Episodes

  • Dr Mujtaba S Abubakar on African sci-fi and Higher Education in Nigeria

    Dr Mujtaba S Abubakar on African sci-fi and Higher Education in Nigeria
    Dec 26 2025

    In this episode, I turn to one of my colleagues to discuss their recently completed PhD research on African sci-fi. We discussed balancing full-time employment with study, emerging guidance on the use of AI in academic research, and lenient marking following a report on grade inflation in Harvard College.


    For more on grade inflation, see:

    https://oue.fas.harvard.edu/faculty-resources/report-on-grading/


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    Artist: @iksonmusic
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    47 mins
  • Poonam Sharma on Planetarity in Contemporary Indian Historical Fiction

    Poonam Sharma on Planetarity in Contemporary Indian Historical Fiction
    Nov 28 2025

    In this episode, I sit down with Poonam to discuss her PhD research at the school of English in the University of Leeds.


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    Artist: @iksonmusic
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    38 mins