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
Departure of Sir John O’Reilly will see ‘existing talent’ within the Civil Service fill higher education and science roles
Research shows female scholars opting for short talks over long ones, even at a gender-balanced event
Sir John O’Reilly has announced his resignation as director-general for knowledge and innovation at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Prospective students seek an institution in the top 200 but ‘brand personality’ is a puzzle to them
Freedom of Information requests reveal substantial hikes in university outlay despite open access push
Putting industry collaboration at the heart of its mission helps the ICR to commercial and scholarly success
Expert’s top tips for picking the best place to be published, from reading your target title to taking rejection on the chin. Plus the latest higher education appointments
The man who helped to identify the virus has encouraged staff and students to volunteer
Swiss-French scientist says he just wants to have fun
Positive feedback as agency makes recommendations after controversy over student grades at the School of Management
Three Japanese-born researchers have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for the invention of blue light-emitting diodes
Two vice-chancellors of Yorkshire institutions have announced their retirements
US-based scientists and economists dominate a list of Nobel Prize predictions derived from their high citation counts
Eight people at Imperial College London were sanctioned by the 榴莲视频 Office for failings in animal welfare standards, it has emerged
1:AM forum on altmetrics weighs pros and cons of tracking research impact via blogs, ‘likes’ and social media traffic
The University of Leeds has launched a ?100 million project to recruit 250 early career researchers to tackle major global challenges
Analysts’ report points to ‘little or no damage’ inflicted on publishers
The decision to make the prestigious journal Nature Communications fully open access amounts to a “flag in the ground” on the issue
Blog post accuses Wiley of harming science’s ability to self-correct
Students who want to do master’s degrees are stymied by a lack of state finance. Paul Jump investigates how funding can be fixed
Sanaz Raji given funding for judicial review in lengthy dispute with University of Leeds, but deportation may thwart her bid
Public support for animal experimentation has fallen again, according to a new survey.
Nigel Piercy is unapologetic about antagonising some in drive to turn around School of Management
Open letter casts doubt over future of clinical and biomedical research in event of ‘yes’ vote
