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
Community Security Trust finds 123 incidents affecting Jewish students, academics and student bodies over past two years
Covid crisis brings lending and accounts worries for universities
Chair of English regulator criticises universities for talking up independence and then seeking support during pandemic
English regulator to work with students and their unions to increase awareness of its powers
University¡¯s plan to require staff and students to be ¡®respectful¡¯ of each other¡¯s ¡®differing opinions¡¯ fought by academic opponents
Ex-adviser to UK government praises global scientific community¡¯s ¡®remarkable¡¯ response and criticises ¡®false narrative¡¯ that he was ¡®responsible¡¯ for lockdowns
Chancellor¡¯s spending review research boost leaves questions around earlier promises, as funds committed for Erasmus replacement
Plan seems to unite various factions after acrimony, but could hinge on Whitehall¡¯s post-Cummings appetite for research ¡®levelling up¡¯
Controversial Tory peer said to head Treasury committee, prompting concerns it could be eyeing funding and fee cuts
Plans for new research funding agency expected to go ahead despite exit of former top adviser to PM, but mission yet to be defined
Minister sidesteps question of whether she wants participation cut, while saying rapid Covid tests will be deployed for post-Christmas campus returns
Scholar of Native American history shortlisted for two major non-fiction prizes discusses why the US needs a ¡®reckoning¡¯ with indigenous dispossession
English sector awaits details of rebalancing towards further education, along with HE policy statement and campus free speech bill
Key issues on mission, leadership and position of ¡®Arpa¡¯ agency within wider system yet to be decided, MPs told
Government outlines scenario where university spinout¡¯s sale to investor with links to ¡®hostile state¡¯ could be called in under planned new law
Policy Exchange report from v-c on Augar panel calls for English universities, not further education colleges, to be responsible for Level 4 and 5 provision
Head of higher education at Lloyds Banking Group says pandemic¡¯s impact on student experience ¡®hugely concerning¡¯
UBC president reveals research findings showing huge impact of pandemic on students¡¯ mental health
Employers seeking ¡®diversity of thought¡¯ and ¡®relevance¡¯ end reliance on English university hierarchy for hiring decisions
THE analysis shows some universities draw little over 10 per cent of students from the regions in which they are located, while others hit 90 per cent
Unite chief executive¡¯s 2019 deal described as ¡®galling¡¯ while student renters¡¯ struggles in pandemic spark calls for housing reforms
Polling shows appetite for modular learning among unemployed, those at risk of job losses, and those wanting to upskill
Immigration minister signals dramatic brightening of departmental tone after May era as new ¡®streamlined¡¯ student visa route launches
The American political commentator offers John Morgan his trenchant views on Ivy League solidarity, why the left misunderstands populism and the ¡®smugness¡¯ of the ¡®well-graduated¡¯
