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Think EducationStephanie Martin Part 2 – Teaching is an Extreme Sport
In this latest Think Education podcast, Chris and Judith pick up their conversation with Stephanie Martin about educators and teaching in higher education. We…
Think EducationPlace, Identity and Belonging in Teaching and Learning: Stephanie Martin – Part One
In this latest episode of the Think Education podcast, Chris and Judith are joined by previous podcast guest and frequent contributor, Stephanie Martin. We…
Think EducationConnective Tissue - Collaboration in International Higher Education
In the latest Think Education episode Prof Hill and Prof Lamie are joined by friend of the show and frequent contributor, Douglas Proctor, Assistant…
Think EducationInternationalisation from a Student-Centred Approach
In the latest Think Education podcast episode, Chris and Judith are joined by third time guest and frequent contributor, Dr Vicky Lewis, to discuss recent…
Think EducationYou are my Success Story: Unexpected Career Paths in Academia
In this latest Think Education podcast Judith and Chris are joined by Malgorzata Drewniok, Assistant Director for International Student Success at The…
Think EducationThe Role of a Senior University Leader
In this latest Think Education episode, we continue our conversation about leadership and managing change but were prompted for this session by recent articles…
Think EducationBack to Basics: Creating a New Normal
Judith and Chris are back again in this latest episode of the Think Education podcast but alas, still no theme song. Our podcast began with a chat about names…
Think EducationBeing a part of something, while being apart from it: engagement at distance
In this latest Think Education podcast, we talk about an actual thing we have done recently, as opposed to things that we have been thinking about, or have…
Think EducationWhen the surreal becomes normal
In this latest Think Education podcast Judith and Chris carry on their discussion about education in Dubai and look again at how the changes are being…
Think EducationInnovation In Quiet Spaces: Rachelle Viader Knowles
In this latest episode of the Think Education podcast, Chris and Judith talked to Rachelle Viader Knowles, Head of International for the Faculty of Arts and…
Think EducationCommunity in a Time of Crisis
In this latest Think Education Podcast episode, Chris and Judith reflect on week two of the war, further changes to the education landscape in Dubai, the…
Think EducationScary Times: Stable Responses – Higher Education in times of Crisis
This latest Think Education podcast covers familiar territory in unfamiliar times. Judith and Chris talk about many of the themes from their previous book –…
Think EducationInternational at Home: The Role of the PVCI
In this our triumphant return to podcasting – after a ‘brief’ sojourn due to job changes, retirement and broken bones – we are in familiar stomping grounds of…
Think EducationSushi in Kazakhstan: TNE Perceptions, Conversations and Learning Spaces
Dr Paula Sanderson, Chief Operating Officer and University Secretary Cardiff University joins the Think Education podcast to talk about TNE, branch campus…
Think EducationInternational Students: Mobility, Finances and Implications
Talking about change has been a constant for us over the past few Think Education podcasts and indeed books we have written. Today we talk about international…
Think EducationAI IN IHE: A Conversation in Letters
In this latest episode of the Think Education Podcast Judith discussed her recent attendance at Going Global, a panel discussion she attended on Europe – which…
Think EducationEurope Takes the Biscuit – TNE activity and progress
In this latest episode of the Think Education podcast, Judith reflected on her planning for the upcoming Going Global in London – this has now taken place…
Think EducationTNE: What’s Next?
In this latest Think Education podcast episode, Judith and Chris continue their conversation from last week – Who does TNE depend on? - to think more deeply…
Think EducationWho does the Future of TNE depend on?
In this latest episode of the Think Education podcast, Chris talks to Judith about her recent attendance at the UUKi Transnational Education Conference 2025…
Think EducationMemory and the Freedom to Fail
Memory and the Impact of Learning In this episode of the Think Education podcast, Chris and Judith talk about memory, the past, the present and the future. We…
Think EducationChelsea Buns and Mergers - The Evolving Nature of Higher Education Partnerships
Following on from our recent conversation with Prof Ian Mabbett, Prof. Christopher Hill and Prof. Judith Lamie revisit the issue of partnerships – how they are…
Think EducationA Deep Dive on the Future of TNE with Janet Ilieva
Cher. Madonna. Elvis. People so significant to culture and context that they went by one name. To this list, we add Janet. Christopher and Judith are delighted…
Think EducationWatching Philosophical Paint Dry - A fascinating conversation with Prof Ian Mabbett
Professor Ian Mabbett Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor for Research Culture, Swansea University Returning to our former pattern of having a Welsh connection in our…
Think EducationHigher Education: rapid scale of change or none at all?
As a continuation of our last episode, and indeed part of the current podcasting series, Prof Judith and Prof Christopher discuss change in the university…
Think EducationManaging Change in a Changing World
Just under a year ago, Judith and I talked about the value of reflection and taking time away from the office to recharge. We clearly took this far too…
Think EducationFake Conferences: More widespread than you think!
I have seen quite a few posts on Linkedin in the past week or so about fake reviews, fake journals and general fakeness all around. It reminded me of a…
Think EducationAll Aboard - AI for Inclusion in Teaching
In this latest Think Education podcast, Christopher talks to friend of the show, Dr Tendai Charles – Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, British…
Think EducationChocolate biscuits and all that is wonderful in life - Jessica Turner QS CEO
In this latest Think Education podcast, Chris and Judith talk to Jessica Turner, CEO of QS, about her journey from Australia to the USA to the UK – with all…
Think EducationBarriers, Mentors and Progress: Journeys in International Higher Education
In this latest Think Education podcast, Chris and Judith talk to Dr Lobar Babakhodjaeva, Associate Professor, Global Education Department, Westminster…
Think EducationBreaking the Fourth Wall: What we talk about when we talk about podcasting
In an attempt at a meta-session, Chris and Judith took a little time today to think and talk about podcasting. This episode was motivated by several factors…
Think EducationEver wondered what students think? We asked some to find out.
