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 May 16, 2013
Thursday May 16, 2013
The University of Southampton's successful appeal against a QAA review, the World Conference on Research Integrity, and the Times Higher Education Books section all feature on this week's issue review. Reporter Chris Parr is joined by books editor Karen Shook, reporter Elizabeth Gibney and news editor Simon Baker to discuss some of the highlights from the latest edition of the magazine.
Friday May 03, 2013
Friday May 03, 2013
Our second Books podcast features Robert Eaglestone, professor of contemporary literature and thought at Royal Holloway, University of London, in conversation with Times Higher Education’s books editor, Karen Shook. They discuss Saul Friedländer’s book Franz Kafka: The Poet of Shame and Guilt, which Professor Eaglestone recently reviewed for THE. The conversation also considers the relationship between historians and literary scholars; the importance and challenges of Holocaust study; and Professor Eaglestone’s own work. Recorded on 1 May, 2013.
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
The startling levels of gender inequality in research-intensive universities, the involvement of UK universities in the academies movement and the Times Higher Education Books section all feature on this Times Higher Education issue review. Reporter Chris Parr is joined by books editor Karen Shook, reporters David Matthews and Jack Grove, and editorial assistant for news John Elmes to discuss some of the highlights from this week’s magazine.
Wednesday May 01, 2013
Wednesday May 01, 2013
World University Rankings editor Phil Baty visits Moscow to speak with Irina Arzhanova, executive director of Russia's National Training Foundation, and Marina Larionova, head of the International Organizations Research Institute at the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow and head of international programmes at the NTF. They discuss the importance of established league tables, and Russia's plans to introduce its own national ranking system.
Thursday Apr 25, 2013
Thursday Apr 25, 2013
The trials of a PhD viva, the UK's slow move towards a grade-point average degree clasification system, and university mergers all feature on this Times Higher Education issue review. Chris Parr is joined by news editor Simon Baker and reporters Elizabeth Gibney and Jack Grove to discuss some of the highlights from this week’s magazine.
Friday Apr 19, 2013
Friday Apr 19, 2013
University of Essex vice-chancellor Anthony Forster joins reporter Chris Parr to discuss the university's future, his own experiences in the army, £9,000 fees and mission groups. Recorded on 20 March, 2013.
Thursday Apr 18, 2013
Thursday Apr 18, 2013
The BBC's North Korea Panorama documentary, the financial threats facing universities, and fears that a two-tier PhD system is developing all feature on this Times Higher Education issue review. Chris Parr is joined by editor John Gill, reporter Elizabeth Gibney, and deputy news editor John Morgan to discuss some of the highlights from this week’s magazine.
Wednesday Apr 17, 2013
Wednesday Apr 17, 2013
In this podcast, reporter Chris Parr talks about universities' use of social media with Emma Leech, director of marketing, communications and recruitment at the University of Nottingham; Jack Wallington, head of marketing and community at The Student Room; Justin Shaw, managing director of Communications Management; and Phil Baty, editor of Times Higher Education's World University Rankings.
Tuesday Apr 16, 2013
Tuesday Apr 16, 2013
Reporter Chris Parr heads to the National Union of Students' 2013 National Conference to speak with Toni Pearce, who was elected president of the union at the event in Sheffield on 9 March. We also hear excerpts from the three other presidential candidates' speeches.
Thursday Apr 11, 2013
Thursday Apr 11, 2013
Fundraising inequality among universities, race discrimination in academia and a research journey to deepest, darkest Romania (literally) all feature on this Times Higher Education issue review. Chris Parr is joined by reporters David Matthews, Elizabeth Gibney and Jack Grove to discuss some of the topics covered in this week’s magazine.