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.
Paul can be found tweeting at
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Articles by Paul Jump
Panels near consensus on how research 'impact' should be reported and assessed. Paul Jump reports
Plans to change the way the science and research community is represented in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills could have a damaging effect on the sector’s relationship with Whitehall, peers have warned.
Academics' concerns over the effect of impact assessment 'met with contempt'. Paul Jump reports
Salaries in academic life sciences in the US have fallen significantly for the first time in a decade, according to a major survey.
Awards that recognise efforts to reform gender inequality in science are making a difference. Paul Jump reports
Panels approve the measure's methodology, but call for it to carry less weight. Paul Jump reports
Willetts vaunts flat-cash victory for science, but research councils still face operating-budget cuts. Paul Jump reports
Report estimates the cost of peer review to UK universities to be ?165 million, writes Paul Jump
Bank breaks the ice as insular universities look abroad for collaboration. Paul Jump reports
A US/UK scheme aims to give digital archivists the tools they need to keep up with technology. Paul Jump reports
Former George Washington head gives Paul Jump a piece of his mind on the state of the US academy
Survey points to taught postgraduate students' worries over the cost of courses. Paul Jump reports
Law subject associations irate at precipitate move by Hefce to fill subpanel post. Paul Jump writes
Community campaigning wins plaudits for helping research dodge CSR bullet. Paul Jump reports
Publishers' profits in an open-access world the subject of much debate. Paul Jump reports
Cern leader to tell engineers that advances come from fundamental research. Paul Jump reports
International students' food neophobia peaks at three months, study finds. Paul Jump reports
With priorities in mind, new ESRC chief looks past the fiscal gloom towards opportunity. Paul Jump reports
Graduate demands judgment over degree class; not in court, says university. Paul Jump reports
The UK’s second Nobel award in two days attests to the research excellence that will be endangered if the research budget is slashed in the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review, scientists have warned.
