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An interview with Sian Beilock, president of Dartmouth
Sian Beilock, the first woman elected president of Dartmouth in the institution’s 250-year history, speaks about female leadership in higher education and performing under pressure
Bonus Episode: Interview with Kathryn Sikkink, Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School
Human rights scholar and award-winning author Kathryn Sikkink talks about her work with the Harvard Votes Challenge, how young people are more savvy about misinformation than older generations and why, in this year of elections, democracy needs protection.
How to turn university students into engaged citizens – and voters
Political scientists, in the US and the UK, discuss how universities can support Generation Z to engage with the democratic process, how to foster safe and open political discussion and why voting is like bungee jumping.
An interview with James Purnell, president and vice-chancellor of the University of the Arts London
The president and vice-chancellor of the University of the Arts London talks about how AI will affect the creative sector, the connection between cities, commerce and creativity, and how UAL plans to pioneer online creative education
Microcredentials are knocking. Will higher education answer?
Tips from 10 years of Moocs at the University of Edinburgh and a call to arms to embrace technology for greater equity and financial sustainability
Mike Ibba form Chapman University on mentorship and the future of US science
What philosophers and scientists can learn from each other and the state of public funding for research.
Laura Allen from Trinity University on connecting student well-being to the natural world
Helping students get in touch with nature by combining theory, research and practice.
Unlocking People Power Through Citizen Science
Find out how engaging non-academics in research can uncover and disperse new knowledge and ways of thinking that help shape solutions to seemingly intractable problems