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
Sector’s social purpose must be ‘unleashed’ post-pandemic, yet government policy could revive ‘old inequalities’, warns ex-Labour minister turned UAL v-c
Education secretary urges universities to go ‘further and faster’ on aligning courses with economic needs or government ‘will step in’
Ex-BHP chief executive and current Shell chair defends himself as ‘committed to net zero’ in pre-appointment hearing
Former Tory minister warns using ELQ rule in government’s planned skills revolution would block careers in key sectors like fashion
Using different models to bridge divide, universities and colleges could move towards more unified tertiary education systems
Sustainable development expert Jeffrey Sachs also warns against rise of a ‘monopoly Amazon university’
As Conservative ministers attack sector expansion, MPs support it locally – offering potential route for sector ‘dialogue’ with party
Obstacles to finalising association agreements for EU’s research programme now removed, say continental observers
As online shopping and pandemic leave swathe of retail units vacant, universities are urged to seize chance for space and civic roles
Government’s lifelong loans plan is fuelling drive to cut system costs and ‘spatchcocking a good idea’, sector figures fear
Tory peer hopes for role in selecting ‘thoughtful’ appointee to free speech champion role
Sector figures disagree on whether DfE is on board with using ?7,500 cap to cut loan outlay and ‘squeeze’ non-priority subjects
English universities argue foundation years diversify STEM intake, as Augar call to scrap funding comes back on agenda
V-c admits university made ‘serious mistakes’ after external review finds it breached its free speech duties
Ex-Miliband adviser turned Sydney Policy Lab director discusses globalised academia’s decoupling from ‘everyday society’
Government says it will give OfS powers to enforce ‘minimum expectations of quality’ before regulator responds to consultation on plan
In wake of campus free speech bill plan, Tory ex-minister says UK-China links must be regulated to avert ‘genuine threat to free speech’
New statutory tort would aim to protect ‘political minorities’, but critics fear it will mean ‘risk-assessing the life out of campus’
Government’s legislative agenda includes extra powers for OfS on HE quality and enabling individuals to sue universities on free speech
V-c ‘declared potential conflicts of interest and recused herself’ from deals with UCFB and IGPP, says university
New chair and ministers have scope to reshape regulator, as leadership and board roles potentially open up at politically fraught time
Richard Jones has chance to put into practice influential theories on boosting regions through research and development with role in new Innovation GM
Education Committee chair says Bristol’s handling of David Miller case has created ‘hostile environment’ for Jewish students akin to ‘1930s Germany’
Scotland 2070 authors call for doubling of research spend and for institutional mergers, to boost global clout and innovation focus
