'The New Social Contract' is a podcast that seeks to contribute to a national conversation on how the relationship between universities, the state and the public might be reshaped as we live through the COVID-19 pandemic. Universities have existed for close to a thousand years. Across the centuries they have been places for making sense of the world and for shaping it. But under the pressures of war, political, social and economic demands, these institutions have often been remade. Join us as we begin a conversation about the kind of higher education sector our society needs.
Latest episodes
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Introducing: Impact at UTS
From the makers of The New Social Contract comes a new 7-part podcast seriesImpact at UTSNow more than ever, we need to rethink:what research we do, how it's done and the impact we…
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43 min
8. The future of higher education - who will set the settings?
In the season finale of The New Social Contract, host Tamson Pietsch is joined by Dr Gwilym Croucher, Senior Lecturer at the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, to…
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39 min
7. The purpose of universities in the 21st century - A Vice-Chancellor and Shadow Education Minister's perspec…
Higher education leaders and policy makers in Australia are facing a lot of hard decisions right now.The New Social Contract Podcast spoke with UTS Vice-Chancellor Professor Attila…
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43 min
6. Universities and Communities - who should they serve?
Who is it that makes up the constituencies of a 21st century university? And what should different sections of the public be demanding from those institutions?These questions go to…
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56 min
5. Universities and the nation's workforce
What kinds of work will we be doing in 2040? What industries will still be going strong and which will have fallen away?The training and education we need now will depend on the ki…
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42 min
4. Universities and climate
After a savage summer of devastating fires, universities, society and even some Australian states have recognised that the country needs a social and economic framework dedicated t…
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36 min
3. What does this all mean now?
What does the COVID-19 crisis mean for universities now and over the next 6-12 months?There’s a lot that is uncertain. From job losses to student recruitment, future university bus…
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32 min
BONUS: People behind the numbers: voices from Australian universities
From the 21,000 job losses predicted for Australian universities to the $19 billion hole forecast for the sector's finances, we are hearing about a whole host of numbers during the…
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34 min
2. The context of the crisis
Covid-19 has torn at the fabric of our higher education institutions but were the threads of that fabric already wearing thin?In episode two of The New Social Contract we discuss t…
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40 min
1. Universities and the public in the 20th century
How Australian universities will fare in a post pandemic world depends on an influential but rarely talked about relationship.This is the relationship between the state, its instit…
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3 min
What does COVID-19 mean for universities?
The New Social Contract seeks to contribute to a national conversation on how the relationship between universities, the state and the public might be reshaped as we live through t…