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 president of Universities UK has told vice-chancellors to expect cuts of ?4.2 billion in the government’s spending review – and warned that a huge funding gap is a “terrible danger”.
Higher contributions mooted as universities call for freedom from public schemes. John Morgan writes
Lord Browne's review calls for "genuine competition for students between institutions of a kind which cannot take place under the current system". Here's how it would work:
Critics lambast Imperial for 'severe misuse' of performance statistics. John Morgan reports
The tuition fee cap should be scrapped, “blanket subsidies” for courses ended and universities freed to compete for students in one of the most radical overhauls of the sector ever.
Advent of variable fees would exacerbate the rise, academic warns. John Morgan reports
Conference speakers analyse, attack and back world rankings, John Morgan reports
Critics warn of impact on UK research as managers struggle with overseas quotas. John Morgan reports
USS reforms on consultation agenda, but UCU aims to build opposition online. John Morgan reports
The president of the University of Chicago has defended the notion of a wide-ranging university education that cultivates the “habit of mind to integrate ideas”, in the face of employers’ demands for “specialised knowledge”.
Authors argue growing numbers and tight budgets will create university 'tiers'. John Morgan reports
US dominates revamped . John Morgan reports
What would Cardinal Newman make of 'impact' and the REF? John Morgan investigates
CSU chancellor calls for sector to show restraint over tuition fee rises, reports John Morgan in Paris
The government will ensure that research funding is “rationed” according to excellence, end public support for “mediocrity” and emphasise commercialisation, Vince Cable has announced.
Academic and support staff report shift to culture of commerce, paper reveals. John Morgan writes
Analysis finds no correlation between number of STEM graduates and growth. John Morgan reports
