Advice, insights and solutions for the challenges facing higher education from academics, faculty and staff at institutions around the world. Hear teaching tips, writing pointers, discussions on the big issues, forecasts and first-hand experiences from university leaders.
Episodes
Friday Nov 13, 2015
Friday Nov 13, 2015
The results of the 2015 Global Employability University Survey shed light on which institutions are best preparing their students for the world of work.
Thursday Nov 05, 2015
Thursday Nov 05, 2015
How the government pressured a university to remove a governor from its board, the challenges facing black and ethnic minority staff in higher education, and the work being carried out by US researchers on 'body farms' are discuss in this week's Times Higher Education issue review.
Thursday Oct 29, 2015
Thursday Oct 29, 2015
Is industry funding undermining research? Would you like to have your essay marking monitored by a computer? What's it like to be taught by James Bond?
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Karen Sibley is vice-president for strategic initiatives and dean of the School of Professional Studies at Brown University, Rhode Island.
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
The higher education Green Paper, "philanthrocapitalism", our subject-specific World University Rankings, and this week's Books section are all discussed in this issue review podcast.
Thursday Oct 08, 2015
Thursday Oct 08, 2015
The challenges facing academics who work outside of their own country, visa rules for overseas students in the UK, and the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit are all discussed in this week's issue review podcast.
Chris Parr is joined by reporters Jack Grove and Ellie Bothwell, and news editor Simon Baker.
Wednesday Sep 30, 2015
Wednesday Sep 30, 2015
The results of the 2015-2016 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, discussed by the THE editorial team.
Thursday Sep 24, 2015
Thursday Sep 24, 2015
Why universities are declining charity research grants, what academics put on their office doors and the European Association of International Educators' annual conference are all discussed in this week's issue review.
Thursday Sep 17, 2015
Thursday Sep 17, 2015
Interviews with the vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge and the University of Virginia's Mark Edmundson are discussed in this week's issue review, along with a rundown of the latest Times Higher Education Books section.
Thursday Sep 10, 2015
Thursday Sep 10, 2015
Academic freedom in Hong Kong, possible reform of the research councils, and "walking for thinking" are all discussed in this week's issue review podcast.