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
The Commons Science and Technology Committee has questioned the decision to locate the new UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation in central London.
AHRC head feels heat of defending funding plans to the academy, reports Paul Jump
A newly released study suggests that the huge increase in Chinese research output is starting to be matched by a similar rise in the quality of its basic science.
Journals are rightly seen as the "marketing arm of the pharmaceutical industry", according to the editor-in-chief of the British Medical Journal.
MPs find council out of touch with researchers, with science suffering as a result, writes Paul Jump
Curtailing research freedom cuts the odds of producing great work, leading scientist argues. Paul Jump reports
Paul Jump reports on a new way to spot strong and weak centres for research performance
Inquiry told of rise in referees' 'counter-productive' demands for extra alterations. Paul Jump reports
Shakespeare journal screws courage to sticking place on open peer review, but doubts remain. Paul Jump writes
Admissions standards cited as Derby and others explain doctoral failures. Paul Jump reports
Universities need to move away from rewarding academics for the volume of grant applications they submit, a senior figure has warned.
Latin American state's exposure to loan liabilities a downside of high-fees regime, writes Paul Jump
Enthusiastic response to UK-US 'ideas lab' may see photosynthesis research blossom. Paul Jump reports
Bright graduates are losing out through grade inflation, economists say. Paul Jump reports
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has hit back at accusations that it is singling out neuroscience for cuts.
Report on increasing access to research papers rejects pay-per-view proposal, writes Paul Jump
Imperial College London and King’s College London have announced that they are to become partners in the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation.
Poor job security a major issue in survey of chemist and physicist PhD graduates, writes Paul Jump
Academics worry that framework's subpanels lack gender, race and geographic diversity. Paul Jump reports
Hispanists claim they are still under-represented despite concessions in Ref. Paul Jump writes
Nine Nobel laureates have thrown their weight behind a campaign urging academics to refuse to assess the impact section of research council grant applications they referee.
Council claims it has no deal with government as thousands join campaign. Paul Jump reports
A plan by funding chiefs to link support for postgraduate research students to a university's research quality is another step towards recreating a "binary" higher education system, a pro vice-chancellor has claimed.
