The third annual Rhodes Ventures Forum took place at Rhodes House 22 – 23 June to explore ‘From Idea to Impact: Building Sustainable Venture Ecosystems’. Over 150 delegates of Rhodes Scholars, Rhodes alumni and international business leaders came together to discuss innovation, entrepreneurship and investment as well as to explore how we can create ventures that improve the world.
The Rhodes Trust announced today that Professor Sir John Bell GBE will become the new Chair of the Rhodes Trustees, starting 1 July 2019. Sir John is Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford and an internationally renowned scientist and clinician. He will take on the role as Chair after serving as a Rhodes Trustee for over a decade. During his time as Trustee, Sir John has convened several Rhodes Healthcare Forums on health innovation and equity, mentored numerous Rhodes Scholars, and championed the Trust’s efforts to promote Scholar well-being and mental health.
Eric and Wendy Schmidt today announced the 20 members of the 2019 Class of Schmidt Science Fellows – a program of Schmidt Futures, in partnership with the Rhodes Trust – at an event in New York City.
Dr Elizabeth Kiss, Warden and CEO of the Rhodes Trust and Mr Alasdair Maclay, Director of Strategy & Development travelled to Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing from 17 -22 March to meet with long-standing supporters of the Rhodes Trust, potential investors, media, academics and other stakeholders. At the same time, 17 Rhode Scholars also travelled to China in order to spend two weeks in Shanghai and Beijing meeting with leaders in academic, civil society, business, finance and more. Countless ideas were shared and many friends were made. The Rhodes Trust looks forward to receiving many more applications from Chinese Scholars in the future.
‘From Surviving to Thriving’ was this year’s theme at the 4th Rhodes Annual Healthcare Forum at Rhodes House on 9-10 February 2019. This two day Forum brought together health professionals, Atlantic Fellows and Rhodes Scholars to discuss and network with each other on how to shift health goals beyond just reducing mortality in order to create a world where everyone can enjoy thriving health.
The Rhodes Trust today announces a record-breaking class of 101 new Rhodes Scholars. This cohort, who will arrive at Rhodes House, Oxford, in October 2019, features young people from all fields of study who have exceptional leadership potential and share a commitment to positive change.
The first Schwarzman-Rhodes Symposium took place at Rhodes House on 26-28 October 2018 to explore the topic of ‘Public Leadership in the 21st Century: Ethical, Global, Local, Connected’. This event brought together Schwarzman Scholars and Rhodes Scholars to engage on the meaning of values-based and ethical leadership, and to develop skills and build connections between the two programmes.
The Bram Fischer Memorial Lecture: Principled Activism for Social Justice in a Troubled World. This year’s lecture was delivered by Mr Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan, Minister of Public Enterprises in the South African Government.
The Rhodes Trust is delighted to welcome the 2018 cohort of 96 Rhodes Scholars, who have just arrived in Oxford. This year’s intake includes two Scholars from West Africa, a new constituency which has joined the Rhodes ever-expanding global community.
The Rhodes Trust is delighted to welcome Dr Elizabeth Kiss as its new CEO and Warden of Rhodes House. Dr Kiss is herself a Rhodes Scholar and will be the first female Warden of Rhodes House.