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
Covid has created a platform for institutional newcomers to ¡®leapfrog¡¯ established frontrunners
Expert applauds new measures to boost ERA¡¯s rigour and transparency, but questions ¡®softly, softly¡¯ approach
Politician turned coal boss pulls out of appointment as Australian university¡¯s chancellor
NSW universities spent more money sacking people than they lost in international student revenue
Charles Sturt a ¡®stronger institution¡¯ after addressing regulatory and governance issues
Australian review finds that the switch from clinical practice into the ¡®sausage factory¡¯ of academia can elevate stress levels ¨C even among the most stressed
Modest programme spells hope for tens of thousands stranded offshore
Rating scale for Excellence in Research for Australia to be recalibrated, with Indigenous studies incorporated as a field in its own right
Decades of leniency encouraged scores of final-year students to fake their overseas placements and go ¡®sightseeing¡¯
Chinese students bring benefits but universities are too reliant on them and Canberra should ¡®take a harder line¡¯, respondents say
Australian minister¡¯s call for specialisation fosters speculation that rejected idea could be resurrected
New South Wales plan, which requires federal approval, would allow for 250 arrivals a fortnight
Head of state weighs in on dispute, as war of words escalates among Pacific neighbours
Senior Fijian politician brands vice-chancellor¡¯s new contract ¡®illegal¡¯ as council splits on national lines
We are in danger of underselling ourselves to ¡®like-minded countries¡¯, Australian chief defence scientist warns
Economist says university innovations can rejuvenate Australian productivity, but only if ¡®bizarre¡¯ tax arrangements are addressed
Former minister accuses Canberra of ¡®McCarthyism¡¯ amid spate of unexplained research grant delays and vetoes
As Australian minister calls for an online shift to reach 10 million foreigners, insiders warn such offering wouldn¡¯t meet students¡¯ needs
Geopolitical rivalry, security concerns and America¡¯s ¡®roaring 20s¡¯ optimism generate R&D prospects down under, ambassador says
Interplay of pandemic, geopolitics and demographics generating ¡®significant movement in this part of the world¡¯
Liberals go focus on undergraduates with collaboration push while Labor hawks reconstruction fund
Those who understand how their advice is likely to be implemented are more able to make it constructive, professor says
Australian university presses ahead with campus in Sumatra, agtech centre in Sulawesi and MBA delivery in Jakarta
Peter Coaldrake also warns universities against ¡®sleepwalking¡¯ through Covid-induced risks to their business model
