Chris Havergal was appointed editor of?Times Higher Education?in March 2025. Prior to that he spent eight years as news editor. He joined?THE in 2014 as a reporter, covering areas such as?teaching and learning, access, and internationalisation.?Chris started his career as local government correspondent at the Cambridge News and holds a BA in history and an MA in medieval studies from the University of York.
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Articles by Chris Havergal
Dawn Freshwater says universities must reclaim social licence to operate to help push for more sustainable planet
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Fourth Russell Group member heading to subcontinent wins approval for research and teaching outpost ahead of 2026 opening
Doncaster focus groups find widespread scepticism that cost of a degree will be outweighed by career benefits
Royal Society announces government-backed fellowships as countries race to sign up scientific talent fleeing the US
Switch from Michigan could reportedly make immunologist the US’ highest-paid college leader
Deputy first minister chairing ministerial group to consider fresh help for university, amid continuing doubts over its viability
Union says means-tested grants of up to ?4,224 should be reintroduced on top of existing loans, as spending review looms
Claire Callender, professor of higher education at IoE and Birkbeck, died after suffering from lung cancer
Welsh university faces mounting criticism over job cuts and course closures
While institution has now implemented this year’s rise, UCU members want it backdated to August
International students drive growth in taught postgraduate qualifications at UK universities
Vice-chancellors fear ‘incubator economy’ where innovative firms only scale up overseas
Organisers claim Irish government has ‘failed’ to address endowment requests
UK’s research-intensive universities urge increase in value of Higher Education Innovation Fund and creation of new ‘Spark fund’
Proposal follows change in law to allow establishment of foreign university outposts in Mediterranean country
ScienceDirect innovation allows academics to interrogate articles and compare experiments
Institutions asked to provide interim financial returns amid rising tide of redundancies
Politicians pushing STEM courses ‘would be well advised to acknowledge that at present student demand is doing their work for them’, says Hepi report
Edward Peck had already announced he would step down from university role this summer
OIA says sexual misconduct investigations too often marred by delays and poor communication
Consultation launched during pause in new registrations, with pent-up demand at end of hiatus likely to be joined by franchisees affected by government reforms
Individual campus listening services to remain operational after umbrella body folds
Russell Group member says number of roles going yet to be determined, with compulsory departures not on agenda
