Georgina Ferry interviews Xin Xu, Research Fellow at the Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE) and Junior Research Fellow (Kellogg College), 15 March 2023.
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Topics discussed include (00:00:40) undergraduate degree in China, interest in social sciences and higher education studies, DPhil at Oxford; (00:03:00) fundamental questions in higher education research; (00:05:15) influence of higher education research on policies; (00:06:46) education systems globally; (00:12:30) first awareness of COVID-19; (00:20:33) pivot towards research relating to the COVID-19 pandemic; (00:26:20) hybrid working; (00:28:32) changes to research, including cancellations of in-person research trips and training courses; (00:37:57) research project, including webinar series 'Global research in the Covid-19 pandemic'; (00:49:32) inequalities during the pandemic, including relating to women and care responsibilities; (00:51:58) ethical issues around researching during the COVID-19 pandemic; (00:57:47) personal threat from COVID-19; (01:01:25) future research interests; (01:06:37) changes in approach to work as a result of the pandemic; (01:08:35) decolonisation and research; (01:10:50) impact of the pandemic on career as a researcher.
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The Collecting COVID oral history project captures the University of Oxford's research response during an unprecedented time, revealing the professional and personal stories of a diverse range of individual researchers and teams. Since November 2021, science writer and broadcaster Georgina Ferry has interviewed researchers and support staff from across Oxford’s academic divisions, capturing the story of the pandemic, as seen through the eyes of those at the forefront of research...