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
Chris Skidmore tells Tory conference meeting he wants UK research funding to emulate EU’s approach
Chris Skidmore says Augar review recommendation to cut tuition fees in England would lead to university closures
Debra Humphris discusses experiencing prejudice and learning from it, and why the University Alliance's voice on the future of work and higher education matters
Corbyn’s speech on setting ‘the people’ before ‘the privileged’ expressed a mood of anti-elitism already feeding through into education policy, writes John Morgan
Fringe event also hears v-c complain that marketisation forces universities to ‘waste’ a ‘huge’ amount of money on marketing
Capping universities’ intakes from private schools would require ‘highly controversial’ legislation on admissions, says one legal expert
France’s president responded to the gilets jaunes movement with a surprise plan to abolish the grande école ENA, reigniting debate about the country’s intensely hierarchical higher education system. John Morgan explores what lies behind the proposal and what it says about the role of exclusive institutions in a populist, anti-elitist age
Jill Liddington’s research into Anne Lister’s diaries inspired the television series Gentleman Jack. John Morgan speaks to her about making a difference locally and the lost tradition of extramural university teaching
Frédérique Vidal discusses reform project launched in wake of president’s plan to abolish ?cole Nationale d’Administration
Visa route on offer for those ‘graduating in the summer of 2021 and after’, but Indian students concerned by announcement’s ambiguity
But Layla Moran says party unlikely to finalise HE stance before next election – when it could secure pivotal role in event of hung Parliament
International School for Government chaired by former Australian foreign minister and launched by former UK prime minister Tony Blair
Gavin Williamson also calls for restrictions on unconditional offers more widely, potentially via grade threshold or numbers cap
Shift in alignment towards US sparks doubts over Horizon Europe association
Boris Johnson government announces reversal of Theresa May’s abolition of the visas, seven years on
Education at a Glance finds graduate earnings still buoyant despite expansion, but education director warns on variations across subjects
Kevin O’Gorman due to be sentenced on 18 September
John Morgan looks at why the universities and science minister’s comeback was so short and what his exit means
Prime minister’s brother cites ‘unresolvable tension’ between ‘family loyalty and the national interest’
The historian on what we can learn from the study of the past, how different nations view their heritage, and whether capitalism is here to stay
Chancellor’s omission of any mention of post-18 review cements impression that plans for fee cut are dead
Committee hears claim that director of research centre lost job in row over funding from foreign state
Director of Onward thinktank says polling showing public opposition to university expansion justifies shift in emphasis
Unite Students’ executive pay deals prompt union criticism of ‘massive rises funded by public money and student debt’
