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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
University applications from UK-based students have fallen by 8.7 per cent, official figures show, with those in England falling further still.
The government has named its preferred candidate to lead the university access watchdog the Office for Fair Access.
A motion of no confidence in University College London provost Malcolm Grant tabled by the institution’s students’ union has been defeated.
An independent commission has been set up to see if higher tuition fees are deterring poorer students from applying to university.
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
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.
Mission groups blame school policy for Britons' lack of linguistic enthusiasm. Jack Grove reports
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.
The University of Sussex has been urged to rethink a decision to close most of its lifelong learning department.
Fourteen doctoral training partnerships for the biosciences have been unveiled.
Measures to cut red tape and reduce tax burdens on universities will strengthen their autonomy, David Willetts has said.
Job losses expected across all faculties as London Metropolitan bids to save £7m. Jack Grove writes
Scholars should go easy on the jokes as a bad crack can cause all sorts of problems. Jack Grove reports
NUS president tells Jack Grove that taxpayers will baulk at paying shareholders for ill-judged reforms
Bullying and fear of being fired may deter staff from lifting lid on scientific misconduct. Jack Grove writes
Young people who attend summer schools are significantly more likely to go to university, research by the Sutton Trust suggests.
University applicants are most likely to turn to their friends and families for advice about where to study, a survey of over 2,000 people suggests.
A medical student who twice failed his final-year exams has lost a legal battle against the decision not to award him a degree.
Research misconduct is “alive and well” at UK universities, the British Medical Journal has claimed.
V-c forecasts sunshine for a leaner, more fiscally sound University of West London. Jack Grove writes
More than 50 graduates are chasing every job offered by some of Britain’s top employers, new research suggests.
A professor of pharmacology has been named as the new head of Brunel University.
Local outreach initiatives forge ahead after 'absurd' closure of national programme. Jack Grove writes
London Metropolitan University is set to cut its administration costs by up to 50 per cent by sharing services with other institutions, bringing "some staff losses and some staff gains".
