John Ross joined Times Higher Education?as?APAC editor in February 2018. He was previously higher education and science correspondent with The Australian newspaper. He has won the National Press Club¡¯s Higher Education Journalist of the Year award three times, most recently in 2022, and has been shortlisted six times. He holds a communications degree from what is now the University of Technology Sydney. He swims in the Pacific Ocean every day, drinks too much coffee and plays Galician bagpipes quite badly.
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Articles by John Ross
Key recommendation in Australian sector review report is substantially different from its historical namesake
Education minister has an ¡®open mind¡¯, amid debate over adapted plan for levy on international students¡¯ fees
Enthusiasm for Australia¡¯s visionary higher education review has been tempered by the huge implementation costs ¨C both money and time
Locals-made-good laud the potential of more accessible ¨C and visible ¨C universities
Long-term reform blueprint prescribes teaching, research, student support and infrastructure funding overhauls
New body will have investigative powers and ability to settle complaints when universities behave ¡®unreasonably¡¯ ¨C including recommending fee refunds
Risk-rating system, which punishes universities for visa refusals, merely the latest form of ¡®structural disadvantage¡¯
Data highlights career benefits of higher education amid pitch for more participation
Australian study finds good prospects for research degree graduates, so long as they look beyond academia
Election result in world¡¯s fourth biggest nation underlines the need for better understanding of its neighbour
¡®We have an obligation to try something ground-breaking,¡¯ says oncologist confronting co-Australian of the Year¡¯s brain cancer
Uncertainty gives way to despair as new government pulls the plug on Science City and turns its back on reform process
International enrolments bear no relationship whatsoever to provision gaps in students¡¯ home countries, study finds
As officials ward off questions about debt relief, tax office outlines the cost of changes to ¡®grossly unfair¡¯ repayment quirk
Applicants to institutions getting marked down face more processing delays
Although conditions improved following Covid lockdowns, university staff¡¯s mental health kept deteriorating, longitudinal research finds
One in four institutions reaps higher average income from domestic than international students, reported data suggests
¡®No less favourable¡¯ provision a ¡®major win¡¯ for university staff or a handbrake on their salaries, depending on perspective
Students out of pocket as universities second-guess government policies designed to ¡®reduce the net intake¡¯
Sub-inflation funding, Covid, domestic lack of interest and spiralling costs have pushed entire sector into deficit, minister told
Land handover entrenches Southern Cross¡¯ sanctuary role
Government signals willingness to move on fine points of Australian Research Council bill, as opposition insists on veto rights
Incongruous Australian indexation rules to see arts students paying A$17,000 a year, unless accord¡¯s final report produces an overhaul
Senate committee overlooks warnings of unintended consequences from Australian Research Council reform, saying bill is ¡®overwhelmingly¡¯ supported
