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
Action against RMIT service comes as institutions support ¡®yes¡¯ vote in forthcoming Australian referendum
Things go from bad to worse for student-starved sector, with unexpended funds recycled one month and repossessed the next
Molecular ecologist on moving around, moving genes around, how she juggles four concurrent positions and the importance of thinking before you act
More people need degrees just to keep up with the crowd, analysis of Australian census data suggests
One in five waiting more than a year for doctoral visas despite claims processing times have been speeded up
Australian rule changes, like UK clampdown and mooted Canadian cap, coincide with exploding enrolments from South Asia
Figure emerges as Intergenerational Report highlights research¡¯s role in arresting productivity plunge
University one of the few to avoid pushing an institutional line on the forthcoming Australian referendum
While the removal of opportunities for political ¡®meddling¡¯ has drawn widespread approval, research advocates want more funding
Canberra may have chosen the right time to revisit university funding, as institutional accounts suggest a widening divide between the haves and have-nots
Union blames ¡®recalcitrant¡¯ executives for walkout but university says it has bargained ¡®in good faith¡¯ and negotiations have been slow elsewhere
A domestic university ranking system could hold universities to account for all aspects of their performance, says shadow education minister
While sector welcomes changes to be rolled out ¡®imminently¡¯, subsequent reforms could prove less popular
Canberra also confirms plans to overhaul research assessment exercise and ¡®take the politics out¡¯ of grant decisions
Rampant discounting blunts income being made from steep increase in overseas students, as regulator plans action on recruitment
Institutions face stiff fines and worse for breaches in student support policies, as government courts sceptical opposition
New models beckon after ¡®golden age¡¯, sociologist predicts, as source countries seek to plug skills haemorrhage
Trip Down Under seen as a positive sign for international education on both sides of the Tasman
Critics say joint venture is doomed to fail in an ¡®ultra-competitive market¡¯, but Massey insists it has done its homework
Independent regulator would overcome entrenched conflicts of interest and remove ¡®barriers¡¯ for whistleblowers, according to former corruption commissioner
Gender gap reflects workforce patterns, not success rate bias, as women gradually boost their share of the spoils in an increasingly competitive ¡®game¡¯
Once bit players in Australia¡¯s clinical trial landscape, universities are now easily the most prominent sponsors
Skew towards ¡®amorphous¡¯ professional roles in universities reflects ¡®homogenisation¡¯ of the workforce, report suggests
Research funding needs attention in higher education review, representative body warns, as survey reveals upbeat Antipodean attitude to science
