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
Thursday Jan 11, 2018
Thursday Jan 11, 2018
The UK government reshuffle, which saw Sam Gyimah appointed minister for universities and science; a new report showing the value of overseas students; and an Australian research centre focusing on the study of "Western civilisation" are among the topics discussed in this week's Times Higher Education podcast.
Chris Parr is joined by reporter Sophie Inge, acting deputy news editor Ellie Bothwell, and news editor Chris Havergal.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Reductions in the number of UK-led research programmes receiving European Union Funding, higher education in Hong Kong, research with a Christmassy theme, and the best articles of 2017 are all discussed in this week's THE issue review.
Chris Parr is joined by student editor Seeta Bhardwa, reporter Jack Grove, news editor Chris Havergal, and editor John Gill.
Thursday Dec 14, 2017
Thursday Dec 14, 2017
This week's Times Higher Education issue review podcast takes a look at recent developments in the row over the amount that UK university leaders get paid. We also look at what the THE World University Rankings data tell us about the "Asian challenger" universities that are consistently climbing the international university league tables.
Chris Parr is joined by reporter Ellie Bothwell, data editor Simon Baker, and news editor Chris Havergal.
Thursday Nov 30, 2017
Thursday Nov 30, 2017
The dos and don'ts of research authorship, the chaotic state of higher education in South Africa, and the problems caused by one university's "biblically consistent curriculum" are all discussed in this week's Times Higher Education podcast.
Chris Parr is joined by reporters Holly Else, Ellie Bothwell and Jack Grove.
Thursday Nov 16, 2017
Thursday Nov 16, 2017
Sexual harassment in the academy, grant application success rates, an interview with David Lammy MP, and the Global University Employability Rankings 2017 are all discussed in this week's Times Higher Education issue review.
Chris Parr is joined by editor John Gill, reporters Holly Else and Rachael Pells, and data editor Simon Baker.
Thursday Nov 09, 2017
Thursday Nov 09, 2017
The indigenisation of Canada's universities, footballer Gary Neville's new higher education institution, and the computer games bringing research to (virtual) life are all discussed in this week's podcast review.
Chris Parr, Ellie Bothwell, John Morgan and Matthew Reisz discuss the latest edition of Times Higher Education.
Thursday Nov 02, 2017
Thursday Nov 02, 2017
The pressure on universities to cut ties with Myanmar in the wake of the country's military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, an in-depth interview with former Berkeley chancellor Nicholas Dirks, and the return of the Sorbonne are all discussed in this week's issue review podcast.
Chris Parr is joined by reporter Ellie Bothwell, editor John Gill, and deputy features editor Jack Grove.
Thursday Oct 26, 2017
Thursday Oct 26, 2017
Predatory conferences, Jewish jokes and an interview with Nobel laureate Jeane Tirole feature in this week's Times Higher Education issue review podcast.
Chris Parr is joined by reporters Jack Grove and Ellie Bothwell, and books editor Matthew Reisz.
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
The state of liberal arts education in the US, the future for EU scholars based at UK universities, and the role of US scholars in advocating for evidence-based government policy are all discussed in this week's issue review.
Chris Parr is joined by reporters Ellie Bothwell and Rachael Pells, and news editor Chris Havergal.
Thursday Sep 28, 2017
Thursday Sep 28, 2017
The 2017 Labour party conference, our extended interview with new British Academy president Sir David Cannadine, and Australia's move towards implementing a "teaching excellence framework" are all discussed by the Times Higher Education editorial team.
Chris Parr is joined by deputy news editor John Morgan, books editor Matthew Reisz, and news editor Chris Havergal.