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
Teaching experts watching success of Victoria University experiment closely
Michael Spence maintains status as Australia¡¯s highest-paid university leader despite cut in salary
Bums-on-seats model ¡®failing millions of Chinese¡¯, conference hears
Proposals also curtail opportunities for dependants of international students in the country
World-first study suggests scientific societies may offer an underappreciated avenue for female academics to burst through the glass ceiling
Government backs report proposals to increase regional people¡¯s participation
Australian National University introduces early applications and ¡®whole-person¡¯ tests in latest snub to ATAR
The stratospheric sums pocketed by university bosses make little sense, but nothing about salaries makes much sense
Melbourne university reports improved student achievement and retention
Albert Schram may not return to Pacific nation to defend claims that he faked his PhD
International recruitment set to rise in Australia as visa applications rebound
University expertise gives decision-makers breathing space, says former foreign secretary
Policy shift in Australia could penalise institutions that focus on widening participation, warns pro vice-chancellor
Australian vice-chancellor highlights value of being considered ¡®in an environment of toxic speed¡¯
A rediscovered fascination for space means blue-sky opportunities for universities
Government pledges huge windfall for research facilities, but much of it will not be seen until the next decade
No money left for universities after country¡¯s government introduces free higher education
Regional students and research facilities claim the spoils in a benign budget for universities
Average pay packages in Victoria push towards the A$1 million mark amid questions over whether spending more gets you better leadership
Reduction in graduate numbers to hit economic growth and tax revenues, says pre-budget modelling
Government says new student debt figures strengthen the case for change
Funding for organisation expected to be confirmed in federal budget
As Malaysian politicians flirt with fee-free higher education, our Asia-Pacific editor John Ross, reflects on how promises of free tuition are often at the detriment of more useful policy
But Grattan Institute report urges government, institutions to steer those unlikely to finish towards cost-saving early exit
