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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 conducted to tackle a global health emergency. The oral histories supplement the Bodleian Libraries' archival collection related to COVID-19 research, acquired under the Collecting COVID project, a collaboration between the Bodleian Libraries and the History of Science Museum funded by the E. P. A. Cephalosporin Fund.

This podcast series comprises the publicly accessible recordings from the oral history project.

# Episode Title Description People Date
98 Professor Trudie Lang Georgina Ferry interviews Trudie Lang, Professor of Global Health Research and Head of the Global Health Network, 13 April 2023. Trudie Lang, Georgina Ferry 01 Aug 2023
97 Siobhan Gardiner Georgina Ferry interviews Siobhan Gardiner, Clinical Research Nurse, 11 April 2023. Siobhan Gardiner, Georgina Ferry 01 Aug 2023
96 Professor Sara Khalid Georgina Ferry interviews Sara Khalid, Associate Professor, 31 March 2023. Sara Khalid, Georgina Ferry 01 Aug 2023
95 Professor David Eyre Georgina Ferry interviews David Eyre, Professor of Infectious Diseases, 28 March 2023. David Eyre, Georgina Ferry 01 Aug 2023
94 Yi-Chun Wang Georgina Ferry interviews Yi-Chun Wang, Research Scientist and PhD Student, 24 March 2023. Yi-Chun Wang, Georgina Ferry 01 Aug 2023
93 Dr Claas Kirchhelle Georgina Ferry interviews Claas Kirchhelle, former Honorary Fellow in Vaccine History (Oxford Vaccine Group/Oxford Martin School), 22 March 2023. Claas Kirchhelle, Georgina Ferry 01 Aug 2023
92 Elizabeth Stafford Georgina Ferry interviews Elizabeth Stafford, Clinical Research Nurse Manager, 22 March 2023. Elizabeth Stafford, Georgina Ferry 01 Aug 2023
91 Sam Foster Georgina Ferry interviews Sam Foster, former Chief Nursing Officer (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust), 22 March 2023. Sam Foster, Georgina Ferry 01 Aug 2023
90 Professor Mary Daly Georgina Ferry interviews Mary Daly, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, 20 March 2023. Mary Daly, Georgina Ferry 01 Aug 2023
89 Sumali Bajaj Georgina Ferry interviews Sumali Bajaj, DPhil student (Department of Biology), 17 March 2023. Sumali Bajaj, Georgina Ferry 01 Aug 2023
88 Dr Andrew Brent Georgina Ferry interviews Andrew Brent, Consultant in Infectious Diseases & General Internal Medicine and Deputy Chief Medical Officer (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), 17 March 2023. Andrew Brent, Georgina Ferry 01 Aug 2023
87 Dr Xin Xu Georgina Ferry interviews Xin Xu, Research Fellow at the Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE) and Junior Research Fellow (Kellogg College), 15 March 2023. Xin Xu, Georgina Ferry 05 Jul 2023
86 Professor Kate Orkin Georgina Ferry interviews Kate Orkin, Associate Professor in Economics and Public Policy, 15 March 2023. Kate Orkin, Georgina Ferry 05 Jul 2023
85 Professor Daniel Prieto-Alhambra Georgina Ferry interviews Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Professor of Pharmaco- and Device Epidemiology, 14 March 2023. Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Georgina Ferry 05 Jul 2023
84 Dr Rajarshi Banerjee Georgina Ferry interviews Rajarshi Banerjee, CEO Perspectum and former student of Oxford Medical School, 14 March 2023. Rajarshi Banerjee, Georgina Ferry 05 Jul 2023
83 Tony Brett Georgina Ferry interviews Tony Brett, Director of Medical Sciences Division IT Services, 28 February 2023. Tony Brett, Georgina Ferry 05 Jul 2023
82 Professor Sheetal Silal Georgina Ferry interviews Sheetal Silal, Associate Professor (Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town) and Honorary Visiting Research Fellow in Tropical Disease Modelling (Nuffield Department of Medicine), 28 February 2023. Sheetal Silal, Georgina Ferry 05 Jul 2023
81 Dr Ane Ogbe Georgina Ferry interviews Ane Ogbe, former Senior Immunologist (Frater Lab) and Group Leader (Evox Therapeutics), 23 Febrauary 2023. Ane Ogbe, Georgina Ferry 05 Jul 2023
80 Professor Nicole Zitzmann Georgina Ferry interviews Nicole Zitzmann, Professor of Virology and Principal Investigator (Department of Biochemistry), 22 February 2023. Nicole Zitzmann, Georgina Ferry 05 Jul 2023
79 Dr Chia Chen (Jane) Hsu Georgina Ferry interviews Chia Chen (Jane) Hsu, Chief Operating Officer (SimCell) and former postdoctoral researcher (Institute of Biomedical Engineering), 20 February 2023. Chia Chen (Jane) Hsu, Georgina Ferry 05 Jul 2023
78 Chris Price Georgina Ferry interviews Chris Price, Divisional Registrar and Chief Operating Officer for Medical Sciences, 8 February 2023. Chris Price, Georgina Ferry 05 Jul 2023
77 Professor Brian Marsden Georgina Ferry interviews Brian Marsden, Associate Professor for Data Management and Research Informatics, 3 February 2023. Brian Marsden, Georgina Ferry 12 Jun 2023
76 Omar El Muhanna Georgina Ferry interviews Omar El Muhanna, Senior Operations Manager (Clinical BioManufacturing Facility), 2 February 2023. Omar El Muhanna, Georgina Ferry 12 Jun 2023
