Victoria University Of Wellington - Podcast

Professor Grant Guilford - Victoria University of Wellington's Vice-Chancellor announces the Capital City University initiative.

In the recent past, universities have been seen as in the service of the knowledge economy. That is no longer possible. The relationship between higher education and the labour market is now far more complex and there is no direct relationship between a university degree and an assured economic future. The question “what is a university for?” goes back to Humboldt and Newman and requires a new justification every time society undergoes a fundamental crisis. In this lecture, Professor Hugh Lauder argues that higher education will become more, not less, important. Key to the argument is Michael Young’s argument for powerful knowledge, which can provide the vision and resilience that the next generation will need to thrive in the new era. This lecture, presented by Professor Hugh Lauder from the University of Bath, is the first in the Provost Lecture Series on University Futures. Hugh Lauder is Professor of Education and Political Economy at the University of Bath. He has written and edited more than 10 book

Who are cyberbullies and cyber victims and what is the best way to address the issue of social manipulation? Cyberbullying can be understood by looking both at the individuals who take part in this behaviour as well as the communities where it takes place. Victoria University academics Dr Jaimee Stuart from the School of Psychology and Professor Vanessa Green from the School of Education discuss effective intervention and prevention programmes that will enable us to find ways to decrease the occurrence of cyberbullying for both current and future generations of New Zealanders. This was part of the Victoria University Spotlight Lecture Series —an opportunity to sample the research undertaken by Victoria academics, in bite-sized lectures.

How did Donald Trump become the presumptive Republican presidential nominee? It’s a question that’s baffling political pundits around the world. Victoria University academics Associate Professor Marc Wilson and Dr Claire Timperley offer their thoughts on the pending US election, discussing what is going on in the minds of voters, and what Donald Trump’s rise means for the Republican Party. This was part of the Victoria University Spotlight Lecture Series —an opportunity to sample the research undertaken by Victoria academics, in bite-sized lectures.