Headline Wadham, October -November 2019

 What triggers a normal cell to become a cancer cell? Wadham Fellow Monika Gullerova talks to Radio Slovakia: RTV Slovakia

 Wadham Fellow Nathalie Seddon takes part in the climate change debate, challenging party political leaders over tree planting policies which don't necessarily take into account existing ecosystems. Channel 4 News

 Warden Ken Macdonald QC mediates compensation discussions between the Metropolitan Police and Mr Harvey Proctor following false accusations of child abuse. Daily Mail

 Academic freedom must be backed up with hard policy says Wadham Fellow, Tom Simpson

 Obituary for Tony Brennan (Mathematics, 1985)

 Meet Martin Brand (Mathematics and Computer Science, 1995): the Blackstone executive behind the LSE-Refinitiv deal. Financial News

 Wadham Fellow Tom Sinclair is among more than 40 Oxfordshire residents arrested at an Extinction Rebellion protest in . Oxford Mail

 Emeritus Fellow Jeremy Montagu, comments on anti-semitism in the Labour Party. Online

 Wadham Fellow, Professor Colin Mayer discsusses Britain’s form of capitalism compared with that in practice in other countries. BBC Radio 4, Today (6.20)

 A British Academy report says corporations must attempt to solve societal problems and put the needs of the planet ahead of making money says is discussed by Wadham Fellow Professor Colin Mayer.

 The inadequacy of Government action on climate change is commented on by Wadham Fellow Tom Sinclair. Oxford Mail

 Wadham College design is mentioned in an article about New College. Country Life

 Rhodes to Law features Wadham Fellow Tarun Khaitan discussing his career trajectory. Apple Podcasts

 Menion of Humanities Division Masters scholarships for UK BAME students in partnership with Wadham College.

 A dispute over the Supreme Court’s decision in the prorogation of parliament case between former Wadham Visiting Fellow Sir Stephen Sedley and solicitor Martin Mears (Jurisprudence, 1958). Law Gazette

 Anita Anand (Jurisprudence, 1989) becomes Canada’s first Hindu minister. Indian Express

 Laura Hoyano, Wadham Associate Professor in Law and Senior Research Fellow explores the State accountability for killings of civilians by soldiers in Northern Ireland. Red Lion Chambers

 Monica Ali’s (PPE, 1986) most formative influence. Dhaka Tribune

 Wadham Lecturer Rachel Tanner wins women of the future award. The Telegraph

 Pro Bono QC of the Year is Anthony Metzer QC (Jurisprudence, 1982) of Goldsmith Chambers. Law Gazette

 Can British business thrive after Brexit? Anne McElvoy (Philosophy & Modern Languages, 1984) speaks to José Manuel Barroso, a former president of the European Commission. (Podcast) The Economist

 Poet and Emeritus Fellow Bernard O'Donoghue reads poems which touch on the theme of emigration: The Poetry Programme, RTE

 Comment by Emeritus Fellow Sir Roger Penrose on the feasibility of the quantum physics phenomenon, the “many worlds interpretation,” where every fundamental event that occurs has multiple possible outcomes. NBC News

 Now is the time to start thinking about superintelligent AI says Stuart Russell (Physics, 1979). Science Weekly podcast, The Guardian

 Wadham Fellow Tarunabh Khaitan is attributed with correctly identifying the "elected political executives as the chief threat to democracy today." Kashmir Times The Leaflet

 Isis ‘Beatles’ should face trial in UK, says Warden and former Director of Public Prosecutions, Ken Macdonald QC. The Guardian