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
Universities have done themselves a disservice by playing politics and overlooking the public mood, chancellors say
Up to 50 staff at wealthier Australian institutions out-earn the average English vice-chancellor, FOI documents reveal
But administrators must weigh the risk of hanging on to data against getting rid of it too soon
Covid¡¯s impacts are yet to take the sheen off local universities¡¯ rankings performance, with their average scores now topping the world
NTEU council rejects outright condemnation and resists push for expulsions
New skills priority list shows efforts to plan for future workforces should focus on professional roles, as well as those in trades and technical areas, sector leaders say
Australian analysis finds that the architects of new policies should think more about unintended consequences such as the level of student debt
After agreeing takeover of three more colleges, the University of Divinity looks to other fields ¨C and states ¨C for renewal
Staff down tools as pay and university funding alike drift well behind inflation
Advocates abandon Melbourne seminar over Australia¡¯s answer to Diversity Champions Programme, citing presence of opponents
Biden administration comes to the party, as cash-strapped regional institution seeks new ¡®development partners¡¯
Hopes that formalisation of economist¡¯s imprisonment could trigger his early release
Auckland case illustrates fine line between political expression and potentially dangerous incitement
As it emerges from its Covid isolation, Australia is rolling back restrictions on foreign students and graduates in the hope of ushering more of them into its depleted workforce. But amid competitive and political pressures, has it found the best balance between work and migration rights, asks John Ross
Bigger focus flagged on Indigenous knowledge, climate science and critical technologies
Retaining Covid innovations seen as possible solution to dealing with backlog
Higher education needs to ¡®find the right balance¡¯ between online and in-person learning, says Sydney professor, after confronting empty lecture hall for the second time
WA says legal contracts and payment through institutions will avert unintended consequences
As biggest member state centralises power while failing to pay its dues, the headwinds battering the pan-regional university are getting a whole lot stronger
Enrolments down and activism up, as staff brace for job losses and management prepares for shutdowns
ARC reveals macro scale of its micro-management of funding applicants¡¯ statements
As universities buff up their diversity credentials, Australia¡¯s largest regional institution warns of ¡®hunting¡¯ in its backyard
World-first study highlights need for clear sexual harassment policies, suggesting that men became more wary of collaborating with female colleagues
Prime minister says researchers should be able to work ¡®without looking over their shoulder¡¯
