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
Thursday Jan 30, 2014
Thursday Jan 30, 2014
The inaugural Times Higher Education Best University Workplace Survey was published on January 30 2014. In this special podcast, which this week replaces our regular issue review, reporter Chris Parr discusses the findings with Rob Briner and Yiannis Gabriel from the Bath University School of Management.
Thursday Jan 23, 2014
Thursday Jan 23, 2014
Sir Peter Gregson is vice-chancellor of Cranfield University. In this interview podcast, he talks to Times Higher Education reporter Chris Parr about his plans for the Bedfordshire-based postgraduate institution.
Thursday Jan 23, 2014
Thursday Jan 23, 2014
The latest Ucas student acceptance data, this week's books section and vice-chancellors' pay are discussed in this week's issue review. Chris Parr is joined by reporter Jack Grove, books editor Karen Shook and deputy news editor John Morgan.
Friday Jan 17, 2014
Friday Jan 17, 2014
Trevor Cox, professor of acoustic engineering at the University of Salford, in conversation with Times Higher Education books editor Karen Shook. Professor Cox is author of the THE's Book of the Week, Sonic Wonderland: A Scientific Odyssey of Sound.
Thursday Jan 16, 2014
Thursday Jan 16, 2014
The subjects that students have favoured (and forsaken) in the last 15 years, dishonesty in university prospectuses, and the problem of analysing big data feature in this week's issue review - the 100th Times Higher Education podcast.
Chris Parr is joined by reporters Holly Else and David Matthews, writer Matthew Reisz and editor John Gill (and they also find time for a quick game of poker).
Thursday Jan 09, 2014
Thursday Jan 09, 2014
University drop-out rates, self-publishing academics and this week's books section are discussed in this Times Higher Education issue review. Chris Parr is joined by writers David Matthews and Matthew Reisz, and books editor Karen Shook.
Thursday Jan 02, 2014
Thursday Jan 02, 2014
Vice-chancellors' pay, the problems caused for scholars by the UK's visa regime, and tactics for dealing with rowdy students are all up for discussion in the first Times Higher Education issue review of 2014. Chris Parr is joined by reporter Jack Grove, editor John Gill and news editor Simon Baker.
Thursday Dec 19, 2013
Thursday Dec 19, 2013
An upturn in the number of people from disadvantaged backgrounds applying to university, Margaret Hodge's uncompromising verdict on two senior civil servants, and problems with bursaries are all up for discussion in this week's issue review. Chris Parr is joined by reporters Jack Grove and David Matthews and deputy news editor John Morgan.
Friday Dec 13, 2013
Friday Dec 13, 2013
Barbara Graziosi, professor of Classics at Durham University and director for the arts and humanities at its Institute of Advanced Studies, joins Times Higher Education’s books editor Karen Shook for the latest in our series of books podcasts.
Professor Graziosi is the author of The Gods of Olympus: A History, which is this week’s THE Book of the Week.
Thursday Dec 12, 2013
Thursday Dec 12, 2013
The removal of the student number cap in England, the death of Nelson Mandela, and an interview with master of St Benet's Oxford hall Werner Jeanrond are up for discussion in this week's issue review. John Elmes is joined by editor John Gill, news editor Simon Baker and writer Matthew Reisz.