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
Country now second to US on annual list of scholars producing multiple papers in top 1 per cent by citation
New study of US-China co-authored papers suggests US output would have declined if collaborations were discounted
Survey of more than 6,000 students worldwide also highlights bullying and harassment faced by doctoral students
UK research culture likened to 1970s car industry, with individuals ignoring quality concerns
Report also suggests that spin-outs founded and run by women receive less investment
A quarter of universities doing only bare minimum to help registration as general election looms, survey suggests
Rise in interactions means three times more disciplines represented in references and citations per paper than 50 years ago
But long-awaited review does put forward suggestion for ¡®flagship¡¯ initiative similar to ERC if UK does not associate to Horizon Europe
Augar response, TEF direction and research funding plans could all remain at a red light while UK goes to the polls
OfS data analysis suggests that almost 200 students who dropped out may not have done if they had been given a conditional offer
Part-time learners in the UK much less likely to get a first or 2:1
New THE report on development of Chinese university system sounds warnings that continued expansion may not be a given
Previously unseen data emerge as survey reveals universities¡¯ anxiety over recruitment and retention
Ucea report suggests more direct methods of reining in staff spending are being used amid financial pressure
Hesa data analysed by UCU also show how few black and other ethnic minority scholars are in senior positions
Number of undergraduates disclosing mental health condition has more than doubled in four years, Advance HE data show
Senior co-author says he ¡®forgot¡¯ to add reference to overlapping paper
Hesa data show how Labour¡¯s 7 per cent proposal would potentially shake up the sector
Major international project involves large charitable and public funders of research from nine countries
Data show US has relatively low number of domestic PhD graduates, leaving it reliant on potentially fragile international recruitment
As latest headline figures are released, concerns are raised over groups still failing to gain access to HE
English universities may have shifted towards low-cost subjects under ?9K fee regime, ¡®exacerbating¡¯ inefficiency in the system, say economists
First data from graduate employability survey suggest surge in reputation for continental institutions
Committee compares ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Office attitude in ETS crackdown to Windrush scandal
