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 Apr 20, 2017
Thursday Apr 20, 2017
The funding of exciting, imaginative, unpredictable research, the snap general election in the UK, and this week's THE Books section are all discussed in the weekly issue review podcast.
Friday Apr 07, 2017
Friday Apr 07, 2017
Join THE editor John Gill, rankings editor Phil Baty, and summit content head Tim Sowula on a minibus in Brisbane as they head home from the 2017 Young Universities Summit, which was held at Queensland University of Technology.
We also hear from Alison Lloyd, director of institutional research and planning at Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Er Meng Hwa, vice-president (international affairs) at Nanyang Technological University; Maria Klawe, president of Harvey Mudd College; Peter Coaldrake, vice-chancellor of Queensland University of Technology; Ihron Rensburg, vice-chancellor of the University of Johannesburg; and Fernando León–García, president of CETYS University.
Monday Apr 03, 2017
Monday Apr 03, 2017
Are UK university staff happy with the way their institution is run? Should there be more scrutiny over for-profit university ownership? And which are the best universities in Japan for equipping students with the skills needed in the 21st century?
These questions, along with a taster of our Young Universities Summit, are all discussed in the latest THE issue review podcast
Wednesday Mar 15, 2017
Wednesday Mar 15, 2017
The results of the 2017 Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings discussed by digital editor Chris Parr, rankings reporter Ellie Bothwell, and rankings editor Phil Baty.
Thursday Mar 09, 2017
Thursday Mar 09, 2017
The 2017 Times Higher Education Asia Universities Summit takes place at the University of Ulsan in South Korea from 14-16 March. Chris Parr is joined by rankings editor Phil baty, reporter Ellie Bothwell, deputy news editor John Morgan, and head of summit content Tim Sowula to discuss this prestigious event.
Thursday Mar 02, 2017
Thursday Mar 02, 2017
If academics flee the UK and the US following Brexit and Trump, where will they go? Are universities sufficiently politically diverse? And how can we encourage more underrepresented groups into post-graduate study?
These questions are all discussed in the latest THE issue review podcast.
Thursday Feb 23, 2017
Thursday Feb 23, 2017
The future of modern foreign languages, an ethnographer of the Mafia, and this week's Books section are all discussed in this THE issue review podcast.
Chris Parr is joined by books editor Karen Shook, and writers Matthew Reisz and John Elmes.
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
The role of universities as pillars of their local community, an interview with new University of Liverpool chancellor Colm Tóibín and the reasons why THE publishes the World University Rankings are discussed in this THE issue review podcast.
Chris Parr is joined by deputy news editor John Morgan, reporter Jack Grove, and rankings editor Phil Baty.
Friday Feb 03, 2017
Friday Feb 03, 2017
Donald Trump's travel ban, the most international universities in the world, and the declining number of European Union students applying to UK universities are all discussed in this week's issue review.
Times Higher Education editor, John Gill, is joined by news editor Simon Baker, deputy news editor John Morgan, and reporter Ellie Bothwell.
Thursday Jan 19, 2017
Thursday Jan 19, 2017
Are some universities looking to purchase the co-authorship of research papers to improve their reputation? What does the future hold for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology president L. Rafael Reif in the Donald Trump era? And where do the world's top CEOs go to university?
All these questions are looked at in the latest Times Higher Education issue review podcast. Chris Parr is joined by reporters Ellie Bothwell, John Elmes and Jack Grove.