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
Greater Manchester mayor urges sector to get ready to show next government it can ‘kick-start regional growth’
Labour should push for cross-party review but take lead if Tories unwilling to ‘put needs of UK first’, says former education secretary
Higher education minister given direct warning at UUK conference, where Labour pledges to create ‘more sustainable system’
Science minister says deal addresses ‘big fear’ UK participation would not recover and allows UK to be net beneficiary
Dame Sally Mapstone says universities ‘must earn’ increased public investment
Outgoing Sheffield Hallam v-c also urges politicians to stop expecting that all universities should ‘look like a medieval theme park’
Hepi author warns of ‘dangerous’ pressure to reduce leaders’ salaries in reaction to attention from the media and politicians
Report calls for campaign to boost ‘esteem and attractiveness’ of sector’s advancement profession
Drop in international students applying via Ucas, down to lowest level since 2014, might offer signs of market pressures
Admissions figures on track for ‘largest-ever fall’ in English student entry rate bring worries for universities accustomed to growth
ONS moves to improve student flows data seen as opportunity to separate international recruitment from UK’s toxic politics
?1.7 billion venture with developer aims to sidestep pitfalls of university innovation districts and create jobs in deprived Greater Manchester towns
‘Not in a million years’ will English fee cap be raised during cost-of-living crisis, says minister, despite universities’ warnings on falling funding
But university insists development ‘must happen for the benefit of everybody who lives in the city and surrounding areas and not at the expense or to the detriment of current residents’
Government alarms sector by pressing regulator for quality metric on earnings, which could potentially determine student number caps
Single department or minister should cover both teaching and research elements of universities, says Nicola Dandridge
Despite increasing agitation over fee freeze, politics around student support seen as weighing against lifting of cap
MPs and peers issue call for ministers to guarantee survival of graduate visa route into next Parliament
Treasury announces first of 12 zones ‘based around a university and clusters of high-growth industries’
Conservative former universities minister tables amendment to allow annual uprating, to ‘flush out’ Tory and Labour positions on ‘funding crisis’
MPs’ vision to cut student numbers may signal future direction of party, but experts question its appeal to voters
Trial ahead of LLE failed because of ‘utilitarian’ course offer while ‘top university’ prestige harms credit transfer prospects, says leader
A Labour government would be ‘constrained’ by ‘badly damaged’ economy left by Conservatives, warns leader, who says funding policy will be outlined ‘in due course’
Party urged to commit to reversing long-running decline in university funding, after signs its focus is on tweaking status quo
