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
Do students¡¯ rising demands for ¡®safe space¡¯ reveal a reluctance to be challenged, or a new zeal for political engagement?
With less panic than it showed prior to 2010¡¯s flat-cash result, science hopes for another round of it-could-have-been-worse
Botched attempts to pass higher education reforms likely to be among the reasons unpopular Australian PM has been ousted by party rival, says Paul Jump
Paul Jump examines the many reasons for irreproducibility in science and efforts to tackle it
Analysis of Hesa data reveals the extent to which academics are outnumbered by support staff
A bid to reproduce key studies is less a tale of failure than of researchers¡¯ willingness to put their own practices to the test
Australian delegation that includes former cricketer Adam Gilchrist aims to boost educational links with subcontinent
Alternative treatments in healthcare plan is latest in a series of homeopathy-related controversies
Postponement of responsive mode grants partly aimed at preserving success rates while research council makes ¡®additional large investments¡¯
Initiative to replicate findings of 100 prominent studies raises further questions about health of discipline
Training needs to recognise US and overseas students¡¯ different approaches to decision-making, study concludes
The eminent sociologist is entitled to draw on his long lifetime of thought, but should probably be clearer about the extent to which he is doing so, says Paul Jump
Eminent sociologist has recycled 90,000 words of material across a dozen books, claims paper
Proposed Twitter-based altmetric would treat retweets like citations
Loans could push up the price of master¡¯s courses, but with such degrees becoming sine qua nons, should fees be restrained?
Crick and Watson's landmark papers on the structure of DNA would have been rejected by modern editors for lack of data, researcher argues
Peer review may not spot fraud ¨C so universities need to be vigilant in tackling any wrongdoing among their staff
Asking R&D-heavy companies to help plug gaps in the science budget has implicit appeal but, in reality, only increased public spending is likely to keep global firms in the UK, says Paul Jump
Data show link between international collaboration, mobility and high-impact research
Bibliometric analysis concludes lower-quality thresholds in 2014 are more likely explanation for doubling of top-rated research
Controversial dean blames ¡®differences¡¯ with the university over implementation of future strategy
Budget document says the relief was never intended for higher education institutions
Plunging MoD research spend compensated for over past decade by rising research council budget
About 80 per cent of UCU members prepared to take industrial action over expectations on external income and other issues
