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
Academics warn that staff, and students, are at risk of a debilitating illness that research suggests can last for months
Sage document from last month says closing universities would have reduced transmission rates
Jo Johnson tells MPs that new research funding agency could damage rest of system if allowed to be an ¡®island¡¯ in Cabinet Office
Rise of graduate class has reduced status of manual workers, influential figure warns in book that may offer philosophy for Tory reshaping of post-18 education
Experts welcome Boris Johnson¡¯s Lifetime Skills Guarantee, but call for more details and further progress on obstacles to part-time study
Internal Market Bill brings warnings that Horizon Europe deal will be near impossible if UK and EU are ¡®embittered¡¯ by trade talks failure
Gavin Williamson also says students should not be subject to additional lockdown measures
PM heralds moves to create Lifetime Skills Guarantee and to open loans system to FE colleges so they can ¡®compete¡¯ with universities
Nancy Rothwell tells THE its universities are ¡®worried about building the research base¡¯ amid ¡®complete uncertainty¡¯ on overseas recruitment during pandemic
Bill that would extend statutory duties on free speech to unions and threaten fines under discussion
Some universities fear losing 40-50 per cent of international student numbers in Covid crisis, MPs also hear
By spotlighting the social sorting process for 18-year-olds, exam fiasco raises questions about ways to reduce the hierarchy between universities
As DfE prioritises drive against ¡®low-value¡¯ courses, TEF said to be viewed as inadequate while OfS may be reset under new chair
Former Theresa May adviser Nick Timothy to interview hopefuls to head regulator, alongside Tory peer, former Tory MP and ex-Tory candidate
Manchester v-c says Covid response has transformed inter-university and regional government collaboration in city
Toronto president tells summit that ¡®quality of city¡¯ is crucial for university headhunting
UUK and MillionPlus make call via task force amid fears some universities could lose hundreds of students each after lifting of number controls
English ministers advised to start looking at key features like partnership with employers rather than using German system as ¡®trademark¡¯
UKRI lead on place sees challenge to ¡®idea that our research strength should all be concentrated in a relatively small number of institutions¡¯
Analysis for union shows universities are often among largest local employers and have ¡®huge impact¡¯ on town and city economies
Publisher says investigation under way after academics call for retraction of ¡®unscholarly¡¯ paper by influential voice on US welfare reform
Changes to EU plans could deter UK government by making it net contributor to Horizon Europe, UUKi director warns
Interventionist stance of ¡®restructuring regime¡¯ prompts warning of ¡®tragic¡¯ erosion of university autonomy
Conservative government¡¯s turn against university expansion as party prioritises ¡®red wall¡¯ voters prompts scepticism
