UK universities were awaiting the appointment of their third minister in the Department of Education this year, after it was confirmed that Andrea Jenkyns was no longer covering the sector.
The department said that Ms Jenkyns was no longer minister for skills following the appointment of three new ministers to the DfE last week as part of Rishi Sunak’s first reshuffle as prime minister. But it was yet to be confirmed who would take on the brief covering universities.
Ms Jenkyns was first appointed minister for skills, further and higher education in July, replacing Michelle Donelan in the dying days of the Boris Johnson government, before becoming minister for skills, which included responsibility for higher education, last month.
