Jack Grove

Jack Grove covers research and science policy for Times Higher Education, 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.

Jack can be found on Twitter at @jgro_the

Articles by Jack Grove

Copyright reforms to aid research

Sweeping reforms to copyright law are set to open the door for greater access to research papers.

By Jack Grove

3 August

Top teachers honoured by HEA fellowship scheme

Fifty-five academics have been awarded fellowships worth £10,000 by the Higher Education Academy.

By Jack Grove

30 July

'Triple miracle' sees huge rise in EU funds for frontier research

Investment in innovation viewed as Europe's route to sustainable growth and jobs. Jack Grove reports

By Jack Grove

28 July

Plymouth plug-pulling draws watchdog's concern

Plymouth advised to tighten up procedures before ending correspondence courses. Jack Grove writes

By Jack Grove

28 July

'Defend Oxford's noble aims from media attacks'

University of Oxford academics should ignore media criticism and be proud to work in an "elite institution", a former BBC chief has said.

By Jack Grove

21 July

Alea iacta est. Really? Come on, roll again

Discipline's doyens launch Classics defence against Royal Holloway plans. Jack Grove writes

By Jack Grove

21 July

Never mind the £9K degree...gissa job!

Blaming recession for graduates' poor jobs record, UEL stands by its fees decision. Jack Grove reports

By Jack Grove

21 July

Widening access: are we imposing middle-class values on everyone?

University may not always be the best option for those from poorer backgrounds. Jack Grove reports

By Jack Grove

21 July

Jail sentence for student who swung from Cenotaph

The son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has been jailed for 16 months for a rampage at a student fees protest.

By Jack Grove

15 July

Graduate employment returns to 2007-08 levels

Around two-thirds of graduates finishing university last year found jobs within six months of leaving, a slight improvement on the year before.

By Jack Grove

15 July

One in three to charge £9k for all as Offa rubber-stamps access agreements

Tuition fees at English universities will average £8,393 in 2012, the Office for Fair Access confirmed today, significantly higher than the government’s estimate.

By Jack Grove

12 July

Willetts hit by second university no-confidence vote

Academics at the University of Leeds have passed a motion of no confidence in David Willetts.

By Jack Grove

8 July

Handful of elite schools dominate Oxbridge admissions

Five high-flying schools sent more students to Oxbridge in a three-year period than 2,000 other UK schools and colleges combined, a report by the Sutton Trust has revealed.

By Jack Grove

8 July

‘I plead guilty to believing in choice’: Willetts responds to attack by Howard Hotson

David Willetts has rejected accusations that he wants to introduce a US-style model of higher education in a response to criticisms from a University of Oxford academic.

By Jack Grove

5 July