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Articles by John Morgan
Brian Cantor, the vice-chancellor of York University, is to take charge of the University of Bradford as his next post.
The University of Central Lancashire is shelving , potentially dealing a blow to other post-1992 universities’ hopes of making the move and opening up to commercial investment.
Academics count the costs of Panorama’s North Korea exposé
The vice-chancellor of the UK’s first private university will attend Baroness Thatcher’s funeral after being invited on her instructions, and has praised her for transforming the nation “wholly for the better”.
The BBC’s use of a student group from the London School of Economics to gain access to North Korea could jeopardise the overseas reputation of UK universities and the work of academics more generally, according to the sector’s representative body and the LSE director
Clear sight essential, thick skin an advantage: Hepi’s outgoing director looks back on 11 years of scrutiny on the sector’s behalf
Could a Welsh institution’s success offer insights to help stragglers catch up?
For-profits welcome delay but may have to get ready for quality assessment, John Morgan writes
Experiences highlight potential risks of overseas ventures for UK universities
But implementation delayed over ‘serious concerns’
Speculation mounts that reform has diminished leadership role
But business may have to pick up bigger cheque, shadow minister signals
The University Alliance mission group has gained another new member from Million+ while also announcing it is signing a partnership with its Australian counterpart.
The UK Border Agency is to be split in two, between a visa body and a law enforcement body, and brought back under the control of 榴莲视频 Office ministers.
Sir Alan Langlands is to leave his job as chief executive of England’s funding council to become vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds, where he has been welcomed as a “stellar figure” in higher education.
Regent’s College will become the latest private provider to gain university status, with the charitable institution hoping to boost its international prospects and join Universities UK as a result.
Austerity a greater threat than Moocs and private providers, writes John Morgan
Further shrinkage as funding reforms take fuller effect
George Osborne’s budget has revealed that the government appears to be scrapping plans to grant VAT exemption to for-profit higher education providers, a move that was aimed at exposing universities to greater competition.
The English higher education sector last year saw its first real-terms cut in income since records began almost 20 years ago, while institutional finances will take a further hit this year because of the fall in student numbers under higher fees.
Liverpool John Moores University has chosen a high-profile judge as its new chancellor – although the appointment may not win many plaudits in the national press.
Universities UK has been asked by David Willetts to undertake a review of part-time study and make urgent recommendations in response to a report which shows a “dramatic decline” in part-time students.
‘Unpredictable outcomes’ of reform require ‘immediate attention
Higher education could cause party fresh problems for 2015