75 Dr Alex Mentzer Georgina Ferry interviews Alex Mentzer, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer, 25 January 2023. Alex Mentzer, Georgina Ferry 12 Jun 2023
74 Dr Lennard Lee Georgina Ferry interviews Lennard Lee, Academic Clinical Lecturer and Medical Oncologist, 19 January 2023. Lennard Lee, Georgina Ferry 12 Jun 2023
73 Dr Helen Salisbury Georgina Ferry interviews Helen Salisbury, GP and Senior Medical Education Fellow, 19 January 2023. Helen Salisbury, Georgina Ferry 12 Jun 2023
72 Professor Neelika Malavige Georgina Ferry interviews Neelika Malavige, Academic Visitor and Professor (University of Sri Jayewardenepura), 18 January 2023. Neelika Malavige, Georgina Ferry 12 Jun 2023
71 Dr Edward O'Neill Georgina Ferry interviews Edward O'Neill, Postdoctoral Researcher (Department of Oncology) and vaccine volunteer, 12 January 2023. Edward O'Neill, Georgina Ferry 12 Jun 2023
70 Dr Emma Flint Georgina Ferry interviews Emma Flint, former medical student (Oxford Medical School), 5 January 2023. Emma Flint, Georgina Ferry 12 Jun 2023
69 Professor Stanley Ulijaszek Georgina Ferry interviews Stanley Ulijaszek, Professor of Human Ecology, 15 December 2022. Stanley Ulijaszek, Georgina Ferry 12 Jun 2023
68 Dr Thomas Kirk Georgina Ferry interviews Thomas Kirk, Former DPhil student (Biomedical Engineering), conducted by Georgina Ferry, 6 December 2022. Thomas Kirk, Georgina Ferry 12 Jun 2023
67 Dr Sile Johnson Georgina Ferry interviews Sile Johnson, former medical student (Oxford Medical School), 15 December 2022. Sile Johnson, Georgina Ferry 22 May 2023
66 Dr Cristian Roman Georgina Ferry interviews Cristian Roman, Postdoctoral Research Associate, 14 December 2022. Cristian Roman, Georgina Ferry 22 May 2023
65 Dr Andrew Kwok Georgina Ferry interviews Andrew Kwok, Former PhD student (Functional Genomics in Sepsis), 3 December 2022. Andrew Kwok, Georgina Ferry 22 May 2023
64 Dr Janelle Winters Georgina Ferry interviews Janelle Winters, Postdoctoral Research Associate (Faculty of History), 2 December 2022. Janelle Winters, Georgina Ferry 22 May 2023
63 Emma Bolam Georgina Ferry interviews Emma Bolam, Head of Production (Clinical BioManufacturing Facility), 24 November 2022. Emma Bolam, Georgina Ferry 22 May 2023
62 Professor Matthew Snape Georgina Ferry interviews Matthew Snape, Visiting Professor (University of Oxford Department of Paediatrics), 22 November 2022 matthew snape, Georgina Ferry 22 May 2023
61 Dr Stephanie Tierney Georgina Ferry interviews Stephanie Tierney, Health Services Researcher, Departmental Lecturer, 15 November 2022. Stephanie Tierney, Georgina Ferry 22 May 2023
60 Dr Marion Watson Georgina Ferry interviews Marion Watson, Head of Operations, Clinical Trials (Jenner Institute), 14 November 2022. Marion Watson, Georgina Ferry 22 May 2023
59 Dr Raha West Georgina Ferry interviews Raha West, Principal Investigator on the RECOVERY Trial, 10 November 2022. Raha West, Georgina Ferry 22 May 2023
58 Dr Annette von Delft Georgina Ferry interviews Annette von Delft, Translational Scientist (Centre for Medicines Discovery), 16 June 2022. Annette von Delft, Georgina Ferry 22 May 2023
57 Professor José Villar Georgina Ferry interviews José Villar, Professor of Perinatal Medicine, 8 November 2022. José Villar, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
56 Dr Adam Ritchie Georgina Ferry interviews Adam Ritchie, Senior Vaccine Programme Manager, 31 October 2022. Adam Ritchie, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
55 Professor Martin Landray Georgina Ferry interviews Sir Martin Landray, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, 27 October 2022. Martin Landray, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
54 Professor Richard Cornall Georgina Ferry interviews Richard Cornall, Head of the Nuffield Department of Medicine, 26 October 2022. Richard Cornall, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
53 Professor Marian Knight Georgina Ferry interviews Marian Knight, Professor of Maternal and Child Population Health, 13 October 2022. Marian Knight, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
52 Tracey Mustoe Georgina Ferry interviews Tracey Mustoe, University Biological Safety Officer, 21 September 2022. Tracey Mustoe, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
51 Professor John Bell (part three) Georgina Ferry interviews Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine, 21 September 2022. John Bell, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
50 Professor Lisa White Georgina Ferry interviews Lisa White, Professor of Modelling in Epidemiology at the Big Data Institute, 13 September 2022. Lisa White, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
49 Dr Max Roser Georgina Ferry interviews Max Roser, Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development, 2 September 2022. Max Roser, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
