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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Australian survey finds that internal training focuses on things staff already know, like how to define research integrity, rather than practical skills to achieve it
Sky-high application and grant rates prompt fresh integrity concerns
Unless Canberra provides stable funding, universities are doomed to boom-bust cycles, unionist warns
¡®We are a designated evacuation centre. Bit by bit, we started coming to longer-term arrangements¡¯
Eye-popping results from Australian study warrant complete overhaul of how teaching subsidies are distributed, researchers say
Free online courses have much to offer professors, including feedback on their own performance
While Labor claims majority government, Greens outline their education priorities for Senate cooperation
Appointment comes at a good time for a sector in need of an understanding ear in Canberra
Efforts to curb air travel emissions must be able to accommodate the varying needs of different academics, disciplines, roles and projects, says professor
Global inflation and its influence on exchange rates has produced a complex mix of enticements and deterrents
Wavering Chinese demand has driven a dive into south Asia, where unwary recruiters ¡®get burned¡¯
¡®Bloodbath¡¯ in traditional Liberal seats shows that anti-intellectualism is no longer a vote winner, consultant says
Labor may prosecute a big agenda in higher education despite its ¡®small target¡¯ campaign
Boost to teaching subsidies will not keep pace with inflation, critics warn
Battling for truth in opaque organisations? It¡¯s enough to blow your mind, researchers say
Proposed changes risk further eroding support funding for discovery research without achieving their core objectives
New strategy looks outward as well as inward, as government vows to ¡®come back even stronger than before¡¯
Campaign promises reflect electoral rather than sectoral priorities
Disadvantaged families have upbeat expectations for their offspring but underestimate the barriers, study suggests
Policies to attract foreign students to Australia¡¯s regional areas are not changing their instinctive preference for the cities, analysis suggests
Country¡¯s universities have ¡®a lot of catching up to do¡¯ despite two-month reprieve
La Trobe prolongs blackout on Russell Street bomber Craig Minogue¡¯s dissertation, citing concerns over ¡®identifying material¡¯
As Australia¡¯s general election looms, many in university circles may be hoping that Scott Morrison¡¯s coalition is voted out. But is it true that conservative governments and universities are natural antagonists? And how much better would the sector fare under a Labor administration? John Ross reports
Blamed for housing prices largely beyond their own reach, overseas students are both courted and resented