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
Wednesday Nov 06, 2013
Wednesday Nov 06, 2013
Ben Nelson is founder and chief executive officer of the Minerva Project, which is aiming to offer students an "Ivy League" education using online lectures, and with no campus. In this interview podcast, he discusses the ambitious project with reporter Chris Parr.
Friday Nov 01, 2013
Friday Nov 01, 2013
In the eighth in our series of books podcasts, Times Higher Education books editor Karen Shook is in conversation with Angus Deaton, Dwight D. Eisenhower professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University. They discuss his book, The Great Escape: Health, Wealth and the Origins of Inequality, his career, and his plans for the future.
Thursday Oct 31, 2013
Thursday Oct 31, 2013
The number of Indian postgraduates applying to UK universities, vice-chancellors' top higher education priorities, and our interview with Birkbeck professor Lynne Segal all feature in this week's issue review. Chris Parr is joined by writers David Matthews and Matthew Reisz, deputy news editor John Morgan and editor John Gill.
Thursday Oct 24, 2013
Thursday Oct 24, 2013
The 50th anniversary of the Robbins report, our weekly books section, and the Office of Fair Trading's decision to examine English higher education are all covered in this week's Times Higher Education issue review. Reporter Chris Parr is joined by news editor Simon Baker, deputy news editor John Morgan, and books editor Karen Shook to discuss this week's big stories.
Thursday Oct 24, 2013
Thursday Oct 24, 2013
Minister of state for universities and science David Willetts pays a visit to Times Higher Education to discuss the 50th anniversary of the Robbins Report, his views on the expansion of the UK's university sector, and what the Conservative Party's higher education policy could be at the next election. He is interviewed by THE editor John Gill and news editor Simon Baker. The recording took place on 21 October 2013.
Thursday Oct 17, 2013
Thursday Oct 17, 2013
Pay inequalities in higher education institutions, the evolution of research assessment and Sir Andrew Witty's report on universities and growth are all covered in this issue review. Reporter Chris Parr is joined by news editor Simon Baker, deputy features editor Paul Jump, and reporter Elizabeth Gibney.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2013
Tuesday Oct 15, 2013
From October 8-11 2013, Canberra hosted the annual Australian International Education Conference, the largest international education conference in the Asia-Pacific region. The event was co-hosted by the international student recruitment company, IDP Education, which presented some new research: Inside the minds of today’s international students.
Phil Baty, editor at large for Times Higher Education, which was the media partner for the event, discusses the findings with Lyndell Jacka, head of research at IDP and Kim Dienhoff, IDP’s manager for communications and stakeholder relations.
Monday Oct 14, 2013
Monday Oct 14, 2013
Our seventh Books podcast features Graham Farmelo, author of Churchill’s Bomb: A Hidden History of Science, this week’s Times Higher Education Book of the Week.The award-winning science writer and biographer (not to mention coffee connoisseur) is in conversation with THE’s books editor, Karen Shook.
Thursday Oct 10, 2013
Thursday Oct 10, 2013
The growing number of courses offered in English by European universities, our weekly books section, essay mills and the inaugural Times Higher Education World Academic Summit are up for discussion in this issue review. Reporter Chris Parr is joined by books editor Karen Shook, news editor Simon Baker, and reporters Jack Grove and David Matthews.
Friday Oct 04, 2013
Friday Oct 04, 2013
University business models of the future and massive open online courses (Moocs) are up for discussion in the first episode in a series of podcasts by Goldsmiths, University of London. Recorded in front of a live audience at the university on 1
October 2013, the podcast features Sir Adrian Smith, vice-chancellor of
the University of London, in conversation with John Gill, editor of
Times Higher Education. Introduced by Pat Loughrey, the warden of Goldsmiths.