The University Comms Podcast

The University Comms Podcast
Podcast Description
A podcast about the stories, strategy and occasional chaos behind how universities communicate.
The University Comms Podcast takes you inside the real work of higher education communications – from student campaigns and staff engagement to media relations, internal messaging, and crisis response.
Hosted by UK higher ed comms nerd Gareth Hughes, each episode features comms teams who are doing the job - talking honestly about what worked, what didn’t, and what we’re all still figuring out.
For higher education communications professionals, marketers, media teams and anyone trying to keep up.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers themes like media relations, student engagement, internal messaging, and crisis management. For example, an episode titled 'Positive Masculinity - How Do Universities Talk About It?' explores a campaign at UWE Bristol, emphasizing the complexities of masculinity, student involvement, and the creative processes of communication.

A podcast about the stories, strategy and occasional chaos behind how universities communicate.
The University Comms Podcast takes you inside the real work of higher education communications – from student campaigns and staff engagement to media relations, internal messaging, and crisis response.
Hosted by UK higher ed comms nerd Gareth Hughes, each episode features comms teams who are doing the job – talking honestly about what worked, what didn’t, and what we’re all still figuring out.
For higher education communications professionals, marketers, media teams and anyone trying to keep up.
Host Gareth Hughes talks with Michelle McMahon from the University of Limerick’s marketing team about using psychology to make communications pop. Learn how Limerick taps into ideas like emotional connection and the exposure effect to create stories that hit home, not just on social media but everywhere. From their student-driven content to building a sense of belonging, Michelle shares simple, practical tips for comms pros who want to engage audiences and tell stories that stick.

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