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
Russell Group university¡¯s return to the local highlights higher education¡¯s role in the wake of the Brexit vote in addressing post-industrial decline, and supporting austerity-hit councils
Academics debate how to respond to increasing influence of People¡¯s Liberation Army
Leaks suggesting plans to lower fees could chime with government agenda on tackling cross-subsidy
Office for Students chair says institutions must be ¡®better at managing their affairs¡¯ after reports that some are in financial trouble
Education Committee calls for radical reshaping of higher education towards ¡®flexible¡¯ model, and for breakdowns of how fees are spent
Deepening deficits of up to ?14 million at English universities prompt warnings of damage to cities and towns reliant on universities as ¡®anchors¡¯
Department tasks KPMG with surveying universities on their teaching costs, in work for Augar review
UK universities ¡®engaged in intensive planning¡¯ for no-deal Brexit impact across range of activities
Uclan role in Preston Model sheds light on what a Labour government could mean for universities, beyond the fees pledge
Conflict over proposals to grant say in running of university to all 4,000 postdocs, who conduct ¡®bulk¡¯ of research
Women and Equalities Committee call for UK to follow US Title IX example, accusing government, regulators and institutions of ¡®passing the buck¡¯
Pepper the robot appears before House of Commons Education Committee
Oxford professor and inequality scholar predicts English universities may be forced to orient themselves towards towns and cities
AUDE report highlights rise in building costs from weakening of sterling after Brexit vote, plus potential loss of EU construction workers
University declines to comment on factors behind pair of sudden departures
Law graduate urges research students to ¡®take institutions to task¡¯ on inadequate supervision
Enrolment of Peter Cvjetanovic on political theory master¡¯s sparks debate about whether universities can consider applicant¡¯s political views in admissions processes
Universities minister continues campaign on campus free speech at Tory conference
Office for Students fails to meet schedule for latest tranche of register of providers amid concerns about approach
Lord Lilley describes post-study work visas as route to ¡®mass migration¡¯, while v-c stresses universities¡¯ ability to ¡®promote global Britain¡¯
The University of South Florida president talks about how her enterprising Ohio upbringing bred confidence and why college sports matter
Rosie Duffield says Labour should ¡®keep that conversation open¡¯, while Wes Streeting criticises ¡®middle-class subsidy¡¯
Seeing the NES as a solution to Labour¡¯s biggest electoral problem could bring relevance to a vague concept, writes John Morgan from Liverpool
Shadow minister warns UK risks being overtaken by rivals in North America and Asia if sectors don¡¯t work more closely together
