Back page gossip from the 7 September issue of Research Fortnight
Exchange of policy
Iain Mansfield has been behind many of the most significant higher education policies of recent years. He served as a special adviser to Michelle Donelan when she was HE and then full-E minister, to Jo Johnson during his time as universities and science minister, and to Kwasi Kwarteng when he was minister for business, energy and clean growth.