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
Equity ¡®synonymous¡¯ with excellence, creating the pre-conditions for multi-dimensional learning, conference hears
Universities beg government to cancel cut planned for mini-budget
Job security a dream for most higher education staff as casualisation escalates
Explosion of interest from Nepal put under scrutiny
Sector surpluses dip below 5 per cent ¡®buffer zone¡¯ threshold
Universities offer prestige but vocational colleges offer jobs, say leaders in three continents
¡®Proactive¡¯ female recruitment drive closes staff gender gap, but fails to keep pace with enrolments
Increased statistical evaluation will pinpoint the educational ¡®treatments¡¯ that work, says Yidan prizewinner
Australia is latest country to consider legislation against essay mills
Universities could also be forced to justify the quality and quantity of their research
Move by party tipped to form next government triggers speculation over creation of teaching-only universities
Fifteen institutions secure bronze accreditation as Athena SWAN heads south
Concocted claims reflect an American ¡®preoccupation¡¯, says former Melbourne vice-chancellor
Investment, not divestment, as university bets the farm on renewables
Sector leaders fear consultation could be cover for cutbacks
As reviews pile on reviews, academics urged to get on board
Hyped technology has delivered mixed access benefits, minor cost reduction and poor quality, conference hears
Australia¡¯s twice-unlucky research grant applicants raise questions about the assessment process, but they could help elevate science as an election issue, says John Ross
Scholar loses confidence in application process after her previously approved project fails research council review
Reduce applicants¡¯ workload and review funding for indirect research costs, Australian MPs tell government
Research the goal but not the currency, as Australian universities chase Chinese dollars
Casual academics stuck in second class, as gold-plated conditions make tenure a distant dream
Legislation leaves government free to ¡®ratchet up¡¯ levy, say critics
Japan¡¯s combined budgetary crunch and demographic squeeze has raised questions about the sustainability of its huge university sector. John Ross visits the country to investigate
