Africa.
Karine has previously interned at the
Harvard Belfer Center for Science and
International Affairs, at Mexico's National
Institute for Nuclear Investigation, at the
World Bank's International Finance
Corporation and at the Boston Consulting
Group. Prior to Oxford, she double majored
in Physics and in Political Science at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Zhe Zhao
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Cynthia Yoon
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Cynthia Yoon is a MSc. student in the
Department of International Development.
Cynthia is investigating marriage
emigration of Vietnamese women to South
Korea. Cynthia has worked for various
NGOs and governmental organizations
that deal with integration of marriage
migrants in South Korea. She has also
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must be worn at all times.
Rhodes House was built by the Trustees to serve as a memorial to Cecil Rhodes, to
provide a central headquarters for the Rhodes Trust, a residence for the Warden of
Rhodes House, and to support education. It was completed in 1928.
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Adolfo Arguello
Delegate Tenzin Seldon:
‘I produced and edited a documentary, “State of Control”, which is a first-hand account
of Tibetan, Nepalese, and Indian activists who are risking their lives to peacefully protest
against the oppression of the Chinese police state.
The film explores the ways technology is used both to advance and suppress human
rights – by the Chinese government for censorship and surveillance, and by citizens to
communicate and build a movement toward peace. Ultimately, the film highlights
solutions to these problems, via rare dialogues between Chinese and Tibetans.
The compassion and the strategic action from the hearts of all of us who care about
these problems is ultimately what will help heal the wounds of the region.
Human rights violations and Internet abuses affect all of us. Our thoughtful responses to
these abuses set a precedent for humanity’s collective future.
We think it is crucial to get this film out to the world as soon as possible. As we sit in front of
our computers – activists, monks, scholars, and artists are being detained and thrown
into Chinese prisons. Abuses in the region are getting much worse. People risking
everything to speak up for human rights need our support, now more than ever.
State of Control is not a typical documentary with interviews about history – it is a journey
inside the lives of people who are making history. Therefore, it ties into the theme of this
year's conference to showcase the courage of many who have risked their lives for a
cause’. – Tenzin Seldon
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Buren are the Welfare Representatives for
the Symposium. Please do not hesitate to
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personal concerns that arise over the
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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Event
Time
Location
Introduction
8.30
Milner Hall
Justice Joe Williams, Jennifer Robinson
8.45
Milner Hall
Morning Tea
10.00
Marquee
Laura Bates, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
10.30
Milner Hall
Small Group Session
11.55
Various Rooms
Lunch
13.25
Marquee
Daniela Papi, Gina Din-Kariuki
14.30
Milner Hall
Afternoon Tea
16.00
Marquee
Small Group Session
16.30
Various Rooms
Formal Dinner
19.00
Somerville College
Introduction
8.40
Milner Hall
Joel Bakan, Jacob Weisberg
9.00
Milner Hall
Morning Tea
10.30
Marquee
Engaging with Oxford: Community and Skills Workshops
11.00
Various Rooms
Lunch
12.25
Marquee
Panel Sessions
13.30
Various Rooms
Open Spaces: Design your own Session
15.10
Various Rooms
Afternoon Tea
16.30
Marquee
Small Group Session
17.00
Various Rooms
Fireside Chats
18.15
Various Locations
Dinner
19.30
Marquee
Evening Social Activities
21.30
Rhodes House
Social
From 23.30
Maxwell’s
Introduction
9.00
Milner Hall
John McCall MacBain Video: ‘Risk’
9.40
Milner Hall
David Suzuki
10.00
Milner Hall
Morning Tea
10.50
Marquee
Winona LaDuke
11.20
Marquee
Lunch
12.20
Marquee
Hannah Gay, Toby Ord, Karen Cannard
13.10
Milner Hall
Small Group Session
14.50
Various Rooms
Closing Session
16.30
Milner Hall
Friday 16th May
Sunday 18th May
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