Paul Jump is features and opinion editor. He was previously senior science and research reporter as well as deputy features and opinions editor. He wrote on issues such as research funding, the research councils and the research excellence framework.
He was formerly politics, law and governance reporter for Third Sector magazine, and a freelancer at The Guardian. He has a BPhil in philosophy from the University of Oxford and an MA from the University of Edinburgh. He joined THE in May 2010.
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Articles by Paul Jump
Privatisation of debt dubbed a ‘silly idea’ by critics
UK researchers should be permitted to publish in top international journals even if those journals are not compliant with open-access mandates.
Research council reveals details of its scheme for PhD provision
The capital element of the science budget should be ring fenced to avoid the peril of “announcement-based politics”, according to Labour’s new shadow minister for the sector.
But extant strategic decisions will not be revisited, Paul Golby says
Major report on selective education used ‘inappropriate’ references
Reassurance and concerns stated over new framework’s requirements
Scholar hopes his ‘surreal’ action will show that excluded colleagues were ‘discriminated’ against
As the 2014 REF census date approaches, Paul Jump talks to the architects of previous rounds of assessment about how it all began and their views on the research excellence framework
Dedicated funding and support for UK scientists
Physicist Peter Higgs is prominent among this year’s list of Nobel Prize predictions by Thomson Reuters citation analyst David Pendlebury
Poll respondents threatened with redundancy for non-submission
New government also aims to cut red tape
Q-Step programme at 15 universities set to improve social science students’ expertise
THE investigation reveals 63 per cent increase in 0.2?deals since October 2011
Blog calls for state to give scholars opportunity to influence policy
Cows may have an unfortunate reputation for being slothful, but even long hours on their pins do not increase the likelihood of them lying down.
Malcolm Press withdraws claim to have ‘managed out’ under-performing staff at university
Hip programme targets the groups others cannot reach
Committee points to ‘gaps in qualitative and quantitative evidence’ for Finch report recommendations
A preference for gold open access over green is misguided and is due to multiple gaps in the evidence gathered for the Finch Report, MPs have said.
Humanities and social sciences in Australia could lose A$100 million (?60 million) in funding following a change in government, it is feared.?
Washington’s ‘national interest’ restrictions on social science will affect bilateral projects
Staff complain over ‘arbitrary’ yardstick and teaching-only threat
