Vice Principal Professor Robert Whittaker

In the final episode of series three, hear Olly Belcher, President of the St Edmund Hall Association, in conversation with Professor Rob Whittaker, Teddy Hall’s Vice Principal and Geography tutor.   Rob was appointed as Vice Principal in 2019 and has been at Teddy Hall for 32 years where he has also been the College Dean and witnessed many changes including an expanding MCR and the increasing need to house all our students.  Alongside the roles of Vice Principal and teaching Geography, Rob is a Professor of Biogeography and has spent much time researching island biodiversity. Rob sadly retires from Teddy Hall this year and his dream would be to see the Geography Fellowship endowed. Spirit of the Hall podcast is produced by the St Edmund Hall Association, the voluntary alumni body independent which represents all Aularians. The views and opinions expressed in the podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Association, St Edmund Hall or the University of Oxford.