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
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.
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.