Latest Caius Podcast Episodes

A Life in Public Service

For the Love of Learning - March 05, 2020 06:30 - 36 minutes
From Caius college to the Metropolitan Police and the Royal Air Force: Tor Garnett and Christina Ostacchini talk to each other about leaving the Cambridge bubble for exciting lives in public service. They discuss how a rowing career prepared Christina for military training, and how frustrations w...

Being ME: Encouraging Diversity and Inclusiveness

For the Love of Learning - February 27, 2020 06:30 - 35 minutes
Hephzibah Adeosun and Dr Karenjit Clare: Two Caians working hard to address the issue of diversity, in the college, their research, and through inspiring the next generation of Caians. In this episode, they discuss their own time at Cambridge, the frustrations of access work, the success stories ...

Paving the Way in STEM

For the Love of Learning - February 20, 2020 06:30 - 32 minutes
Last year, there were over one million women working in core-Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) roles in the UK – a first according to government data. Is this enough or do we still have a long way to go? A 1979 Caian, Erika Hagelberg who is Professor of Evolutionary Biology ...

Putting Women Centre Stage

For the Love of Learning - February 13, 2020 06:30 - 35 minutes
What does it take to put women centre stage? Why is a firm handshake important? Is there a typical day in the world of theatre and music? Two Caians - theatre and pop song writer/director Lucy Moss, and operatic mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston - discuss women in the arts: career, assertiveness, f...

The Women-Shaped Hole in Our Economy

For the Love of Learning - February 06, 2020 09:00 - 35 minutes
A frank discussion about all things economics. What exactly is economics and what makes it such a fascinating and broad subject? Why does it matter to everyone and why are women often left out of the picture? Feminist and economist Dr Victoria Bateman, describes the 'women-shaped hole in our eco...

Why Mother Nature Needs Her Daughters

For the Love of Learning - January 30, 2020 09:00 - 30 minutes
Join Harriet Bartlett, a third year PhD student looking at livestock sustainability, and Jo Moir, Deputy Director for Health and Human Development at the Department for International Development, as they discuss climate change, sustainability and the importance of a woman’s voice in climate scien...

For the Love of Learning

For the Love of Learning - January 07, 2020 11:38 - 2 minutes
A short trailer to introduce our debut season, made to celebrate 40 years of women at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. In each of the six inspirational episodes, Caius women past and present meet to talk about their shared subject. Listen in as they share advice, real world experience and ...