Campus Talks by Times Higher Education

THE podcast: 16-22 April 2015 issue review

The upcoming general election, the Horizon 2020 European research fund, and this week's books section are all covered in this week's Times Higher Education issue review podcast.

Reporter Chris Havergal is joined by deputy news editor John Morgan, books editor Karen Shook and reporter Jack Grove. 

 

THE podcast: 9-15 April 2015 issue review

The Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey, university support for PhD students' physical and mental health, and figures suggesting nearly half of academics feel their workload has gone up as student fees have risen are tackled in this week's issue review.

John Elmes is joined by reporters Chris Parr, Jack Grove, and Holly Else.

THE podcast: 2 - 8 April 2015 issue review

Our annual higher education pay survey, the continuing fallout from the research excellence framework, and our weekly books section are all covered in this week's issue review.

Chris Parr is joined by reporter Jack Grove, deputy features editor Paul Jump, and books editor Karen Shook.

THE podcast: 26 March - 1 April 2015 issue review

The latest research funding allocations, postgraduate research loans, and the challenges facing academics in Palestine are all discussed in this week's issue review podcast.

Chris Parr is joined by news editor Simon Baker, deputy news editor John Morgan, writer Matthew Reisz and deputy features editor Paul Jump.

THE books podcast: Tommy Dickinson interview

In this books podcast, Tommy Dickinson, author of "Curing Queers": mental nurses and their patients, 1935-1974, speaks to Times Higher Education books editor, Karen Shook. 

Dr Dickinson, lecturer in nursing at the University of Manchester, discusses his research into the controversial and shocking techniques inflicted on patients in a bid to "cure" their homosexuality during this time period.

The publication was a THE book of the week. 

THE podcast: Bethany Coates interview

Stanford University’s graduate business school is launching a UK-based teaching programme for the first time.

Bethany Coates, assistant dean for global innovations programs, talks to reporter Chris Parr about the rationale behind the move.

THE podcast: Jisc Digital Festival 2015

The 2015 Jisc Digital Festival, known as Digifest, took place in Birmingham on the 9 and 10 March 2015.

In this podcast, reporter Chris Parr speaks with Carole Goble, a professor in the school of computer science at the University of Manchester, and Richard Watson, writer, speaker and consultant who advises organisations on the future. 

Topics discussed include academic "trolling", the importance of software in research, and the risks posed to the traditional university by technology.

THE podcast: World Reputation Rankings 2015 results

The results of the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings are out now. In this podcast, rankings editor, Phil Baty, discusses the findings with reporter, Chris Parr.

This is the fifth annual list of the world’s 100 most prestigious universities, as judged by 10,000 senior academics from across the world.

THE books podcast: Cédric Villani interview

This books podcast sees Times Higher Education's books editor, Karen Shook, in conversation with Cédric Villani, professor of mathematics at Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 and director of the Institut Henri Poincaré in Paris.

Professor Villiani’s latest book, Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure, was a recent THE book of the week.

THE podcast: Election Hustings for Higher Education 2015 special

The general election takes centre stage in this week's Times Higher Education issue review podcast, which focuses on the recent Election Hustings for Higher Education.

The weekly books section is also discussed as reporter, Chris Parr, is joined by editor, John Gill, books editor, Karen Shook, and deputy news editor, John Morgan.