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
Peers hear debate about whether English universities might become more reliant on international students if fee cut recommended by Augar review is implemented without replacement funding
Next step of Plan S will require publishers to release acceptance rates and review times
Consultation responses had called for start of mandate to be pushed back from January 2020
The newly appointed head of research at Scotland’s Rural College talks of her Irish upbringing and explains how better understanding of agriculture and animal sciences is key to reducing the impact of climate change
Academics call for development of clear policies on misconduct, and lifetime bans for offenders
Cardiff policymakers unlikely to be able to make up lost tuition fee income while continuing generous maintenance support
Be kind, be constructive and go easy on the free booze, conference veterans advise new and returning attendees
Nanomedicine pioneer will replace Jean-Pierre Bourguignon
CBI warns country will not spend 2.4 per cent of gross domestic product on research and development until 2053
Suggested approach could see content from Nature made freely available
Facilitating flexible working hours and showing gratitude towards team members are among the musts for all labs, according to Fernando Maestre
Former OU pro vice-chancellor returns to take top job at troubled institution
Harvard experiment finds nearly half of academics amended their assessment of a research application after seeing randomly generated ‘expert scores’
Improving the culture surrounding mental health for postgraduates and PhD students also crucial to maintaining a healthy research system, Chris Skidmore tells leaders
Negotiator says universities ‘no longer willing to pay’ big publishers without significant step towards open access
Experts debate merits of approaches including across-the-board rises for women and the longer, harder challenge of changing cultures
Open letter signed by more than 1,500 academics worldwide urges Brazilian government to shelve proposals to withdraw philosophy and sociology in public universities
Request a Woman Scientist holds the details of more than 8,000 experts, but journalists and event organisers are still relying on old sources who are male and pale, group leader warns
Former civil servant urges universities to translate their research into the language understood by government departments if they want it to be acted upon
Three-year agreement, valued at ?9.6 million, excludes Springer Nature’s prestigious Nature-branded titles
Removal of UK universities from key European research project highlights financial impact of impasse over EU exit
Bolsonaro’s latest appointment seen as likely to continue hostility to universities
Debate around embargo periods heightens as Plan S deadline draws near
The Blavatnik Award winner discusses her dramatic childhood in Poland, switching from physics to biology, and the importance of ‘blebs’
