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 19, 2013
Thursday Sep 19, 2013
Massive open online courses, the sale of the student loan book and whether the government should employ academics as consultants all feature in this week's issue review podcast. Elizabeth Gibney is joined by news editor Simon Baker, deputy news editor John Morgan and senior reporter Paul Jump to look at the latest issue of Times Higher Education.
Thursday Sep 12, 2013
Thursday Sep 12, 2013
Assessing the impact of mobile phones on higher education in Africa, how the value of the Indian Rupee could impact international student recruitment and a potential flashpoint over fees at the annual Liberal Democrat conference are discussed in this week’s issue review. Elizabeth Gibney is joined by editor John Gill, deputy news editor John Morgan and writer David Matthews to look at the latest issue of Times Higher Education.
Thursday Sep 05, 2013
Thursday Sep 05, 2013
University of Hertfordshire vice-chancellor Quintin McKellar met with Times Higher Education reporter Chris Parr on 16 August 2013, the day after A-level results day. They discuss the pressures of the Clearing period, student fees, and the university's innovative approach to entrepreneurialism.
Thursday Sep 05, 2013
Thursday Sep 05, 2013
Zero-hour contracts, “old boys’ clubs”, our new Alma Mater Index and academics who change career paths are all up for discussion in this week’s Times Higher Education issue review. Reporter Chris Parr is joined by editor John Gill, reporter David Matthews, and deputy news editor John Morgan, while books editor Karen Shook takes a look at this week’s books section.
Thursday Aug 29, 2013
Thursday Aug 29, 2013
Plans to publish data on how many academics have teaching qualifications, a co-operative university in Mondragon, this week's culture section, and an informal note left in a published paper with intriguing consequences are discussed in this week's issue review. Chris Parr is joined by writer Matthew Reisz, deputy news editor John Morgan and deputy features editor Paul Jump to look at the latest issue of Times Higher Education.
Thursday Aug 22, 2013
Thursday Aug 22, 2013
Our sixth Books podcast features Richard J. Williams, author of Sex and Buildings: Modern Architecture and the Sexual Revolution, this week’s Times Higher Education Book of the Week. The University of Edinburgh professor of contemporary visual cultures is in conversation with THE’s books editor, Karen Shook. They discuss Williams’ scholarly – and admittedly personal - search for the places form meets libido. His quest took him from the stern streets of Morningside to Brazilian love hotels, Frankfurt’s executive urinals and an odd evening in Wilhelm Reich’s orgone accumulator, via Mad Men and the ‘brick dick’, and ending up in the home of ‘pornomodernism’, Los Angeles.
Thursday Aug 22, 2013
Thursday Aug 22, 2013
The lack of female university vice-chancellors, Clearing 2013, and academics working late into the night and over weekends are all up for discussion in this week's Times Higher Education issue review podcast. Reporter Chris Parr is joined by editor John Gill, books editor Karen Shook, and reporters Elizabeth Gibney and Jack Grove to mull over some highlights from the latest edition.
Thursday Aug 15, 2013
Thursday Aug 15, 2013
A-level results day, clearing, overseas students' use of proofreaders and Oxbridge's relationship with competition law are all up for discussion in this week's Times Higher Education issue review podcast. Chris Parr is joined by deputy news editor John Morgan, and reporters Jack Grove and David Matthews to mull over some of the highlights from this week's THE.
Monday Aug 12, 2013
Monday Aug 12, 2013
A-level results day 2013 and the period of clearing that follows are up for discussion in this joint podcast from Times Higher Education and TES. Chris Parr is joined by reporters Jack Grove and William Stewart and THE editor John Gill to discuss the topics that have been making headlines as students prepare to receive their results.
Thursday Aug 08, 2013
Thursday Aug 08, 2013
International and postgraduate student fees, Research Excellence Framework (REF) anxiety, University of Cambridge professor of divinity Sarah Coakley and the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit are all up for discussion in this week's issue review. Reporter Chris Parr is joined by writers Paul Jump and David Matthews, editor John Gill, and rankings editor Phil Baty.