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
A domestic university ranking system could hold universities to account for all aspects of their performance, says shadow education minister
While sector welcomes changes to be rolled out ‘imminently’, subsequent reforms could prove less popular
Canberra also confirms plans to overhaul research assessment exercise and ‘take the politics out’ of grant decisions
Rampant discounting blunts income being made from steep increase in overseas students, as regulator plans action on recruitment
Institutions face stiff fines and worse for breaches in student support policies, as government courts sceptical opposition
New models beckon after ‘golden age’, sociologist predicts, as source countries seek to plug skills haemorrhage
Trip Down Under seen as a positive sign for international education on both sides of the Tasman
Critics say joint venture is doomed to fail in an ‘ultra-competitive market’, but Massey insists it has done its homework
Independent regulator would overcome entrenched conflicts of interest and remove ‘barriers’ for whistleblowers, according to former corruption commissioner
Gender gap reflects workforce patterns, not success rate bias, as women gradually boost their share of the spoils in an increasingly competitive ‘game’
Once bit players in Australia’s clinical trial landscape, universities are now easily the most prominent sponsors
Skew towards ‘amorphous’ professional roles in universities reflects ‘homogenisation’ of the workforce, report suggests
Research funding needs attention in higher education review, representative body warns, as survey reveals upbeat Antipodean attitude to science
Doctoral candidates at their wits’ end as visa processing stalls again
Australian survey points to high degree of financial self-reliance among incoming students, along with amorphous fears about the future
Self-regulation is ‘failing’, Australian critics claim, citing sexual assault statistics mirroring those in wider society
While Australian government earns gratitude for quick implementation of ‘priority’ reforms, expert warns of ‘bureaucracy’ burden
Revenue from Singapore venture crucial to ongoing sustainability, says Massey vice-chancellor
As a small fish in a very big pond, New Zealand can ill afford to turn its back on its giant neighbours, academics warn
Report into ‘grotesque’ abuses of Australian international education emerges when visa processing system is already straining at the seams
Disparaged policies could take root as Australia’s once-in-a-generation higher education review dawdles, critics warn
Landmark report has generated applause but could deny vice-chancellors a free hand
Light-touch treatment of one of universities’ fundamental roles leaves too many questions hanging, observers worry
Once-in-a-generation review aims to massify a massified system, just as students question the cost-benefit equation
