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
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
Higher education minister says circumstances of philosopher¡¯s departure ¡®absolutely appalling¡¯
More applications from China than from whole of EU, early Ucas data show
Commons committee chair also raises concerns about UKRI chair¡¯s lobbying of ministers ahead of spending review
¡®Return to pre-pandemic levels¡¯ and refusal to lift cap to accommodate deferring students will limit opportunities, Russell Group warns
Pegagus revelations ¡®caused us to decide that it¡¯s not the right time to be pursuing these kinds of really ambitious plans¡¯, says vice-chancellor
Academic and author honoured for ¡®uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee¡¯
Lifelong Education Commission says ministers should explore how to ¡®stack¡¯ microcredentials and drop ELQ rule
Sociologist criticised by MPs says that he plans to appeal against termination
Final two staff members facing axe allowed to leave on more generous terms following long-running industrial action and international boycott
