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
Commons Education Committee exploring whether institutions should adopt ¡®standardised method of mitigation¡¯
More details announced about UK¡¯s new mid-career academic funding programme
Long-serving David Blaney reaches ¡®voluntary exit agreement¡¯ as Welsh regulation transfers to Commission for Tertiary Education and Research
Guidelines produced by Oxford vice-chancellor and venture capitalist designed to drive greater private investment in research start-ups
Twenty-two institutions win awards for innovation and excellence in teaching and research
Former city minister switches briefs following resignation of George Freeman
Mid Norfolk MP says it is time ¡®to focus on my health, family well-being and life beyond the front bench¡¯
James Cleverly becomes home secretary as former prime minister David Cameron replaces him as foreign secretary
Dominant role of UK capital in highly skilled employment means university leavers elsewhere may find it harder to fully capitalise on their degrees, says IFS
Academics resign from voluntary positions after funder follows ¡®strong preference¡¯ of minister ¡®outraged¡¯ by posts on Israel-Hamas conflict, with union warning that more could follow
Most Grand Canyon University students on affected programmes had to pay as much as $12,000 (?10,000) more than advertised, says Department of Education
Catriona Jackson says conclusion of major sector review will be ¡®a good time to depart¡¯
Norwegian public health official to succeed Sir Jeremy Farrar at biomedical science funder
Sector organisations warn that country risks brain drain if it does not end stagnation in investment
Top-up to funds will reimburse university staff for money lost between April 2022 ¨C when benefits were cut ¨C and April 2024 ¨C when they are set to be restored
Union welcomes departure of former Imperial vice-provost, who will ¡®seek new leadership opportunities¡¯ in sector
UK science secretary claims she is taking a stand against the ¡®slow creep of wokeism¡¯ in academia
Vice-chancellors express ¡®near unanimous¡¯ support for lowering costs and restoring benefits, and want it to happen more quickly than scheduled
Union brands proposal to limit impact of industrial action on students ¡®a spiteful attack on workers everywhere¡¯
Think twice before pushing bush campuses into national institution or shotgun marriages with research elite, says Chris Hutchison
Cultural anthropologist Genevieve Bell, a former Intel vice-president, will succeed Brian Schmidt at start of 2024
Discovery adds to multimillion-pound repair bill on brutalist campus and comes as managers battle spiralling deficit
British Academy also reports awarding cash to researchers from a wider range of institutions
Biologist will have headed leading public institution for 17 years by time of his departure
