John Elmes is a research reporter covering research practice, knowledge transfer, intellectual property, HE engagement with business, journals and academic publishing, and intellectual affairs in the sciences. He joined Times Higher Education in January 2011 as editorial assistant for news. He was previously a features writer for Goal.com UK and has freelanced for the Independent, the Independent on Sunday and the Times Educational Supplement. He studied at Durham University and graduated with a BA in English Literature. He also has an MA in Journalism from Goldsmiths, University of London.
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Articles by John Elmes
Baroness Wolf welcomes manifesto promise of ¡®major review¡¯ while others attack ¡®crazy¡¯ overseas student policy
Undergraduate student numbers at for-profit colleges grows almost 20 per cent between 2013 and 2015
Nana Akufo-Addo tells student audience that country must invest in education to prosper
We talk to the neuroscientist and sex researcher about prudish attitudes, personal threats and what goes on in a sex research lab
Study examines the personality traits in lecturers students most like and dislike
Row over leadership changes at Al-Azhar University
Brexit may threaten ability to attract future overseas funding, experts warn
Taylor and Francis move to replace editor and withdraw his paper threatens ¡®scientific integrity¡¯, critics claim
One in three scholars in field ¡®deeply concerned¡¯ about future research career prospects
The leading forensic anthropologist discusses her Presbyterian work ethic, remaining detached in the face of human suffering, and unhelpful advice from a PhD supervisor
Analysis of scholarly publishing¡¯s ¡®Napster¡¯ shows that academics are not prepared to wait to access research
¡®Peculiar¡¯ experiment fails to find link between physical appearance and grades
Scottish institution becomes first UK university to have campus offering 'mainstream' degrees in state
Wolfram Schultz, eminent neuroscientist, on proving sceptics wrong, the value of working in different countries and the comfort of beer
Fred Swaniker, founder of the African Leadership University, outlines his vision
Indiana public higher education institution eyes for-profit online provider¡¯s technological expertise
A lung cancer research project involving more than 200 academics presents many challenges
Witnessing the work of military surgical teams in Afghanistan caused conflicting emotions in an academic author and a sense of the futility of war and of his own profession
We discuss realising what it means to be black in the UK, dealing with insomnia, and institutional racism in the academy, with the renowned race and black identity scholar
Academic who epitomised the term ¡®university citizen¡¯ remembered
Scholars more likely to falsify or fabricate data if they 'can get away with it', researchers say
Country needs a more fair and transparent admissions system, says head of Supreme Council of Universities
Research excellence framework maintains discrimination in academy, says thesis
Peer review process punishes academics who ¡®challenge the dogma¡¯ of their field, scientists claim
