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
The abolition of student number controls presents a “unique opportunity” to increase the number of poorer students going into higher education.
V-c hires law firm amid suggestions the case against her includes a complaint about her management style
Party policy is to remove non-European Union students from the UK’s net targets
Liam Byrne, the shadow universities minister, also urges the sector to speak out to prevent a ‘disastrous’ exit from the European Union
Labour’s Chuka Umunna wants to “hold universities’ feet to the fire” on the “unacceptable lack of diversity in their leadership and their senior staff”
MP attacks Labour’s plan and urges his own party to spend spare public funds on bursaries
Flexible model at West Midlands institution providing ‘budget’ higher education means students can balance their study, work and care commitments
The coalition’s move to allow for-profit colleges more access to student loans opened the door to “a lot of dross”, Vince Cable has admitted
Vince Cable has predicted that the Conservatives could raise fees “significantly” and abolish student grants if they win power at the election
The University of Huddersfield has been tackled by HM Revenue and Customs over a ?600,000 “abusive tax avoidance” case dating back more than 10 years.
Revised system is close to exceeding cost of its predecessor, Tory policy adviser Margot James tells event at party conference
Suspended v-c still wants her job back as details about legal bills are disclosed
But universities minister’s minor input into Tory conference attracts NUS criticism
Claim rejected by UUK chief executive who defends breadth of university sector
University staff would see “tens of thousands of pounds a year wiped off their pensions” if Universities UK plans for change are introduced.
British Council claims that one in 10 current world leaders have studied in the UK
Pension fund that invested ?16 million in project at centre of kickbacks case
Labour ‘will not make promises it can’t afford’, John Morgan hears at the party conference
The ?9,000 fee system “wastes money hand over fist” and vice-chancellors are engaged in a culture of “fee envy”, according to a senior Labour figure.
A Labour government would remove overseas students from net migration targets, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has reiterated.
Labour must provide an alternative on fees and funding if it wants to secure the student vote, according to the National Union of Students president
Universities Scotland will “continue to work closely” with the Scottish and UK governments on funding and policy following today’s referendum result.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls wants to formulate funding before announcing policy
‘Rushed’ policy took no notice of ‘precedents at home or abroad’, says report
