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 Jun 18, 2015
Thursday Jun 18, 2015
Writtle College was granted degree-awarding powers in March 2015. In this podcast, reporter Chris Parr discusses with principal, Steve Waite, what this means for the future of the specialist college, and hears about its plans for the future.
Thursday Jun 11, 2015
Thursday Jun 11, 2015
The trend for universities to set grant income targets for individual academics, new research on grade inflation, and the future of the Athena SWAN gender equality charter mark are all discussed in this week's issue review podcast.
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
Times Higher Education has published its Asia University Rankings 2015, based on the same tried-and-trusted performance indicators that underpin the prestigious THE World University Rankings.
Thursday Jun 04, 2015
Thursday Jun 04, 2015
The results of the Hepi/HEA survey of Student Academic Experience, one man's quest to research low-cost private education in developing countries and news from the British Council's Going Global conference for leaders of international higher education are all discussed in this week's issue review podcast.
Thursday May 28, 2015
Thursday May 28, 2015
How many of the world's top universities are led by women? Are there enough academic jobs for the number of people with PhDs? Is the end nigh for overseas branch campuses?
Thursday May 21, 2015
Thursday May 21, 2015
The financial difficulties facing university staff on fixed-term or casualised contracts, the future of the doctoral thesis, and the UK's performance in a global higher education ranking which is adjusted to take account of GDP are discussed in this week's issue review podcast.
Thursday May 14, 2015
Thursday May 14, 2015
The implications of the 2015 general election, the latest books section, and ethnological research in Magaluf feature in this week's Times Higher Education issue review podcast.
Friday May 08, 2015
Friday May 08, 2015
As the result of the 2015 vote becomes clearer, reporter Chris Parr talks to editor John Gill, rankings editor Phil Baty, and deputy news editor John Morgan about the implications for higher education.
Wednesday Apr 29, 2015
Wednesday Apr 29, 2015
There is a new number one atop the fourth annual Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 rankings table.
Thursday Apr 23, 2015
Thursday Apr 23, 2015
The cost of producing a Mooc, the upcoming general election, and the European Union's new commissioner for research are discussed in this week's Times Higher Education issue review podcast.