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
The number of people bidding for a university place in the UK for 2011-12 is up by 2.5 per cent, according to the latest figures from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service.
The University of Chichester has appointed its acting vice-chancellor, Clive Behagg, to take over the role permanently.
Hepi claims cuts to places revealed in grant letter could push up fees. Simon Baker reports
Joining forces to finance services could yield total near to budget reduction. Simon Baker writes
Government may be forced to regulate if too many institutions charge maximum. Simon Baker writes
Plans to almost triple the tuition fee cap to ?9,000 have passed through Parliament after being backed by the House of Lords.
A vice-chancellor has told staff at his university that he intends to take on the same tuition fee “debt” as future students.
The tuition fee cap in England is set to rise to ?9,000 after the coalition government survived a rebellion from Liberal Democrat backbenchers to win a House of Commons vote.
Browne panellist labels accusations of STEM bias as crass 'reductionism'. Simon Baker reports
All Liberal Democrat ministers will vote in favour of the rise in tuition fees, but a number of backbenchers are likely to revolt.
An attempt by Universities UK to get all vice-chancellors to support the rise in tuition fees has failed after a number refused to sign an open letter on the issue.
The financial return on university study is determined more by the subject chosen than by tuition fee levels – and is not as high in science subjects as in others, according to a study.
The number of part-time students in England could fall as a result of proposals for university fees and funding, a government document has revealed.
Loans architect and Browne panellist spot flaws in reforms. John Morgan and Simon Baker report
Bristol's plan to cut post would harm UK expertise, warn colleagues worldwide. Simon Baker reports
More than 60 per cent of graduates will be poorer across their lifetimes if government reforms to student finance are voted through, according to new analysis.
The man in charge of allocating funding to England’s universities has said he would not be “comfortable” living and working in a country that did not provide teaching funding for arts and humanities courses.
