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Jo Johnson

Jo Johnson

Visiting Professor

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Biography

The Rt Hon Jo Johnson is a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and Chairman of Tes, a leading UK peer-to-peer marketplace for teacher resources, recruitment and other software and services used by schools. Jo has held prominent roles in Government under three successive Prime Ministers, including Head of the No. 10 Downing Street Policy Unit; Minister of State, attending Cabinet, for Universities, Science and Innovation; as well as Minister of State for Transport and Minister for London. Before entering Parliament in 2010, he worked for Deutsche Bank and the Financial Times. He is the co-author of Reconnecting Britain and India (Academic Foundation, 2011) and The Man who Tried to Buy the World (Penguin, 2003).

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Efforts to reduce universities' dependence on China stalling, report says

UK institutions’ relationship with the research superpower of the future need to be better managed

A close-up of a microscope

Events

26AprHEPI Report

Are the humanities in crisis?

Hear about the state of the humanities today and how policymakers can make the most of the sector.

Please note: this event has passed.

11Marglobes

China's influence on UK universities: risk vs reward

China and the future of Britain’s global and open knowledge economy

Please note: this event has passed.

30MarNPU-event

Book launch: The New Power University

The social purpose of higher education in the 21st century

Please note: this event has passed.

News

Efforts to reduce universities' dependence on China stalling, report says

UK institutions’ relationship with the research superpower of the future need to be better managed

A close-up of a microscope

Events

26AprHEPI Report

Are the humanities in crisis?

Hear about the state of the humanities today and how policymakers can make the most of the sector.

Please note: this event has passed.

11Marglobes

China's influence on UK universities: risk vs reward

China and the future of Britain’s global and open knowledge economy

Please note: this event has passed.

30MarNPU-event

Book launch: The New Power University

The social purpose of higher education in the 21st century

Please note: this event has passed.