Oxford Women in Computing: An Oral History

By Oxford University

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These oral history interviews, conducted by Georgina Ferry, capture the stories of pioneering women at the forefront of research, teaching and service provision for computing in Oxford, 1950s-1990s. Themes throughout the interviews include career opportunities, gender splits in computing, the origins and development of computing teaching and research in Oxford, as well as development of the University of Oxford's Computing Service and the commercial software house the Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG). The Oxford Women in Computing oral history project is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), through grants held by Professor Ursula Martin, and forms part of a broader project on the development and impact of computing. The project also acknowledges support from NAG Ltd, Oxford Mathematics, Oxford IT services, and the Bodleian Libraries. Album cover: Communications programmer Esther White in the early days of the University of Oxford’s Computing Service. © University of Oxford.

Episode Date
Interview with Jennifer Scott, Professor of Mathematics at University of Reading, and Individual Merit Research Fellow at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Jan 20, 2020
Interview with Susan Hockey (part 2), Emeritus Professor of Library and Information Studies, University College London
Jan 20, 2020
Interview with Susan Hockey, Emeritus Professor of Library and Information Studies, University College London
Jan 20, 2020
Interview with Jill Hoare, former programmer for Elliott Brothers and the NHS
Jan 20, 2020
Interview with Linda Hayes (part 2), former head of User Services at the Oxford Computing Service
Jan 20, 2020
Interview with Linda Hayes, former head of User Services at the Oxford Computing Service
Jan 20, 2020
Interview with Eleanor Dodson, computational methods developer of Protein Crystallography
Jan 20, 2020
Interview with Julia Dain, former research assistant for the Programming Research Group (PRG)
Jan 20, 2020
Interview with Jana Colchester (part 2), former programming teacher at Marconi College and University of Essex
Jan 20, 2020
Interview with Jana Colchester, former programming teacher at Marconi College and University of Essex
Jan 20, 2020
Interview with Shirley Carter, founding member of the Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG)
Jan 20, 2020
Interview with Carol Bateman (part 2), former training and information manager for the Oxford Computing Service
Jan 20, 2020
Interview with Carol Bateman, former training and information manager for the Oxford Computing Service
Jan 20, 2020
Interview with Leonor Barroca, senior lecturer in Computing at the Open University
Jan 20, 2020