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jack.grove@timeshighereducation.com

Jack Grove covers research and science policy for ߣߣ��Ƶ, as well as on issues relating to PhD, postdoctoral and early career researchers. He has a BA in English from the University of Bristol, and previously worked on newspapers including the Cambridge News and the Peterborough Evening Telegraph.

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Articles by Jack Grove

Early loan repayments a 'gift to the government'

Students who repay their tuition fees early may simply be making an unnecessary "gift to the government", an economist has warned.

23 February

Brunel to offer a special sort of Self-assessment

'The young have fewer preconceptions' - Will Self talks to Jack Grove about his new professorship

23 February

Legal challenge to fees hike fails

Two teenagers have lost their legal battle against the increase in tuition fees this year.

17 February

Payback time as Tories win student loans concession

Students will not be penalised for paying back their tuition fees early, the government has indicated.

16 February

Teaching should be student-centred: discuss

A "cultural shift" is needed to embed "student-centred teaching" in universities, a new report claims.

16 February

Go-getters don’t have to go home: government tweaks student visas

Graduates entrepreneurs with “world-class innovative ideas” will be allowed to remain in the UK beyond their university studies, as the government responds to criticisms of its new visa regime for overseas students.

13 February

Knight who came in from Gove's realm no stranger to outside view

High-profile debut in the academy holds no fear for Reading's v-c. Interview by Jack Grove

9 February

Long, cold financial winter lies ahead for Europe's academy

Austerity's icy grip may cause permanent damage to sectors in Spain, Italy and Ireland. Jack Grove writes

9 February

Wellington master urges v-cs to support IB

Head teacher castigates A level and calls for vice-chancellors to back 'tougher' International Baccalaureate. Jack Grove writes

9 February

Campus links with terrorism 'overstated'

Links between terrorism and universities have been overstated, a committee of MPs has concluded, but some institutions are guilty of complacency on the issue.

9 February

London Met vows 'ethical' fee shift

Non-EU postgraduates to pay same price as home students in sweeping reforms. Jack Grove reports

9 February

Postgraduate education to be addressed by independent commission

An independent inquiry has been launched to investigate postgraduate education.

5 February

Immigration minister wants more scrutiny of ‘value’ of foreign students

Expanding the number of international students in the UK is not necessarily a good thing, immigration minister Damian Green has suggested.

2 February

Lack of concern over Ucas figures signals 'shift in conversation'

Jack Grove and Sarah Cunnane report on what the 2012 applications figures mean for the sector

2 February

Applications fall 10 per cent in England

University applications from UK-based students have fallen by 8.7 per cent, official figures show, with those in England falling further still.

30 January

Les Ebdon named as ‘preferred candidate’ for Offa job

The government has named its preferred candidate to lead the university access watchdog the Office for Fair Access.

27 January

UCL 'no confidence' vote defeated

A motion of no confidence in University College London provost Malcolm Grant tabled by the institution’s students’ union has been defeated.

27 January

Impact of fees hike to be monitored by independent commission

An independent commission has been set up to see if higher tuition fees are deterring poorer students from applying to university.

27 January

NUS: inductions should continue beyond 'hello'

Undergraduates should have study skills classes throughout their entire degree course rather than just a handful of sessions in their first year, the National Union of Students has said.

26 January

Language gift keeps giving, EU students keep taking

Mission groups blame school policy for Britons' lack of linguistic enthusiasm. Jack Grove reports

26 January

Radio astronomer unfairly dismissed, tribunal finds

A scientist was forced to leave his job at the University of Manchester after being subjected to a "barrage of shouting and verbal abuse" by a senior professor, a tribunal has ruled.

26 January

Unplugged

A university does not need a charter or even walls - open minds are enough, argue groups whose challenges to convention have been invigorated by recent protest movements. Jack Grove reports

26 January

Sussex to close community engagement programmes

The University of Sussex has been urged to rethink a decision to close most of its lifelong learning department.

25 January

BBSRC unveils new doctoral training centres

Fourteen doctoral training partnerships for the biosciences have been unveiled.

24 January