Simon Baker was data editor. He had been at Times Higher Education since May 2010 and was previously news editor. Before joining THE, he worked for eight years as a reporter and news editor at the Press Association. He studied at the University of Bristol for a BSc in economics and?politics and also holds a postgraduate diploma in newspaper journalism from City University.
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Articles by Simon Baker
However, latest data from EU suggests eastern European nations having more success in keeping gap narrow
Patent citation data suggest that economies such as South Korea, where firms have capacity to drive research, are making most progress
With one more year to go until the end of a decade that is transforming universities worldwide, Times Higher Education looks at the trends that have shaped the past 12 months
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Capes-PrInt programme could help Brazil become more active in internationalisation, but worries emerge about scheme’s concentration and its future under new right-wing president
Latest Ucas figures likely to fuel criticism of system
Figures in Elsevier report on AI research landscape are ‘a call to action’
Study that suggested death toll from Hurricane Maria was much higher than thought leads this year’s Altmetric top 100
Academic who has advocated new band of top degree marks now being considered by sector says system still needs ‘fundamental’ reform
Ucas analysis also reveals that such offer-making is even more widespread when ‘conditional unconditional’ offers are included
Analysis of rankings data suggests Australia has made ground and without an apparent cost to research quality
More than 40 per cent of firsts last year were ‘unexplained’, finds UUK-commissioned report
Latest edition of Clarivate analysis suggests nation is on upward trajectory
But Sam Gyimah bases comments on data he accepts are only a ‘snapshot’ of what graduates go on to earn
Universities minister Sam Gyimah says student exchanges should continue, despite UAE’s jailing of Matthew Hedges
Although less than half of fee income typically goes directly to teaching, English universities should not fear more openness, says Hepi study
Data analysis by THE looks at three disciplines where the rise in firsts has been particularly high
Some grades increased at Teesside using standard formula in case that could be smoking gun on reasons for wider grade inflation
Analysis of ranking since 2011 suggests China is not making same ground as in research-based rankings, while Germany and South Korea have leapt forward
Figures have ‘alarming’ implications for equality in US academia, says researcher who analysed professoriate’s background
Sector representatives sceptical of ‘kickstarter’ spending
Simon Baker weighs the evidence for the transformation of the country’s higher education system
Younger academics spending far less time on scholarship than in leading nations, analysis suggests
Latest data from Education at a Glance suggest taking education to a higher level brings much bigger income returns in some nations