48 Dr Carina Joe Georgina Ferry interviews Carina Joe, Senior Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Vaccine Development, 1 September 2022. Carina Joe, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
47 Professor William James Georgina Ferry interviews William James, Professor of Virology, 18 August 2022. William James, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
46 Professor Alain Townsend Georgina Ferry interviews Alain Townsend, Professor of Molecular Immunology, 16 August 2022. Alain Townsend, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
45 Professor John Bell (part two) Georgina Ferry interviews Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine, 28 April 2022. John Bell, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
44 Professor Aris Katzourakis Georgina Ferry interviews Aris Katzourakis, Professor of Evolution and Genomics, 27 January 2022. Aris Katzourakis, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
43 Professor Lucie Cluver Georgina Ferry interviews Lucie Cluver, Professor of Child and Family Social Work, 7 July 2022. Lucie Cluver, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
42 Professor Carl Heneghan Georgina Ferry interviews Carl Heneghan, Professor of Evidence Based Medicine, 4 July 2022. Carl Heneghan, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
41 Professor Sunetra Gupta Georgina Ferry interviews Sunetra Gupta, Professor of Theoretical Epidemiology, 15 June 2022. Sunetra Gupta, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
40 Professor David Stuart Georgina Ferry interviews Sir David Stuart, Professor of Structural Biology, 10 June 2022. David Stuart, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
39 Professor Jennifer Beam Dowd Georgina Ferry interviews Jennifer Beam Dowd, Professor of Demography and Population Health, 26 May 2022. Jennifer Beam Dowd, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
38 Professor Fernanda Duarte Georgina Ferry interviews Fernanda Duarte, Associate Professor in Computational Organic Chemistry, 26 April 2022. Fernanda Duarte, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
37 Henry Chan Georgina Ferry interviews Henry Chan, DPhil Student, 26 April 2022. Henry Chan, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
36 Professor Meghana Pandit Georgina Ferry interviews Meghana Pandit, Chief Executive Officer at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 7 April 2022. Meghana Pandit, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
35 Professor Cathy Creswell Georgina Ferry interviews Cathy Creswell, Professor of Developmental Clinical Psychology, 7 April 2022. Cathy Creswell, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
34 Professor Naomi Allen Georgina Ferry interviews Naomi Allen, Professor in Epidemiology and Chief Scientist at the U.K. Biobank, 6 April 2022. Naomi Allen, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
33 Dr Samantha Vanderslott Georgina Ferry interviews Samantha Vanderslott, University Research Lecturer (Oxford Vaccine Group), 18 March 2022. Samantha Vanderslott, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
32 Professor Anna Petherick (part two) Georgina Ferry interviews Anna Petherick, Associate Professor in Public Policy, 20 December 2021. Anna Petherick, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
31 Professor Andy Pollard (part two) Georgina Ferry interviews Sir Andrew Pollard, Professor of Paediatric Infection and Immunity and Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, 3 December 2021. Andy Pollard, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
30 Professor Richard Hobbs (part two) Georgina Ferry interviews Richard Hobbs, Head of Department at the Nuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences and Nuffield Professor of Primary Care, 29 November 2021. Richard Hobbs, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
29 Dr Betty Raman (part two) Georgina Ferry interviews Betty Raman, Senior Academic Cardiologist and Clinical Research Fellow, 16 November 2021. Betty Raman, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
28 Professor Sandy Douglas (part two) Georgina Ferry interviews Sandy Douglas, Associate Professor (Jenner Institute), 17 March 2022. Sandy Douglas, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
27 Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox Georgina Ferry interviews Julia Hippisley-Cox, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and General Practice, 16 March 2022. Julia Hippisley-Cox, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
26 Professor Daniel Ebner and Dr Stephanie Hatch Georgina Ferry interviews Daniel Ebner, Principal Investigator and Stephanie Hatch, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, 16 March 2022. Daniel Ebner, Stephanie Hatch, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
25 Professor Paul Harrison (part two) Georgina Ferry interviews Paul Harrison, Professor of Psychiatry, 11 November 2021. Paul Harrison, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
