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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: 20-26 April 2017 issue review
THE podcast: Young Universities Summit 2017 review
THE podcast: 30 March - 5 April 2017 issue review
Asia University Rankings 2017: results podcast
THE podcast: Asia Universities Summit 2017
THE podcast: 2-8 March 2017 issue review
THE podcast: 23 February - 1 March 2017 issue review
THE podcast: 9-15 February 2017 issue review
THE podcast: 2-8 February 2017 issue review
THE podcast: 19-25 January 2017 issue review
THE podcast: 12-18 January 2017 issue review
THE podcast: 8 - 14 December 2016 weekly review
THE podcast special: BRICS and Emerging Economies Summit 2016 preview
THE podcast: 17-23 November 2016 issue review
THE podcast: 3-9 November 2016 issue review
THE podcast: 27 October - 2 November 2016 issue review
THE World Academic Summit 2016 podcast
THE World University Rankings 2016-2017 results podcast
THE podcast: 1 - 7 September 2016 issue review
THE podcast: 25-31 August 2016 issue review
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