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Alejandro Biondi Rodriguez MSc Evidence Based Social Intervention & Policy Evaluation, 2020
As Social Protection project coordinator at CIPPEC (Centre for the Implementation of Public Policies Promoting Equity and Growth), a major non-partisan think-tank in Argentina, Alejandro has co-authored El Género del Trabajo (The Gender of Work). This is the first book dedicated to gender economic equality in Argentina, from a human rights approach. The book came out in late 2019 in Spanish and an English Executive Summary was published in 2020. Both are freely available for download online. In Alejandro’s role as researcher in Southern Voice’s flagship State of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) initiative he has co-authored a Global Report on the state of 2030 Agenda implementation around the world. Southern Voice is an international platform for think-tanks, disseminating policy analysis by researchers from Global South countries. The Report is closely aligned with research carried out at Mansfield, especially because of its focus on the international human rights and development agendas. The digital edition is freely available for download online, in English, Spanish and French. Alejandro is one of Mansfield’s first cohort of Kofi Annan Scholars – find out more about the Kofi Annan graduate scholarships on page 14.
exhibition, curated by Giulia Morale and Sterre Barentsen, and shown alongside the work of nine other international artists. This exhibition aimed to activate memories that live within lost archives and the personal stories of voices that have been historically marginalised. Granny’s Bones, the ‘Pheasant’ and ‘Reindeer’ (currently residing in the foyer of the main building at Mansfield), and accompanying virtual reality film, was the winner of the inaugural (graduate) Mansfield-Ruddock Prize for Art in 2019.
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In 2020 Eve was appointed President of the Oxford First-Gen Society. ‘As President, I’m helping to grow a small yet supportive community that has real impact on the experiences of our students. First-Gen aims to support those who are the first in their family to go to university, through academic, social, and career-based events. We also work with the University and other organisations on widening participation projects. Twenty-five per cent of students admitted to our College this year are the first in their family to access higher education. I couldn’t be more proud of Mansfield and all the hard work that has helped make this happen.’
Anya Gleizer DPhil Geography & the Environment, 2020
In November 2020 Anya’s artwork, Granny’s Bones, was recreated for the Moscow Biennale. It was displayed within the Personal Places//Archival Spaces
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Mohini Gupta DPhil Oriental Studies, 2020
Mohini was recently featured in India’s leading newspaper, The Indian Express, for her initiative in languages and translation. She started a multilingual digital collective ‘Mother Tongue Twisters’ during the UK’s first lockdown in March. It attracted thousands of followers from around the world, and was featured in publications such as The Economic Times, Business Standard, Firstpost, The Telegraph (India) and the Columbia Journal. Mohini’s digital talk series under this initiative, ‘Translation Thursdays’, has hosted writers and translators such as Jerry Pinto, Rita Kothari, Arshia Sattar, Roz Schwartz, Maureen Freely and Arunava Sinha, covering over 20 languages from India and around the world. She has always been passionate about languages, literature, and translation. Her DPhil research is centred on language politics in India and tropes of nationalism in the country.
Early in 2020, Sarah won first prize at the Girls Impact the World Film Festival for her documentary Passoon: Girls Championing Sustainability. In Pashto, ‘Passoon’ ( )نوساپmeans ‘to rise up for a cause’. Sarah’s short film profiles a young climate activist, Manal Shad, in Dir, Pakistan. The film also celebrates the leadership of young, Pakistani women, as well as documenting indigenous and innovative sustainability methods from Pakistan. The Girls Impact the World Film Festival welcomes original short films focused on critical women’s issues such as girls’ education, ending violence against women, poverty and economic independence and more. It aims to amplify youth voices to highlight critical issues that women and girls face around the world.
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The judging panel included Nobel Laureate, Muhammad Yunus, the philanthropist and supermodel Christy Turlington Burns, as well as screenwriter, Richard Curtis. Sarah won The Green IS Environmental Film Award, which recognises a short film that shines a light on an environmental issue that impacts women and girls globally – and considers solutions.
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Sean Sinanan PPE, 2019
This year Sean was elected President of the Oxford African and Caribbean Society (ACS). The Society’s mission is to empower its members, enhance their Oxford experience and ensure younger students from African and Caribbean communities feel inspired and motivated to aim high and one day study at Oxford.
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‘If it wasn’t for the Oxford ACS, I wouldn’t have got into Oxford. Having been a recipient of the Oxford ACS Access and Outreach schemes since Year 12, I was in awe of how students from similar cultural backgrounds to myself not only prosper at Oxford but also devote their time to inspiring students from our communities to aim high and apply for Oxford. The reason why the Oxford ACS is so special is because even in an exclusive place like Oxford, you can always be yourself and celebrate your cultural identity. Being President means I now have the amazing opportunity to give back to prospective and current students of African and Caribbean descent, forever ensuring that the Oxford ACS is a safe, inclusive environment – a home away from home – in [what sometimes is] a daunting university. The Oxford ACS is more than a society, it’s a community which makes Oxford more vibrant, lively, and welcoming – and as President I hope to further grow the society whilst always keeping to these fundamental aims.’
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You can read the article here: https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/ mohini-gupta-conversations-6838662/ 7
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Eve McCarten Jurisprudence, 2019
work to researchers and academics within the Department of Engineering Science, as well as to alumni of the University, and representatives from industry.
Sarah Khan Theology, 2017
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Henry Williams Engineering Science, 2016
This year, Henry was awarded ‘Highly Commendable’ in the Chemical category of the 2020 Oxford Engineering Science FourthYear Project Exhibition & Competition. The competition offers fourth-year students at Oxford the opportunity to showcase their
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Mustaqim Iqbal & Yan Shen Tan Jurisprudence, 2018
In February, two of Mansfield’s secondyear lawyers were part of the fourmember University of Oxford team that won the first Northern European rounds of the Price Media Law Moot Court competition in Paris. The Oxford team also scooped the prize for Best Memorials.
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University of Oxford team. Photo courtesy of Mustaqim Iqbal.
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