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 Apr 11, 2013
Thursday Apr 11, 2013
World-renowned sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur comes into the studio to discuss her decision not to go to university, her grandmother's graduation aged 80-something, and her Foundation's work with higher education.
Wednesday Apr 10, 2013
Wednesday Apr 10, 2013
On 10 April 2013, Times Higher Education published its first ever Asia University Rankings – a list of the top 100 universities in Asia, based on the same trusted and comprehensive range of performance indicators as the established THE World University Rankings. Rankings editor Phil Baty and reporter Elizabeth Gibney join Chris Parr to discuss the winners – and losers – of this new addition to our rankings stable.
Thursday Apr 04, 2013
Thursday Apr 04, 2013
The Office for Fair Access, the openness of universities and academics' regional accents all feature on this Times Higher Education issue review, along with a look at the highlights from this week's Books section. Reporter Chris Parr is joined by editor John Gill, books editor Karen Shook, and reporter David Matthews to discuss some of the topics covered in this week’s magazine.
Wednesday Apr 03, 2013
Wednesday Apr 03, 2013
In our first dedicated book-themed podcast, Shahidha Bari, lecturer in Romanticism at Queen Mary, University of London, discusses her review of Shereen El Feki's Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World with Times Higher Education's books editor Karen Shook. Dr Bari also talks about her own book, Keats and Philosophy: The Life of Sensations, and her future writing plans.
Thursday Mar 28, 2013
Thursday Mar 28, 2013
Vice-chancellor pay, Sir Alan Langlands' decision to leave Hefce, and an overview of our latest books section all feature on this Times Higher Education issue review. Reporter Chris Parr is joined by news editor Simon Baker, books editor Karen Shook, and reporter Jack Grove to discuss some of the highlights from this week’s magazine.
Thursday Mar 21, 2013
Thursday Mar 21, 2013
Part-time student numbers, academics' school reports, and commercialising research all feature on this Times Higher Education issue review. Chris Parr is joined by editor John Gill and reporters Elizabeth Gibney and Jack Grove to discuss some of the highlights from this week’s magazine.
Thursday Mar 14, 2013
Thursday Mar 14, 2013
Open access policy, university sport and the impact of the government's reforms on part-time students all feature on this Times Higher Education issue review. Chris Parr is joined by news editor Simon Baker and reporters Paul Jump and Jack Grove to discuss some of the highlights from this week’s magazine.
Thursday Mar 14, 2013
Thursday Mar 14, 2013
Olympians Steve Cram and Bill Tancred, chancellor of the University of Sunderland and director of sport at University Campus Suffolk respectively, meet Chris Parr to talk about sport and the academy.
Monday Mar 11, 2013
Monday Mar 11, 2013
The future of Indian higher education, including the objectives of the government's 12th five-year plan and the challenges around education funding, are up for discussion as Times Higher Education's editor at large Phil Baty meets Pawan Agarwal, education adviser to the Indian government's Planning Commission. The interview takes place on 6 March at the 2013 Going Global conference in Dubai.
Thursday Mar 07, 2013
Thursday Mar 07, 2013
The potential impact of the spending review on higher education, universities' approach to risk, and the intellectual rigour of artistic practice as research all feature on this Times Higher Education issue review. Chris Parr is joined by reporter Matthew Reisz, news editor Simon Baker and deputy news editor John Morgan to discuss some of the highlights from this week's edition.