Campus Talks is a fortnightly podcast from Times Higher Education. We talk to academics and administrators at universities around the world to share advice, insights and solutions addressing the big questions facing higher education today. Gather academic career advice and tips to improve your teaching, research practices, writing and public engagement work, alongside discussions on the most pressing issues in global HE.
Episodes
Tuesday Feb 20, 2018
Tuesday Feb 20, 2018
Another higher education review in the UK was announced on 19 February and billed by the government as a look into ways to bridge the class divide in post-18 education. But it's been received more as a political move to address unpopular tuition fees than an effort to expand education opportunities to students with poorer backgrounds.
Sara Custer is joined by THE journalists Chris Havergal, Simon Baker and Jack Grove to discuss what the review will actually look at, potential outcomes and to fact check some of the statements that have been made by politicians in the days surrounding the announcement.
Friday Feb 16, 2018
Friday Feb 16, 2018
The 2018 Times Higher Education Asia Universities Summit took place in Shenzhen, China, from 5-7 February, and was hosted in partnership with SUSTech (Southern University of Science and Technology).
Head of content and engagement for the World Summit Series Tim Sowula is joined by editorial director for global rankings Phil Baty and reporter Rachael Pells to summarise the discussions in Shenzhen which focused on advancements in artificial intelligence, Asia's competitive edge in global higher education and knoweldge transfer in emerging economies.
We also hear from attendees about their take aways from the three days.
Thursday Feb 15, 2018
Thursday Feb 15, 2018
Europe's push for an EU excellence initative, the future of history departments and highlights from the THE Asia Universities Summit.
Sara Custer is joined by THE journalists Ellie Bothwell, Paul Jump and Rachael Pells.
Thursday Feb 08, 2018
Thursday Feb 08, 2018
Is the academic work-life balance off-kilter? The findings of Times Higher Education's global survey of univeristy staff's fulfillment with their personal and professional lives is discussed as well as an analysis of UK university enrolments showing a trend towards targeting more mature students at some institions. And we look at how changes in the French high school baccalaureate have sparked protests of President Macron's policies while another higher educaiton institution is benefitting from what it calls a "Macron effect'.
Sara Custer is joined by news editor Chris Havergal, data editor Simon Baker and acting deputy news editor Ellie Bothwell.
Tuesday Feb 06, 2018
Tuesday Feb 06, 2018
The 2018 Times Higher Education Asia Univerity Rankings are revealed alongside a discussion with Sara Custer, special projects editor, Phil Baty, editorial director of global rankings and acting rankings editor Ellie Bothwell.
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
The British Council has predicted that outbound student growth is set to decline globally. What could this mean for internationalisation activities at campuses in the US, UK and Australia? We also bring you an on-the-ground report from a university set in the heart of China's booming tech industry and research saying students aren't happy about being labeled 'snowflake' in this edition of the Times Higher Education issue review.
Sara Custer is joined by acting deputy news editor Ellie Bothwell, deputy features editor Jack Grove and reporter Sophie Inge.
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Times Higher Education was at the 2018 World Economic Forum to discuss the research power of the world's top universities. Tim Sowula, head of content and engagement for the World Summit Series, speaks with Phil Baty, editorial director of the THE's Global Rankings, and M’hamed el Aisati, director of Content & Analytics for Research Management at Elsevier, about the economic impact of the WEF's GULF universities. We then hear excerpts from leaders of those universities talking about the importance of collaborations between higher education and industry.
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
A possible academic boycott of Israel, the economic impact of the World Economic Forum's group of universities, and this week's Books section are all discussed in this Times Higher Education issue review.
Chris Parr is joined by writer Ellie Bothwell, news editor Chris Havergal, data editor Simon Baker, and books editor Matthew Reisz.
Friday Jan 19, 2018
Friday Jan 19, 2018
The 2018 Times Higher Education Asia Universities Summit takes place in Shenzhen, China, from 5-7 February, and is hosted in partnership with SUSTech (Southern University of Science and Technology).
Chris Parr is joined by writers Jack Grove and Rachael Pells, editorial director for global rankings, Phil Baty, and head of content and engagement for the World Summit Series Tim Sowula. We also hear from Chunmiao Zheng, dean of the school of environmental science and engineering at SUSTech.
They discuss the rapid growth of Shenzhen as a city, China's increasing attractiveness as a research hub, and look at some of the highlights from the summit agenda.
Thursday Jan 18, 2018
Thursday Jan 18, 2018
THE journalists discuss the week in HE including threats to academic freedom in Turkey, academic moonlighters and an unusual marriage proposal. Chris Parr is joined by reporter Rachael Pells, news editor Chris Havergal and books editor Matthew Reisz.