Scary Times: Stable Responses – Higher Education in times of Crisis

Think Education · Mar 4, 2026 · 28m

This latest Think Education podcast covers familiar territory in unfamiliar times. Judith and Chris talk about many of the themes from their previous book – Insider’s Guide to International Higher Education – and some of the themes from the book we are currently writing - communication, identity, perception, crisis and managing change.

What is different of course, is that this podcast – recorded on Tuesday 3rd March – took place against the backdrop of the third day of the current war in the Middle East. Based in Dubai, Chris reflected on issues of safety and preparedness from a personal…