International Student Perspectives: Taiwan and the UAE In a companion type piece to last week’s look at international student mobility in Australia, today we…
Think EducationIs debacle too strong a term, or not strong enough? International Student Recruitment
International student recruitment caps in Australia – a review and discussion In this latest episode of the Think Education podcast, Judith and myself were…
Think EducationGranola for the Soul - Reflections on a life in education
In this latest Think Education podcast episode, Judith and Chris talk to Sharon Davies-Smith, College Director/Principal and Chief Operating Officer – The…
Think EducationMay You Live in Interesting Times
In this latest Think Education podcast episode, Judith reflected on her recent attendance at the UUKi’s International Higher Education Forum 2024 – held in…
Think EducationAI and Origami: Responding to New Challenges with Old Techniques
AI and Origami: Responding to New Challenges with Old Techniques In this latest Think Education podcast, Judith and Chris continue their previous conversation…
Think EducationThis too shall pass - resilience in higher education and life
Judith and Chris have been away from the podcasting world for a few weeks – holidays and life – and are now recording this in the midst of some fairly…
Think EducationHow do we measure success in international higher education?
Judith and Chris discussed the issue of success and how we measure it. We talked about the problems with the terms and approaches we use here and how we are…
Think EducationCheese Pie and Agamemnon's Death Mask
There are more things talked about in this podcast than in your imagination. Language always pulls us back and forms a strong element of many of the…
Think EducationCulture: Avenues and cul-de-sacs
Judith and Chris wander down the often problematic, and always fascinating labyrinth that is the nature of culture. What do we think of when we hear the word…
Think EducationA Walk in Bucharest - Reflections on TNE in Romania
In this latest Think Education podcast episode, Chris talks to Judith about her recent trip to Romania. In many ways this is the bookend to Judith’s 2023 trip…
Think EducationWhat happens next? - Prof. Christopher Hill's Origin Story
We return to looking at origin series again in this Think Education podcast episode and the baton passes from Judith to Chris today. Chris reflects on his…
Think EducationA Sprout and A Leif
In this special episode, we learn about Leif Erikson and what it means to be an explorer. I asked Sprout what it means to be an explorer and she explained how…
Think EducationPathways and Nonsense
In today’s Think Education podcast, Judith and Chris discuss the recent Sunday Times article regarding pathways to the UK higher education sector and an…
Think EducationProf Judith Lamie's Origin Story: Where it all began
In this latest Think Education podcast episode, we try something a little different. As our third book is looking into the more personal nature of…
Think EducationWriting Book 3 - Who dunit? When you don’t know who dun what.
In this latest Think Education podcast episode, Judith and Chris talk about the process of beginning book number 3 and how they have become increasingly…
Think EducationThe Role of Mentors
In this latest Think Education podcast episode, Chris and Judith discuss the role of mentors throughout their careers and the journey from mentee to mentor. We…
Think EducationWelcome 2024, we are excited to see what you hold for us
In this first podcast of 2024, Judith and Chris reflect back on the previous year (again) and think about the year to come. We don’t necessarily have a plan…
Think EducationEnd of Year Review 2023 – A Community of practice
In this, the final Think Education podcast of 2023, Judith and Chris reflect back on a year of podcasting; a year of conversations; and a year of global…
Think EducationConferences Part 2: Organizing, Planning, Chairing
In this second part of our conference podcast series Chris and Judith talk about the fun and frivolity of organizing, chairing and running a physical…
Think EducationConferences Part 1 – Attending, Speaking, Engaging
In this first part of a series on conferences, Judith and Chris discuss recent conference attendance and engagement and reflect on the value of discussion…
Think EducationInternational Voices - Tim Rottleb on International Branch Campuses
In this episode, Judith and Chris talk to Tim Rottleb - science manager at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) @BTUCS where he…
Think EducationAttending Going Global - A Glimpse Behind the Scenes
Have you ever wondered what goes on at a big international conference? How sessions are organised? How people prepare for them, or engage with them? If so…
Think EducationNobody Puts Students in the Corner - Student Experience and Engagement in TNE
In this latest Think Education podcast, Chris reflects on two recent events he attended – The IC Global Café TNE: Impactful Collaborations, Meaningful Student…
Think EducationTaiwanese Higher Education and Language Teaching
In today’s somewhat blurry eyed episode of the Think Education podcast, Chris reflects on his (very) recent trip to Taiwan and talks about his long standing…
Think EducationPost Conference Energy - Getting Things Done
This Think Education podcast was prompted by our last few episodes on travel (Bulgaria and China) and two recent LinkedIn items: one post by Cheryl Yu on power…
Think EducationTNE in Bulgaria - Reflections, Realities and Opportunities
In this latest Think Education podcast, our intrepid hosts talk about Judith’s recent trip to Bulgaria. Judith was part of a delegation, with the British…
Think EducationLearning Languages and Language Learning - Dr Vicky Lewis
Welcome, Bienvenido, مرحباً, Wilkommen, 欢迎, and Bienvenue Friend of the show Vicky Lewis joined us again today for a conversation about language, learning…
Think EducationDecolonising the Curriculum - Stephanie Martin
In this latest #ThinkEducation podcast episode, Chris and Judith talk to Stephanie Martin, co-founder of Edvance Education Consultants, about decolonising the…
Think EducationInternational University Partnerships: What? Why? Where? How?
In this latest Think Education podcast episode, Judith and Chris discuss the partnerships in international higher education: how they come about; how we…
Think EducationThe Joys of International Education Travel
Have you ever wondered what our senior academic colleagues get up to on international higher education trips? Turns out, it is perhaps not quite as glamorous…