John Morgan was deputy news editor. He reported on politics and government policy, higher education funding, university governance and private provision in the sector.
He completed a PhD in English literature at the University of Leeds before spending three years as a reporter at the Cambridge News, where he was health correspondent.
John was winner of the outstanding higher education journalism category at the 2018 CIPR Education Journalism Awards.
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Articles by John Morgan
Levelling-up plans for ‘innovation accelerators’ bring hope for local decisions on R&D, but warnings against Whitehall’s ‘Stanford-Silicon Valley’ concept
Tory peer Lord Wharton ‘disgusted’ by ‘attacks’ on Ukrainian-born energy tycoon, whose firm he has advised and who donated to him as MP
Threshold indexing change, not mentioned by DfE in media briefings, brings lifetime hit of up to ?19,000 for ‘lower middling earners’ who took out loans after 2012
Westminster policy package described as ‘missed opportunity’ that leaves ‘difficult questions’ to be answered by next government
Westminster government launches consultation on whether it should reintroduce student number controls, sector-wide or by institution
Westminster government unveils major student finance changes creating ‘more sustainable’ system, as sector voices concern on minimum entry bar plan
Westminster government ‘starting a conversation’ on minimum entry bar, and proposals would affect only ‘tiny proportion’ of students, says Michelle Donelan
Westminster government appears set to publish consultation on series of policy changes, including minimum entry requirements
Research aims to gather evidence on whether international links with autocratic states pose threat to UK academic freedom
‘Seemingly small regulatory requirements readily spawn large bureaucratic responses,’ says City president
Sector sources suggest PQA plan dropped after Williamson exit, although others think alternative changes still under consideration
Private university’s last financial statement was for 2018, despite English regulators requirement for all institutions to file annually
John Blake details planned changes to access agreements and defends focus on graduate outcomes in terms of ‘high-status jobs’
The Cundill History Prize winner talks about uncovering a forgotten archive to tell the story of a slave rebellion ‘from the inside out’
Universities across Europe to launch ‘Stick to Science’ campaign warning against ‘politicisation’, as football-style ‘transfer market’ emerges to tempt away UK-based researchers
Concern that ‘prioritisation’ process for investigations opens up risk of political interference
EU universities bidding to attract UK-based researchers as Brussels-Westminster wrangles delay research deal
English sector needs a major review ‘more ambitious than Dearing’, says ex-Birmingham v-c at end of long career in sector leadership
Private university to offer students chance to pay for fees via future earnings agreements in deal with finance firm
Latest stage of English plan to tackle ‘poor quality’ via absolute baselines for student outcomes brings threat of punishment for institutions that fall short
Six universities sign up to new pledge committing not to use ‘gagging orders’ in dealing with claims of sexual misconduct, bullying and other harassment
MP’s draft transparency law comes after failure to self-regulate against threats such as autocratic influence, says academic
Northern Powerhouse Partnership appeals to universities to follow Sheffield Hallam’s lead on pandemic mentoring for secondary pupils
Former director of fair access Chris Millward says government move to cut university places ‘serious prospect’ but unlikely to succeed
