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
Unequal distribution may explain ¡®inequality in scholarly outcomes¡¯ and lead to some areas becoming ¡®systematically understudied¡¯
Reopening of international study opportunities looms large as Covid-19 continues to dominate news agenda
¡®Appropriate action¡¯ taken after investigation into executive chair Fiona Watt, says UKRI
European University Association survey also highlights importance of increasing staff support and management buy-in
Government guidance wants face-to-face teaching, but university concerned about students getting stuck on campus
European research institutions want question of association to be separated from broader talks on political relationship
UK union says continuing face-to-face tuition puts staff and students in ¡®unnecessary danger¡¯
Oxford reports 33 per cent increase in Covid-19 cases in a week, with many of them the new variant
English universities should not switch to online teaching despite Omicron fears, says government
Capita to take on running of UK student exchange programme from British Council
ESRC extends PhD support to last three-and-a-half years but rejects review¡¯s four-year recommendation
¡®There will not be armies of OfS inspectors assessing teaching quality,¡¯ says chief executive in annual report
Communications expert has led sector body since 2017
New guidance will be reviewed in three weeks¡¯ time and is largely unchanged
Some scholars report that evaluation deters them from pursuing novel scholarship
UCU to reballot 42 branches that narrowly missed turnout threshold
Vice-chancellor to take over as president of New York philanthropic fund at the start of 2023
Staff at 58 universities set to walk out
New Office for Students strategy also promises action on free speech, sexual harassment and ¡®levelling up¡¯
University says ambassador¡¯s event ran for scheduled duration
Chief executive¡¯s departure may help new chair to reshape English sector regulator
Combined with results of pensions ballot, union has mandate for walkouts at less than four in 10 institutions polled
Philanthropist outlines details of five-year investment but says government spending cuts will demand ¡®ruthless¡¯ funding decisions
Barely half of campuses pass 50 per cent voting threshold required for walkouts to go ahead
