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
Michelle Donelan¡¯s view on entry rates of different social groups to higher education described as apparent ¡®significant departure¡¯
Government strategy for HE set out in conditions for emergency loans for universities at risk of failure in Covid crisis
Universities minister Michelle Donelan calls for focus to be on jobs outcomes and individual needs rather than ¡®box-ticking¡¯ access measures
UCU poll seeks to step up political pressure on ministers to offer extra funding for universities during pandemic
Education secretary signals rebalancing towards further education in England after shift in nature of Tory electoral support
Manchester v-c also calls for rethink on REF and predicts UK will not join next EU research programme
Co-author of Conservative manifesto says universities¡¯ ¡®prosperity depends¡¯ on grasp of changes since 2010
New mechanisms include bringing forward ?2.6 billion of tuition fee payments and introducing student numbers caps for 20-21
As their book about the deep links between education and well-being is published, Anne Case and Nobel laureate Angus Deaton tell John Morgan about their jaw-dropping discoveries of a sharp rise in ¡®deaths of despair¡¯ among white American people ¨C and an unhealthy obsession with causality among journals
The namesake cities in the US and UK are both home to internationally renowned universities whose industry collaborations are proving highly successful. But while that is good news for national economies, where does it leave the locals priced out of their own neighbourhoods? Paul Basken and John Morgan report
English universities urged to refrain from increasing use of controversial offers after exams cancelled amid virus crisis
UUK says students ¡®should not lose out on opportunity to go to university¡¯ after exams cancelled
But budget bonanza will require ¡®substantial expansion¡¯ of R&D capacity in many regions
Influential Portuguese MEP calls for rapid UK-EU agreement on Horizon Europe association
Director notifies staff and students of ¡®precautionary measure¡¯ as Durham moves to end classroom teaching for remainder of term
OfS decision to block loan access at Bloomsbury Institute over quality concerns was lawful, court says
Chancellor goes beyond Tory manifesto pledges and signals immediate ?400 million boost for 2020-21
Refusal to release report on post-Brexit demand raises question of whether fee and loan arrangements will feature in UK-EU trade talks
Student number controls on subject areas within institutions could be seen as ¡®the most technically feasible¡¯ option, policy expert predicts
The former president of the Supreme Court, now a UCL honorary professor, discusses being a ¡®speccy swot¡¯ and the need to protect the ¡®cardinal principles of our constitution¡¯
Proposal aims to ¡®propel the regeneration of manufacturing in the North and Scotland¡¯, but Sheffield pushes back against calls to make centre independent
Ex-minister also calls for ¡®period of stability¡¯ in English funding
Cambridge representative Daniel Zeichner calls for ¡®open discussion¡¯ on university funding once leadership election is over
Former European Commissioner for trade argues that with UK-EU trade deal in 2020 impossible, research link relies on extra time
