University of Leeds Vice-Chancellor Professor Simone Buitendijk sits down with Dr Cheryl Hurst, a research fellow who specialises in gender and inequality, leadership and organisational change. Recorded in March 2021, their wide-reaching conversation looks at Simone’s journey to becoming the University of Leeds’ first female Vice-Chancellor, leading the organisation during the Covid crisis, the experiences of younger academics. They ask what is the true goal of universities - and should it be measured solely by academic output?  Follow Professor Simone Buitendijk on Twitter https://twitter.com/SEBuitendijk (here), and follow University of Leeds by clicking https://twitter.com/universityleeds (here). To read more from the University of Leeds, visit its Medium publication https://medium.com/university-of-leeds (here), and the University's website https://www.leeds.ac.uk/ (here).