Jo Johnson

A student with a computer, illustrating edtech

There is no going back to pre-Covid edtech scepticism

Educators now accept that digital tools are neither inapplicable to educational settings nor incompatible with sector values, says Jo Johnson

By Jo Johnson

25 August

A saw cuts of a tree branch with people on it

For lifelong learning, England’s ELQ rule must be scrapped

Any savings on the student loan book will be dwarfed by the costs of making retraining harder, says Jo Johnson

By Jo Johnson

2 August

bounce back balls illustrating return of recruitment for research positions in Australia and New Zealand to pre-pandemic levels

We need to put the bounce back in ‘Global Britain’

The UK’s international education strategy must be more ambitious if the country is to remain globally competitive, writes Jo Johnson

By Jo Johnson

15 June

The UK will be an innovation nation regardless of how we leave the EU

The government’s commitments to fund research and fast-track visas for scientists show that we are securing the country’s future outside the EU, says Jo Johnson

By Jo Johnson

9 August

Jisc Futures: research in the age of open science

UK leads drive towards more open way of sharing science, says Jo Johnson

By Jo Johnson

1 August

Conservatives: ‘The last thing we need is to slam on student number controls’

Jo Johnson, minister for universities and science, says ‘we will ensure students and taxpayers receive strong returns from their investment in higher education’

By Jo Johnson

26 May