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 Sep 04, 2014
Thursday Sep 04, 2014
How government changes to the rules on visa refusal rates might affect universities, the challenges of combining parenting with academic life, and the British Social Attitudes Survey are discussed in this week's Times Higher Education issue review. We also reveal the 2014 THE University of the Year nominees.
Thursday Aug 28, 2014
Thursday Aug 28, 2014
A Quality Assurance Agency verdict of "no confidence" in a London college, the Times Higher Education books section and the independence referendum in Scotland are among the topics discussed in the latest issue review podcast.
Thursday Aug 21, 2014
Thursday Aug 21, 2014
Television interviews with famous figures supplied the raw material for Laurie Taylor and Sally Feldman's book on the nature of celebrity, In Confidence: Talking Frankly about Fame.
Thursday Aug 21, 2014
Thursday Aug 21, 2014
The International and postgraduate student fees survey 2014, student recruitment following the increase in tuition fees, tweeting academics, and female bodybuilding are all discussed in this week's Times Higher Education issue review.
Reporter Chris Parr is joined by editor John Gill, and reporters Jack Grove, Holly Else and David Matthews.
Wednesday Aug 13, 2014
Wednesday Aug 13, 2014
The National Student Survey, graduates in non-graduate occupations, the career choices of PhD students, and this week’s books section are discussed in the latest Times Higher Education issue review podcast.
Chris Parr is joined by books editor Karen Shook, and reporters Jack Grove, Holly Else and David Matthews to discuss this week’s THE.
Thursday Aug 07, 2014
Thursday Aug 07, 2014
The secretive criteria of vice-chancellors' pay, the importance of scheduling in relaxation time, David Willetts' proposal that universities buy up their students' debts and "Rogetisms" are all discussed on this week's issue review.
Thursday Aug 07, 2014
Thursday Aug 07, 2014
President and chancellor of Louisiana State University, F. King Alexander, and vice-president for finance and administration, Daniel Layzell, discuss report cards, state university funding and tigers with reporter, Chris Parr.
Thursday Jul 31, 2014
Thursday Jul 31, 2014
University whistleblowers, combined bachelor's and master's degrees, jihadist poetry and this week's books section are discussed in the latest Times Higher Education issue review.
Thursday Jul 24, 2014
Thursday Jul 24, 2014
The row over pensions, the number of universities charging £9,000 tuition fees, grant application success rates, and academics in comic books are all up for discussion in this week's issue review.
Thursday Jul 17, 2014
Thursday Jul 17, 2014
The cabinet reshuffle that sees Greg Clark replacing David Willetts as the minister for universities and science, the 2014 Times Higher Education Summer Reads where scholars reveal what they'll be reading on the beach this year, and Anglo-Israeli academic collaboration are all up for discussion on this week's THE issue review.