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
Two unions are set for strike action at Middlesex University over job cuts that some claim could reduce the workforce by 15 per cent.
Fury as chair suggests employers could question UCU's involvement in the USS. John Morgan writes
University and College Union members have voted to hold “sustained industrial action” over cuts to their pensions, potentially disrupting exams and assessment at 67 universities.
Ucea chief tells John Morgan that national salary bargaining will be tested in the new fees order
Private-style courses as UK universities look to reap overseas harvest. John Morgan reports
Northern Ireland has become the latest of the devolved nations to announce that its universities will charge “rest-of-UK” students up to ?9,000 a year – a move that will subsidise lower fees for the province’s own students.
Employees of students' unions are to see their final-salary pension scheme closed in a move affecting about 1,000 staff at 69 universities across the UK.
London Met plans to slash its estate to save money and raise cash from what's left. John Morgan writes
Exeter looks to add value for ?9K 'customers', but council members are sceptical. John Morgan writes
The vice-chancellor of the University of Northampton has been accused of “dismissing” the work of administrative and support staff after redundancy plans were announced.
Less than a third of British adults think a university education is worth ?9,000 a year, while 59 per cent think two-year degrees are a good money-saving solution, according to an opinion poll.
Harper Adams typifies the uncertain financial future faced by specialist institutions. John Morgan writes
Institutions face uncertainty over Libyan students' payments as regime collapses. John Morgan writes
The University of Nottingham is offering financial incentives to UK students to jet abroad to study at its overseas campuses, raising the prospect of a potential new growth area for British institutions.
Universities employ expensive pro vice-chancellors to oversee the “student experience” and spend hundreds of hours poring over survey results on student satisfaction.
Access a shared aim in twin roles as rugby league chair and business academic. John Morgan writes
US universities continue to dominate the upper echelons of world rankings, taking 17 of the top 20 spots in the Shanghai Jiao Tong ranking.
University employers say that the UK sector's ?30 billion pension fund is performing better than expected - proof that "draconian" cuts to benefits were not needed, a union has claimed.
Pakistan poses challenging problems for academics beyond politics and religion, writes John Morgan
Hesa data show worst performers on access will be best placed to benefit, writes John Morgan
US is the costliest of 10 countries surveyed, with Australia and UK close behind. John Morgan writes
Elite deals pursued in defiance of national parity will reap 'pain', union warns. John Morgan reports
No urge to merge with Liverpool, insists Lancaster's v-c, but union sounds warning. John Morgan reports
