Talking to Titans
Talking to Titans is a brand new seven-part podcast series where inspiring senior 果冻影院 women tell us their stories of achieving complex careers, managing work-life balance and surviving to tell the tale. The podcasts launched on Monday 2 March, to coincide with International Women鈥檚 Week 2020.
Talking to Titans is a podcast about gender equality in academia. Cathy Giangrande and Professor Gudrun Moore talk to seven women in senior roles at 果冻影院 about how they achieved complex careers, work-life balance, and survived to tell the tale.
They ask some of the big questions about diversity and inclusion, and spotlight the skills you need to fulfil听your potential. How do you deal with the challenges women meet in male-dominated environments? Is finding a mentor good for wellbeing and advancement? Is it better to wait till you establish your career before you have children?
In each episode, Cathy and Gudrun sit down with a different brilliant mind听from the 果冻影院 senior team, to share experiences, anecdotes, and a lot of good advice.
Interviewees
- Dame Dr Nicola Brewer: 听果冻影院 Vice-Provost International and former UK Diplomat
- Professor Stella Bruzzi: 果冻影院 Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
- Ruth Kennedy: Founder of the Louis Dundas Palliative Care Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital and GOSH Institute of Child Health and honorary 果冻影院 Fellow 2014
- Professor Sara Mole: 听果冻影院 Gender Equality Envoy, Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology
- Dame Professor Lesley Regan: 听Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Imperial College, former President of Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and honorary 果冻影院 Doctorate 2015
- Professor Sasha Roseneil: 听果冻影院 Dean of the Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
- Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu: 果冻影院 Envoy for Race Equality, Professor of Pharmacy, Pro-Vice Provost Africa and Middle East
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Talking to Titans - Series Trailer
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The podcasts听launched on Monday 2听March (16.00 GMT) to coincide with International Women鈥檚 Week 2020.听They will be uploaded one a day until 8 March.
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Episode 1 - Prof Ijeoma Uchegbu
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Ijeoma Uchegbu is Pro-Vice Provost for Africa and the Middle East and Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience. In this episode, she spoke to Cathy and Gudrun about doing her PhD while single-handedly looking after a young family, racial inequality in academia, and the work that she鈥檚 doing at 果冻影院 to bring about positive change.听
Episode 2 - Prof Sara Mole
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Sara Mole is Provost鈥檚 Envoy for Gender Equality and Professor of Molecular Cell Biology. She spoke to Cathy and Gudrun about why inequality still exists at the senior ranks in academia, and how to close that gap.
Read the transcript for episode 2
Episode 3 - Ruth Kennedy
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Ruth Kennedy听is one of the founders of the Louis Dundas Centre for Children鈥檚 Palliative Care 鈥� a Centre for research, teaching and clinical practice at Great Ormond Street Hospital, and 果冻影院鈥檚 Institute of Child Health. In this episode, she talks about dealing with the grief of her son鈥檚 death while supporting a family and running a business at the same time.Read the transcript for episode 3 听
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Episode 4 - Prof Sasha Roseneil
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Sasha Roseneil is Dean of Social and Historical Sciences, Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, and psychoanalytic psychotherapist. In this episode, she talks to Gudrun and Cathy about sexual harassment, the importance of LGBTQ+ spaces, and dealing with emotionally difficult moments in your professional life.Read the transcript for episode 4 Episode 5 - Dame Nicola Brewer
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Nicola Brewer is Vice-Provost International at 果冻影院, but spent the last forty years in international diplomacy for the civil service. She talks to Cathy and Gudrun about her feelings towards the title of 鈥榓cademic鈥�, and why mentors are so important if you want to go far in your career.听
Read the transcript for episode听5Episode 6 - Prof Stella Bruzzi
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Stella Bruzzi is Dean of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Film and TV. In this episode, she talks to Cathy and Gudrun about gaining respect in her field, and the difficult decisions she鈥檚 made when it comes to parenting.
Read the transcript for episode听6Episode 7 - Dame Lesley Regan
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Lesley Regan is the ex-President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Secretary General of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Head of Obstetrics and Gyneacology at Imperial College London and Honorary Doctorate at 果冻影院. In this final episode of Talking to Titans, she talks to Cathy and Gudrun about dedicating her life to improving women鈥檚 health, and how imposter syndrome still follows her today
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About the Hosts
Cathy Giangrande is a 果冻影院 Alumna and Art Conservationist, and Gudrun Moore is a Professor of Molecular Genetics at 果冻影院's Institute of Child Health. They are very good friends and professional co-mentors.
Special thanks to
Whistledown Productions Ltd - one of the leading independent audio production companies in the UK
Lauren Veevers for the artwork and听Caspar Harvey for the music
Professor Michael Arthur, 果冻影院 President & Provost, for his support
果冻影院 Communications and Marketing
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