24 Professor Cameron Hepburn Georgina Ferry interviews Cameron Hepburn, Professor of Environmental Economics, 15 March 2022. Cameron Hepburn, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
23 Dr Elizabeth Greenhall Georgina Ferry interviews Elizabeth Greenhall, retired GP, 11 March 2022. Elizabeth Greenhall, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
22 Dr Nicole Robb Georgina Ferry interviews Nicole Robb, Visiting Lecturer, Department of Physics, 10 March 2022. Nicole Robb, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
21 Professor Trisha Greenhalgh (part three) Georgina Ferry interviews Trisha Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, 5 November 2021. Trish Greenhalgh, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
20 Dr Andrew Soltan Georgina Ferry interviews Andrew Soltan, medical doctor (John Radcliffe Hospital), 10 March 2022. Andrew Soltan, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
19 Professor Trisha Greenhalgh (part two) Georgina Ferry interviews Trisha Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, 5 November 2021. Trish Greenhalgh, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
18 Dr Rebecca Moore Georgina Ferry interviews Rebecca Moore, former Postdoctoral Researcher and Laboratory Manager, 9 March 2022. Rebecca Moore, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
17 Professor Sandy Douglas (part one) Georgina Ferry interviews Sandy Douglas, Associate Professor (Jenner Institute), 24 February 2022. Sandy Douglas, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
16 Professor Kristin van Zwieten Georgina Ferry interviews Kristin van Zwieten, Professor of Law and Finance, 23 February 2022. Kristin van Zwieten, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
15 Professor John Bell (part one) Georgina Ferry interviews Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine, 22 February 2022. Sir John Bell, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
14 Dr Richard Fletcher Georgina Ferry interviews Richard Fletcher, Director of Research (Reuters Institute), 28 January 2022. Richard Fletcher, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
13 Professor E. J. Milner-Gulland Georgina Ferry interviews E. J. Milner-Gulland, Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity, 26 January 2022. EJ Milner-Gulland, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
12 Professor Patrick Grant Georgina Ferry interviews Patrick Grant, Vesuvius Chair of Materials and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research), 25 January 2022. Patrick Grant, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
11 Professor Anna Petherick Georgina Ferry interviews Anna Petherick, Associate Professor in Public Policy, 20 December 2021. Anna Petherick, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
10 Professor Peter Horby Georgina Ferry interviews Sir Peter Horby, Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases, 6 December 2021. Peter Horby, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
9 Professor Erica Charters Georgina Ferry interviews Erica Charters, Professor of the Global History of Medicine, 6 December 2021. Erica Charters, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
8 Professor Andy Pollard Georgina Ferry interviews Sir Andrew Pollard, Professor of Paediatric Infection and Immunity and Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, 3 December 2021. Andy Pollard, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
7 Professor Cath Green Georgina Ferry interviews Catherine Green OBE, Head of the Clinical BioManufacturing Facility and Associate Professor in Chromosome Dynamics, 1 December 2021. Cath Green, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
6 Professor Richard Hobbs Georgina Ferry interviews Richard Hobbs, Head of Department at the Nuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences and Nuffield Professor of Primary Care, 29 November 2021. Richard Hobbs, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
5 Professor Betty Raman Georgina Ferry interviews Betty Raman, Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, 16 November 2021. Betty Raman, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
4 Professor Sarah Walker Georgina Ferry interviews Sarah Walker, Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, 15 November 2021. Sarah Walker, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
3 Professor Paul Harrison Georgina Ferry interviews Paul Harrison, Professor of Psychiatry, 11 November 2021. Paul Harrison, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
2 Professor Derrick Crook Georgina Ferry interviews Derrick Crook, Professor of Microbiology, 9 November 2021. Derrick Crook, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
1 Professor Trisha Greenhalgh Georgina Ferry interviews Trisha Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, 5 November 2021. Trish Greenhalgh, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022