Rachael Pells was a reporter whose work covered research and research policy, including funding, academic publishing, ethics and misconduct. Separately, she covered higher education across Latin America.
Rachael completed?her MA in journalism at Goldsmiths University, London, and?holds a?BA in English from Oxford Brookes University. She joined Times Higher Education in September 2017, and was previously education correspondent and student editor at The Independent.
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Articles by Rachael Pells
Sutton Trust report says selective universities should reserve places for local working-class pupils to increase access
Researchers at well-resourced, highly ranked universities are more likely to publish in open-access journals
Universities UK concedes that it might ¡®have not considered every possible angle¡¯, as strike action continues
No better place than city state for higher education's new era, says Nanyang Technological University president
Wellcome Trust says that UK should be prepared to pay more to ensure continued participation in framework programmes
National Science Foundation requires universities to inform them if staff members receiving grant funding face sexual harassment allegations
Twenty North American institutions using ¡®moon shots¡¯ to help focus and attract support for their scientific endeavours
The Saudi philosopher, neuroscientist and founder of the Al-Rodhan prize seeks inspiration from Immanuel Kant and classical architecture
Pontifical Bolivarian University told students not to ¡®distract¡¯ classmates and teachers with low necklines, short skirts or tight-fitting clothes
Claudia Pama launches campaign calling on research bodies to introduce proper sick pay provision
Former Tufts University head to succeed Drew Faust in July
¡®Students who would have gone abroad for their studies are already staying back in India and joining us,¡¯ says vice-chancellor
Generous leave packages used as a strategy to retain top female researchers in elite institutions, study suggests
Alliances between institutions to become increasingly important, says Sheffield vice-chancellor
Imperial College London president predicts that higher education institutions will follow global corporations in screening applicants using AI-based algorithms
Ability to commercialise research is key to rebuilding war-torn countries such as Sri Lanka, but businesses must pledge support, say sector leaders
Leaders of top universities acknowledge that balance of power in higher education is moving eastwards
Increased interest from EU and overseas fails to make up for shrinking 18-year-old population and reduced demand from mature students
Fiona Watt promises that there will be no ¡®ransacking of a well-structured organisation¡¯ in shift to new umbrella body
CETYS could be first Mexican university awarded membership to National Collegiate Athletic Association
Improving access to education should be measured by university dropout rates, says Russell Group chief executive
New body to bring together Equality Challenge Unit, Higher Education Academy and Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
Introduced to help boost technology transfer amid renewed political focus on ¡®industrial strategy¡¯, the KEF aims to complement the REF and TEF. But how will it work? Is it even necessary? And is the UK really underperforming at commercialising its research? Rachael Pells reports
Loss of bursaries is not only cause of dramatic fall in applications for UK nursing courses, say university leaders
