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
¡®The real world doesn¡¯t come neatly compartmentalised,¡¯ summit hears, in exploration of the ¡®unique¡¯ strengths of multidisciplinary research
Admission and retention of under-represented students must not rest on the goodwill of a few ¡®teachers and role models¡¯, Sydney summit hears
While councils might expect a response ¡®after first tweet¡¯, universities ¡®lose credibility¡¯ when they vacillate, THE World Academic Summit hears
Canterbury¡¯s vice-chancellor contrasts her adopted island homeland with her native South Africa and reflects on the opportunities spawned by even the worst horrors
Representative body backs collaboration between tertiary education sectors but questions TAFEs¡¯ ¡®instrumental¡¯ role in degree-level apprenticeships
We support the idea but it needs funding, New Zealand universities say
Small windfalls and ¡®passionate advocacy¡¯ spare several dozen more redundancies at Victoria
Swinburne abruptly terminates 30 per cent fee reductions for foreigners who fall foul of ¡®gotcha¡¯ clauses
As a parliamentary committee inquires into a proposed merger of two universities, institutional accounts suggest they coasted through the last big scare
Strong staffing increase in research-intensive institutions points to an uneven post-Covid recovery
Rhetorical ambition for a ¡®more sustainable¡¯ workforce not reflected in negotiations, union says
The gulf is growing between self-perpetuating middle management and the people who ¡®produce the value¡¯, Australian symposium hears
If Australia proceeds with a levy on international students¡¯ fees, the money should only be used for students¡¯ benefit, representative body argues
¡®Engine of social mobility¡¯ outlines recipe for success: timely, personalised support delivered at scale
History, philosophy and religious studies on the chopping block, as ACU flays its strengths
Allocate funds, don¡¯t allocate funds, not now, not forever: accord¡¯s spikiest idea elicits multiple perspectives
Australian sector denies accusations of inadequate support, but says it can never do ¡®enough¡¯
¡®Punitive¡¯ requirements could make admissions from under-represented groups too risky, Australian university representatives warn
Proposed research priorities focus more on broad societal goals than on the mechanisms for achieving them
Analysis of university employment since Dawkins ¡®massification¡¯ raises questions over where the staff will come from this time around
Student numbers at all-time high after nine record months of visa grants
People were remotely studying for higher degrees long before Covid, researchers say, and universities should pay them more attention
While inclusivity efforts have focused on boosting admissions from under-represented groups, targets could also be achieved by adjusting overall enrolments downwards
Anger at some universities, exultation at others, as enterprise negotiations drag on
