Campus Talks by Times Higher Education

Campus Talks: Academic career advice from a university leader, ‘Be curious, be useful, bring evidence’

While academia offers some well-trodden career paths – from PhD then post-doc to lecturer, professor, departmental head and ultimately into university leadership – there

Campus Talks: Backwards course design – from learning outcomes to assessment to activities

An expert in student-centred instructional design talks through the process of creating effective university courses, including the potential of artificial intelligence t

Campus Talks: Want to think bigger and achieve more? Then collaborate – a leading academic makes the case for collective research

A world leading data visualisation expert talks about leading the global Human Reference Atlas initiative and how collaboration enables researchers to think far bigger -

Campus Talks: How co-creation and interdisciplinarity enrich university outreach

Outreach is the way in which universities share their research and expertise with groups beyond the institution. Think school visits, science demonstrations, workshops, c

Campus Talks: The strengths that multilingualism brings to universities

In a globalised world, and the increased internationalisation of higher education, multilingualism can be a key strength for universities. The ability to communicate in m

Campus Talks: How can universities nudge students and staff towards greener choices

A behaviour change expert explains what is required to shift a whole campus community towards more environmentally sustainable habits.  --- To reach net zero, instituti

Campus interview: Alain Pompilus of the University of Florida on how to better understand - and connect with - current and prospective students

How can universities develop sophisticated systems for data sharing and analysis that can guide communications and student services? Alain Pompilus was tasked with puttin

Campus Talks: Why being a queer researcher ‘means speaking truth to power’

The challenges of being an LGBTQ+ researcher in the US have multiplied since Donald Trump returned to the presidency. Funding cuts, closures of LGBTQ+ resource centres on

Campus Talks: What does ‘AI across the curriculum’ look like in practice?

We find out how one US institution has led the way in embedding AI across all its majors and what has been learnt in the process --- Many universities are now racing to

Campus Talks: How to create university assessments that serve learning

What purpose does, or should, assessment serve? How can educators shift the focus of assessment towards feedback? Who is really driving higher education’s unhelpful obses

Campus Talks: Why it takes more than a PhD to become a good doctoral supervisor

Effective graduate supervision depends on a suite of interpersonal, technical and disciplinary skills, but many scholars enter into this complex, years-long role with onl

Campus Talks: Why small changes make a big difference to accessibility in higher education

Disabled students make up the biggest minority group in US and UK higher education, accounting for about a fifth of undergraduates in both countries. While efforts to im

Campus Talks: Where research meets enterprise – lessons from a successful spin-out founder

Learn about the journey from academic researcher to entrepreneur and what it takes to launch a successful spin out company. Academics are specialists in their discipline

Campus Talks: How to maximise the essential relationships between university academic and professional services staff

The relationship between academic staff and their professional services colleagues is key to delivering on universities’ goals of high-quality student experience and know

Campus Talks: The career story of Raffaella Ocone, the first female professor of chemical engineering in Scotland

STEM study and research are responsible for much of humanity’s most transformative knowledge and technology. Discoveries and products that emerge from STEM will continue

News Talks: Will the next Horizon Europe support 'bigger, better, stronger' global collaboration?

As proposals for the future Horizon Europe are scrutinised by the European Parliament, we discuss likely changes to the seven-year funding programme and whether it can su

Campus Talks: The crucial skill of self-editing for academics

So, you’ve finished writing your book, the ideas are on the page and all that’s left is to send your opus off to the publisher, right? Not so fast. In between draft and s

News Talks: Is MRes recruitment exploiting UK international student visa rules?

The number of international students enrolled on masters by research (MRes) courses more than doubled in the year after the government introduced a ban on dependent visas

Campus Talks: What lies behind the success - or failure - of international branch campuses?

International branch campuses are back in the spotlight with countries including India, Vietnam and Greece opening to foreign institutions for the first time. And with in

News Talks: University of Sussex v the Office for Students – what could it mean for UK higher education?

We discuss why the University of Sussex has mounted a legal challenge against a £585,000 fine imposed by the Office for Students (OfS) for failing to uphold freedom of sp