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
University hiring professor to direct Centre for Coastal Communities, based in Essex seaside town hit by deprivation
Michelle Donelan will have to stop ‘fighting culture wars’ and try to ‘make stuff happen on the ground’, says professor
DfE said to think controls could be set without primary legislation, but ministers urged to consider market is already ‘doing the job’
Government-set access target ‘can’t become a burden’ and there is ‘debate to be had’ on its metrics, says academic and ex-football referee
Minister calls statutory tort an essential step to ‘cultural transformation’
Prime minister shakes up structures within government as well as ministerial team
NSF Regional Innovation Engines scheme is place-based push to secure US strength in key technologies
Toby Young sees ‘campaign’ for Nick Hillman to land job being waged by Lord Willetts, whose rebellion on tort may be fought in Commons
Departments asked to set out positions on visas, with those resisting restrictions on post-study work options said to include Treasury
Government said to be aiming for ‘uncontroversial’ legislation on LLE, with future of plans to limit student entry unclear
Levelling up secretary confirms Sunak government’s change of approach on investment zones, after reports plan has stalled
UK universities must think as one with civic leaders and businesses to boost regions as Boston peers have, says influential peer Lord O’Neill
University’s Institute of Technology and proposed innovation district aim to make benefits stick in one of England’s most deprived areas
House of Lords committee warns changes ‘make the system less progressive’ and government ‘should have consulted’ on them
After Lord Wei calls for sector funding to be tied to test of students’ political views, critics say ‘parts of Tory party have gone stark raving mad’
Ministers accused of adding bureaucracy then ‘putting the costs on universities’ with planned rise while cutting student support in real terms
Westminster government criticised by sector over 2.8 per cent uplift as concern mounts over impact of cost-of-living crisis on students
George Freeman ‘still pushing’ and ‘still hopeful’ on association, but thinks forthcoming plan for UK global science role could be catalyst
Government tipped to win battle with peers who removed statutory tort and are ‘unwilling to compromise’
Regulator tells universities free speech codes should cover teaching and academics will be polled, bringing ‘independence’ rebuke
UAL-commissioned report looks at alternatives inside and outside current system in wake of ‘regressive’ changes
After elite universities took her from County Durham to White House, next Durham chancellor aims to work on spreading benefits of higher education beyond elites
New Korean president’s plan to cut school funding to boost universities amid demographic and economic changes may be ‘prescient’
Proposals said to have brought opposition from DfE and to have potential to end post-study work rights for graduates of institutions deemed substandard
