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
Peter H?j insists he is not Mr Fix-it, after taking over his second crisis-struck university, but acknowledges need to listen to staff concerns
Expulsion marks escalation of long-running crisis at the University of the South Pacific
Universities and government dispute magnitude of sector¡¯s losses as it braces for worse in 2021
Danish-born viticultural scientist arrives with strong accolades and a reputation for cosiness with China
Accelerating trend adds to nightmare scenario for admissions staff and forces universities to lift their game on student experience
New South Wales sidesteps call for more reporting of universities¡¯ foreign fee fix
Covid-19 proves both a stimulant and restraint on the jettisoning of long-form lectures
University leaders harnessed an ephemeral income stream to realise ¡®ambitious¡¯ institutional strategies
¡®No-cost¡¯ administrative changes would save money and heartache, Australian researchers tell new minister
British oncologist announces departure from Sydney institution, citing family pressures
International student flows kept on drip feed as politics, fear and logistics trump large-scale influxes
Australian study suggests academics¡¯ recruitment habits exacerbate their workload problems
While Greg Craven warns competition for business and law students could bankrupt some universities, colleagues disagree
Reassessing operations through an institutional mission lens will prove more palatable than business-driven decisions, says ex-Adelaide boss
Institutions with overseas links seen to be acting ¡®on behalf of¡¯ foreign interests
Student demographics will guide whether universities retain or discard large-scale lectures, administrator says
Agricultural agreements between Australian universities and government agencies could overhaul farm profitability
Defence controls, research fields and New Colombo Plan in the frame, as bureaucracies flag foreign interference risks
Sector leaders question viability even when people can again gather in big crowds, with Australians leading the sceptics
Perfunctory guidelines tell Australian universities little they did not already know, but herald welcome dialogue
New minister¡¯s old work on online education could be revived to encourage tertiary sector integration, experts say
Queensland institution spies ¡®opportunities¡¯ beyond Java
Epigeneticist on searching for life¡¯s secrets, distinguishing stem cell science from snake oil and pondering the perfect size for a university
Overruling of funding recommendations, apparently over security concerns, divulged following minister¡¯s departure
