Interview with Zandra Rhodes
The fashion designer talks about treating a university education like a nine-to-five job, the importance of student interaction and defying graduation clothing convention
The fashion designer talks about treating a university education like a nine-to-five job, the importance of student interaction and defying graduation clothing convention
The comics researcher discusses ‘Mickey Mouse’ degree accusations, lessons on wartime alliances and the perils of eating cheese before bedtime
The author of The Entrepreneurial State discusses misconceptions surrounding innovation, rethinking the role of the public sector and her aims as founder of a new innovation institute at UCL
We talk to psychiatrist Vikram Patel about delivering healthcare in low-resources communities, how academics can learn from acting, and the hippy lifestyle of Goa
The acclaimed novelist and distinguished writer-in-residence at the University of Surrey talks about teaching, researching her novels and why she skipped all her lectures
Can punk scholars bring together their conflicting identities without compromise?
Birmingham City University’s new chancellor talks about his experiences as a mature student, how education is a right, and why the British public rock
We talk about the social responsibilities of universities, crime scene investigation and attracting talent to the North East of England with the vice-chancellor of the University of Cumbria
We talk about mathematical misconceptions, public engagement and lecturing with tigers with the recent winner of the Euler Book Prize
The psychologist who signed up for a PhD aged 17 talks about proving her teachers wrong, keeping an open mind, and the biggest misconception about psychology
We talk student protests, forgotten heroes and lessons from history with Northwestern University’s next provost
The Olympian and chancellor of Oxford Brookes University talks about camaraderie between athletes, competition in the HE sector, and how her academic and athletic careers have complemented each other
We talk to the new chancellor of Bath Spa University about censorship, Brideshead Revisited and why campuses should be a place for outrage
How do reindeer navigate, how large is a Christmas tree’s genome, and what is the best surgical stitch to use on a Christmas turkey?
The incoming dean of arts and humanities at UCL speaks about tuition fees, snobbery in film studies and making Margaret Thatcher likeable