OVG Podcasts
Colloquy / ˈkɒl.ə.kwi/
noun : a formal conversation or dialogue, an exchange of ideas between individuals, especially in academic, legal or medical contexts.
Each chapter of The Oxford Colloquy podcast features Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group at the University of Oxford and one of the country’s foremost immunologists, debating significant health challenges past, present and future with world-leading scientists. Join him to explore this world along with the public's perception of it, and trust in it.
New colloquys in the current series will be released on the last Thursday of every month.
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Series 2 :
Trusting the Science
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Series 1 : The Pandemic People
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Latest Episode
Series 2 Episode 5 ( 19th December 2024 )
Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, in conversation with Matt Hancock, former Conservative MP and Secretary of State for Health from 2018 to 2021, on the communication of public health policy, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the role and impact of social media on it.
This interview was recorded prior to the 2024 General Election in which Matt Hancock stepped down as a member of parliament.
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Series 2 Episode 4 ( 28th November 2024 )
Dr Ananda Bandyopadhyay
Professor Sir Andrew Pollard chats with Dr Ananda Bandyopadhyay, Deputy Director of Technology, Research and Analytics in the Polio Team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. They talk about Dr Ananda's drive to eliminate polio, the decline of trust in scientific interventions and the frontline workers in his Global Health Olympics.
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Series 2 Episode 3 ( 31st October 2024 )
Professor Heidi Larson
Professor Sir Andrew Pollard chats with Heidi Larson, founding director of the Vaccine Confidence Project at the London School for Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, on the cultural, political, social and economic impacts on immunisation programmes and the drivers behind regional differences in trust in science.
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Series 2 Episode 2 ( 25th September 2024 )
Dame Sally Davies
Professor Sir Andrew Pollard chats with Dame Sally Davies, former UK government Chief Medical Officer. They discuss Dame Sally Davies' journey into medicine, breaking through glass ceilings and the complexities of tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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Series 2 Episode 1 ( 17th September 2024 )
Doctor Anthony Fauci
Professor Sir Andrew Pollard chats with Doctor Anthony Fauci, Chief Scientific Advisor to seven US presidents. They discuss Doctor Fauci's dedication to a life of service, working in the White House with the press office conspiring against him, and using science to lead the decision-making throughout his career.
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Series 1 : The Pandemic People
In this first series 'The Pandemic People', Professor Sir Andrew Pollard interviews pivotal figures from Oxford University, the UK government and beyond that helped shape the UK's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to all the episodes of this audio-only series on your favourite podcast service below.
Episode 18 - 28th March 2024
Prof. Peter Openshaw
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Episode 17 - 4th March 2024
Sir Jeremy Farrar
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Episode 16 - 2nd February 2024
Sir Peter Horby
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Episode 15 - 21st December 2023
Uğur Şahin
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Episode 14 - 27th November 2023
Sir Pascal Soriot
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Episode 13 - 30th October 2023
Prof. Eddie Holmes
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Episode 12 - 21st September 2023
Prof. Maheshi Ramasamy
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Episode 11 - 7th September 2023
Shabir Madhi
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Episode 10 - 16th August 2023
Professor Adam Finn
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Episode 9 - 20th July 2023
Sir Patrick Vallance
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Episode 8 - 30th June 2023
Dame Sarah Gilbert
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Episode 7 - 23rd June 2023
Dame Louise Richardson DBE FRSE
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Episode 6 - 28th May 2023
Professor Neil Ferguson
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Episode 5 - 19th May 2023
Fergus Walsh
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Episode 4 - 19th May 2023
Dame Jennifer Margaret Harries DBE
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Episode 3 - 17th April 2023
Professor Wendy Barclay
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Episode 2 - 16th April 2023
Sir John Irving Bell
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Episode 1 - 15th April 2023
Dame Catherine Elizabeth Bingham
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