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 museums expert explains how every historical artefact has not just one story, but many
Warning that trend has much wider implications for the UK system than missing individual expertise
Allan Goodman tells THE that need to keep pace with other nations could push issue up political agenda
Announcement comes amid growing criticism of extra regulatory load placed on universities by reforms
Major survey of almost 4,000 firms finds work with institutions at national and international level is a large slice of collaboration activity
Professor says he accepts it may be necessary for ties to be cut to some institutions in the country
Head of IEAA tells UUK forum that government¡¯s approach is about helping ¡®corporate Australia¡¯, not students
Former minister who has called for focus on India warns sector not to create new ¡®over-reliance¡¯
Some institutions lost about a tenth of their non-academic workforce in main year of pandemic
Harvard insists it is ¡®important not to conflate¡¯ actions of a government with academics¡¯ nationality in light of Ukraine invasion
The Ukraine war has led to unprecedented curtailment of academic ties, but could breaking off all relations with Russia cause further problems?
Academics who did not disclose sexual orientation more likely to produce fewer papers, according to surveys
But one expert suggests closer ties with Beijing may not be as straightforward as Kremlin thinks
Warning comes as data on English student numbers suggest institutions growing international master¡¯s cohorts
Group that had input into document says it seeks to ¡®shore up¡¯ institutions¡¯ reputations rather than make a difference for students
About seven in 10 Oxbridge entrants now come from state sector, in a marked uptick
Running Bristol programme online still helped with student well-being compared with control group, study suggests
Study analysing readability and citations suggests academics may have an incentive to keep their abstracts complex
OECD data show that there are nations that have achieved more balance between major cities and other regions
IFS briefing says high inflation seemingly being used ¡®as a cover¡¯ to claw back taxpayer costs of higher education system
Paper says ¡®too often colleges and universities have been pitted against each other¡¯
Lord Johnson urges UK to learn from Canada and adopt measures to ¡®de-risk¡¯ growing recruitment
Report calls for measures on ¡®ignored¡¯ issue like more black staff working in halls of residence and other blocks
Border restrictions, differing national Covid strategies and changing demographics have all made significant impacts on overseas recruitment over the past two years. Simon Baker examines the latest data from five major recruiting nations and considers what they might presage for the future
