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Paul Jump

Paul Jump

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

Crowd of people waiting to cross at Shibuya pedestrian crossing, Tokyo, Japan. To illustrate Asian students deciding on where to study, and whether they will switch to cheaper, safer and friendlier options closer to home.

Will Asian international students turn away from the West?

Covid, inflation and immigration crackdowns in the anglophone ‘big four’ have fuelled speculation that Asian students will switch to cheaper, safer and friendlier options closer to home. But are we really about to see a major redrawing of student migration routes? Tash Mosheim and Paul Jump report

By Tash Mosheim
27 October
Academic freedom survey 2024. People react as white nationalist Richard Spencer, who popularized the term "alt-right" speaks at the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Florida.

The ߣߣÊÓƵ academic freedom survey 2024

As wars, both real and cultural, rage around the world, disputes about academic freedom are becoming ever more fraught. Is freedom of speech under threat on campus? And are some restrictions a reasonable price to pay to avoid offence or harm? We present the views of more than 450 academics

By Paul Jump
5 December
Montage of group lifting trophy with microscope to illustrate research success

THE-Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings research success survey

Are research careers meritocratic? Do universities do enough to support researchers? Is impact more important than publications? Is interdisciplinarity the key to new discoveries? Can internationalisation survive the current global tensions? We present the views of more than 400 future sector leaders

By Paul Jump
9 October
Illustration concept of people rowing in boat and one person with telescope as a metaphor for Running a university during a pandemic

THE Leaders Survey 2021: Running a university during a pandemic

When the current generation of university leaders applied for their posts, none of the job descriptions mentioned Covid-19. So how have they found the past 18 months? And what about the future, economic, political and environmental? We asked 180 leaders from around the globe. Paul Jump reports

By Paul Jump
28 October
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ߣߣÊÓƵ’s Digital Teaching Survey results

Universities’ wariness of online instruction was suddenly swept aside last year by Covid-19. But how successful has the overnight digital transition been? Is it sustainable? And should it be? Paul Jump runs through the results of our major survey of university staff

By Paul Jump
4 February
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ߣߣÊÓƵ’s Power of Place survey

Those planning new universities might think that a good institution will attract top staff wherever it is located. But is the quality of the environment beyond the ivory tower really so insignificant – and has the pandemic changed the calculus? Paul Jump runs through our survey results

By Paul Jump
1 September
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THE Leaders Survey: Will Covid-19 leave universities in intensive care?

Has the online transition worked out? How far are student numbers likely to decline? Will governments still have money to invest in universities and research after the pandemic is over? And what does all that mean for staffing? These are just some of the issues explored by our survey of 200 university leaders from 53 territories. Paul Jump runs through the results

By Paul Jump
25 June