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
Only 5 per cent of school leavers who are eligible for free school meals gain places at Russell Group institutions
Open letter to Hefce and UUK chiefs attracts 169 signatures as quality assessment and TEF proposals debated
Study finds that, while senior academics tend to have the most followers on social networking site, the most junior researchers are not far behind
ÍøÆØÃÅ Office policy viewed as ¡®racial discrimination¡¯ by applicants, conference told
University of the Witwatersrand suspends proposed increase, as University of Cape Town is among those forced to suspend classes
Students complained of deafening noise and vermin
Institution's senate warns shutting offices would be 'very high risk', with 500 jobs at stake
The combined results of the three main UK university league tables also include a post-92 institution for the first time
Sorana Vieru also questions motivations of academic establishment ¡®cartel¡¯ when opposing metrics
President responds to wave of violence at campuses across country
Sample list of questions says applicants were asked about bankers¡¯ pay and invited to carry out an engineering experiment with a ruler
Russell Group institutions say government is wrong to assume that over-30s are in a strong financial position
But Sutton Trust analysis says that while learning on the job can be a good alternative to university, too few qualifications are at this degree-equivalent level
Academics debate whether non-subject-specific exams could be used to measure ¡®learning gain¡¯ in English higher education
Study says that importance of survey results may lead to ¡®overzealous promotion¡¯ and encourage more generous responses
Interim chief executive Douglas Blackstock warns teaching excellence framework will lack credibility without external assessment
Study recommends that universities use financial and market data to assess whether programmes are likely to succeed
List drawn up by social technology body Jisc reveals its top HE tweeters
Andrew Hamilton warns politicians against ¡®false economies¡¯ in his final annual speech
Independent audit ordered by president in wake of claims by black students¡¯ officer
Fears that 40 per cent levy could leave academics and students unable to access new research
Increased role for governing bodies also questioned in responses to Hefce¡¯s quality assessment consultation
Funding councils also propose new questions on student engagement
Hefce research explores proportion of university leavers in professional jobs in years following end of course
