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.
<ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ class="pane-title">
Articles by John Ross
Funding council statistics lend weight to anecdotal accounts that academics are self-censoring scholarship on superpower
University casuals less likely to win permanent employment than cleaners or bank workers, Senate inquiry finds
It¡¯s a balancing act, as some crave company and others isolation, but most vice-chancellors want their people back ¡®as often as possible¡¯
Open access champion also proposes an IB for universities, as competition gives way to collaboration
Belated data show that inexperienced, untenured and non-academic staff shouldered the lion¡¯s share of job losses
Furore over political interference shows no sign of abating, as government presses ahead with research commercialisation agenda
There is no simple answer to entrenched inequities in research funding, Australian agency finds
Vice-chancellor criticises ¡®bipartisan support¡¯ for rules enabling ministers to intervene in grant awards
While 5,000 students could arrive in April, the rest will not be admitted until October, effectively ruling out campus-based studies before 2023
Pay, promotions and intellectual property protections set for ¡®refinement¡¯ under new action plan
No apparent health rationale for ¡®impossible¡¯ new deadline, as requirements rewritten for third time in a week
But critics say windfall won¡¯t compensate for the money stripped from basic research
Academics nervous as most universities plan to maximise on-campus delivery amid record Covid death toll
With key funding scheme already months behind schedule, a Christmas Eve resolution could be optimistic
But new recruits and direct arrivals miss out under new Western Australian rules
Gender critical theory and harassment move up agenda as major battles over pay and pensions loom
While many governments struggle to predict workforce needs, Australia¡¯s new tropical alliance is giving it a crack
Australia¡¯s wealthiest university locks horns with one of its own academics, who says ¡®the public has a right to know¡¯
Students collaborate to combat food shortages, as Covid widens the gap between Australia¡¯s haves and have-nots
Six humanities projects reportedly vetoed and China collaboration nosedives as Discovery outcomes finally see light of day
But silence on flagship Discovery scheme leaves an estimated 3,000 applicants facing Christmas limbo
Conscripting industry players into research assessment roles will also turn the grant application process into ¡®Frankenstein¡¯s monster¡¯
Policies risk inciting behaviour worse than 2000s immigration scams, expert warns
University students¡¯ experiences attract some attention in developing countries but almost none in the West, study finds
