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
Lord Bhattacharyya's vision of the future fuels Warwick Manufacturing Group, reports Paul Jump
A lecturer and his work have a starring role in a very novel thriller. Paul Jump gets the backstory
Government announces 45.7 per cent reduction over four years. Paul Jump reports
Chief scientific adviser and population biologist Sir John Beddington opts for collegiate problem-solving, writes Paul Jump
Teaching funding for universities is to fall by 6 per cent in cash terms from ?4.9 billion to ?4.6 billion next year, and the government is planning a cut of 23 per cent the following year when higher fees begin to kick in.
Journal articles are an outdated way of sharing scientific research, says open-access advocate. Paul Jump reports
Defray scholarly journals' peer-review costs with per-paper charge, study advises. Paul Jump writes
Labour's shadow science minister wants to see the sector rise in esteem by helping to rebalance the economy. Paul Jump reports
Research council pleased by fewer grant bids and higher success rate. Paul Jump writes
Research council grant awards are good news for the largest research-intensives. Paul Jump reports
Some think that traditional peer review, the guardian of sound science, is not up to the task of assessing large-scale multidisciplinary research. Paul Jump puts the question to the experts
Minister expects 44% cut to be shared equally across department's portfolio. Paul Jump writes
RAEng captain defends CSR stance and tells Paul Jump about science's economic responsibilities
Increase in PhDs spearheaded by women in science and engineering, Paul Jump writes
Groundbreaking journal to publish across all social science and humanities fields. Paul Jump reports
Scientists sound creativity warning as councils look to concentrate cash. Paul Jump reports
Fed up with high journal costs, institutions and scholars are pushing back at publishers. Paul Jump reports
“Salami-slicing” the research budget is preferable to making “extremely dangerous” decisions to cease funding whole areas of research, according to physicist Brian Cox.
Panels near consensus on how research 'impact' should be reported and assessed. Paul Jump reports
