Jo Johnson has recently been in the news due to his role as Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation and his involvement in addressing the financial challenges faced by UK universities. The sector is grappling with frozen tuition fees, rising costs, and a significant dependence on international students, notably from China, which has exacerbated financial instability.
Joseph Edmund Johnson, Baron Johnson of Marylebone, born on December 23, 1971, is a British politician who has served as Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation in two separate periods, from 2015 to 2018 and again from July to September 2019. He has been actively engaged in higher education policy and has been at the forefront of efforts to address the financial pressures confronting UK universities. Johnson's contributions and decisions in this capacity have drawn attention to the challenges facing the higher education sector in the UK.