The former Archbishop of Canterbury discusses religious leaders¡¯ obligation to promote equality, the challenges of meeting controversial heads of state, and concerns about the growth of populism
Conducting clinical trials during an epidemic for the first time, researchers fast-tracked the creation of a vaccine for Ebola, but not before 11,000 people had died
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 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
While right-wing politicians have been found to be more attractive than left-wing politicians, this trend may not hold true in the world of scholarship
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
Institutions displaced by war in the country¡¯s east have relocated campuses and adopted distance learning techniques to continue teaching. Hilary Lamb reports
