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
Joint statement from research-intensive institutions criticises plan to exclude UK and Swiss scholars from grants covering space and quantum computing
More than 76,000 academics at 157 universities participating in research evaluation
OfS says group needs ‘increased flexibility and greater support’ to overcome challenges
Organisation writes to Boris Johnson asking why shops and gyms can reopen but 1 million students can’t return
Government has promised to provide update on plan for return of all students in England by end of Easter holidays
Cost of associating to EU programme coming from BEIS budget, but ?250 million injection topped up from other sources
Many undergraduates not expecting face-to-face tuition before summer, even though majority are at term-time addresses
Regulator goes ahead with new guidance despite opposition from sector, citing impact of Covid-19 on sector finances
Nick Welch, chief operating officer at Arts University Bournemouth, given 21-month sentence
Universities UK and Russell Group push for all students to return from 12 April amid concern that it could be pushed back to mid-May
Nick Welch, chief operating officer at Arts University Bournemouth, found to have conned the British army out of private school fees
‘Significant increase’ in attacks recorded by National Cyber Security Centre since February
Leader only started in January but provoked fury by using N-word in call with students
Former ombudsman to examine allegations of ‘anti-black conduct’ going unaddressed after furore over Adam Habib’s comments
With record number applications and likely grade inflation, English regulator warns universities against ‘sacrificing quality for inflated intakes’
Mental health champion to lead sector representative group
Funder says it is unlikely to be able to support ‘majority’ of awards beyond July, and will be unable to approve new applications
Universities UK raises concern about influence of regulator on fund’s valuation, while indicating possible reforms to benefits
Two-thirds of UK students say well-being has worsened since start of term, ONS reports
Graduate route will allow international students to to stay in the country to work for two years, or three for doctoral students
Advanced Research and Invention Agency bill confirms plan to place agency beyond reach of Freedom of Information Act
Ministers promise innovative funding models for Advanced Research and Invention Agency following debate on relationship with umbrella body
Holyrood ministers say pandemic restrictions mean students have been unable to gain sufficient clinical experience
Appointment of former Conservative MP as chair of English higher education regulator ‘adds to catalogue of cronyism’
