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 Dec 05, 2013
Thursday Dec 05, 2013
A lack of female representation among university governors, this week's Books section, gender segregation at university events and student protest in Turkey are all discussed in this week's issue review.
Reporters Chris Parr, Jack Grove and David Matthews are joined by books editor Karen Shook to discuss this week's edition of Times Higher Education.
Thursday Nov 28, 2013
Thursday Nov 28, 2013
The expansion of student numbers at private colleges, some universities' snobby approach to credit transfer, and the launch of a national higher education computer network are all up for discussion in this week's issue review podcast. Deputy news editor John Morgan and reporter Jack Grove join Chris Parr to look at (and listen to) some of the highlights from this week's magazine.
Thursday Nov 21, 2013
Thursday Nov 21, 2013
Universities' Wikipedia pages, the online harassment of academics, and this week's Times Higher Education Books section are all featured in this week's issue review podcast. Editor John Gill, news editor Simon Baker and books editor Karen Shook join Chris Parr to discuss this week's edition.
Wednesday Nov 20, 2013
Wednesday Nov 20, 2013
How much does it cost to develop a Mooc? How many staff hours does it take to deliver it? The University of London International Programmes was the first English institution to offer massive open online courses on Coursera: the US platform with more than 5 million registered users.In this podcast some of those involved in that process discuss their experiences.
UoLIP director of academic development Mike Kerrison, academic project manager Barney Grainger and associate director of the undergraduate laws programme Patricia McKellar talk to Times Higher Education reporter Chris Parr.
Thursday Nov 14, 2013
Thursday Nov 14, 2013
Research grant application success rates, the end of the 1994 Group and Feargal Sharkey's opinions on the changing face of higher education are all discussed in this week’s issue review. Chris Parr is joined by deputy features editor Paul Jump, research reporter Holly Else and editor John Gill.
Thursday Nov 07, 2013
Thursday Nov 07, 2013
Vice-chancellor of the University of Northampton, Nick Petford, in conversation with Times Higher Education reporter Chris Parr. The interview was recorded at the university on 25 October 2013.
Thursday Nov 07, 2013
Thursday Nov 07, 2013
Rudeness in the academy, the future funding of UK higher education and our weekly Books section are all discussed in this week’s issue review. Chris Parr is joined by writers David Matthews and Matthew Reisz, and books editor Karen Shook.
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.