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James Purnell has been the president and vice-chancellor of the University of the Arts London since 2021. He joined UAL after a career that included key positions at the BBC (as director of strategy and digital, and director of audio and education) and as a research fellow on the Institute of Public Policy Research’s media project. He has served as special adviser on the knowledge economy to UK prime minister Tony Blair and as an MP and cabinet minister.
This wide-ranging Campus interview draws on Purnell’s wealth of knowledge of public policy, the digital landscape and the creative industries. The conversation covers universities’ social purpose, the potential of online to widen access to a creative education, what AI could mean for the arts, and how government policy could be shaped to better support students. He also talks about how urban development can foster creativity, and how his experience as a film producer shaped his view of the arts’ potential to make a difference in the world.
THE Podcast: highlights from the 2018 World Academic Summit
THE Podcast: World University Rankings 2019 results
THE Podcast: which US institutions are best at student engagement?
THE Podcast: UK HE policy briefing in 15 minutes
THE Podcast: the global competition for academic talent
THE Podcast: the World Academic Summit preview
THE Podcast: Is Australia's international student boom about to go bust?
THE Podcast: tensions between faculty and their students
THE Podcast: Teaching and learning and research, oh my!
THE Podcast: Teaching Excellence Summit interview with Richard Arum
THE Podcast: Debt and the academy
THE Podcast: Times Higher Education Europe Teaching Rankings explained
THE Podcast: Data and how it's changing the way universities work
THE Podcast: Does a university's location inspire innovation?
THE Podcast: Analysis of the teaching excellence framework 2018 results
THE Podcast: University reputation and the "B-word"
THE Podcast: Data on global STEM enrolments
THE Podcast: Forever young? Universities under 50
THE Podcast: AI and higher education
THE Podcast: Women in higher education
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