The Oxford Quadrangle

Episode 7 - Anna Petherick

This episode of The Oxford Quadrangle features Anna Petherick, co-Principal Investigator of the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT). In this episode, she walks us through the work she and her team at Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government are doing with the Government Response Tracker, the growth of the tracker as well as its impact on policy and even behavioural science. Click on the link to listen in.

Episode 6 - Brian Callaghan

This episode of the Oxford Quadrangle features the Lead Researcher and Project Manager of the Oxford Economic Recovery Project, Brian O'Callaghan. In this episode, Brian enlightens us on better methods and economic decisions that governments could make that could be more sustainable, rather than the mostly short-termed ones which he called rescue spending.  Brian also exposes us to the work the Oxford University Economic Recovery Project is doing and the impact on economic approaches post Covid-19. You can listen in here.

Episode 5: Professor Kate O’Regan - Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford

In the latest episode of the Oxford Quadrangle, we sit down with Professor Kate O’Regan, the inaugural director of the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford. In the podcast, we explore the intersection between human rights and the Covid-19 pandemic and environmental degradation, focusing on three key questions: 1) Are there provisions within the international human rights law framework that impose obligations for equitable vaccine access? 2) Do the emergency Covid-19 measures risk threatening democratic rule? 3) Is the Institute doing any work on the intersection between human rights and environmental harm?

Episode 4: Roger Noble - Zegami

Are you interested in image-based Artificial Intelligence? Perhaps you are curious as to how the pandemic has accelerated the use of AI in the healthcare sector? These are some of the topics covered in the latest episode of the Oxford Quadrangle podcast with Roger Noble, CEO of Zegami. In the podcast, we also touch on issues such as the ethics of machine learning models, and how large image datasets can unlock powerful insights. Listen here.

Episode 3:Dr Nat Ware - Great Reset

In this first episode of the Oxford Quadrangle podcast, business leader, award-winning entrepreneur and Oxford-based economist Dr Nat Ware discusses his innovative mechanism to finance vocational training - Forte. We touch on Dr Ware’s previous work, such as founding the world’s largest consultancy for non-profits and social enterprises, and hear why the Forte platform is needed now more than ever. From breaking down how the mechanism works, to discussing its broader implications for social impact financing, we cover a broad range of topics and highlight how the model can be used to facilitate sustainable economic growth