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
Tips from the top of a sector that insists on preserving its male dominance offered in Australian consultant’s guide
Universities out of the budget spotlight, as attention turns to training and commercial research
Theoretical astrophysicist explains how early home computers nurtured a fascination with the universe, and busts the myth that most stars are single
Researchers advocate realignment of international agencies, saying sector cannot wait for the next instalment of China’s trade war
Low expectations scarcely met, as pessimistic border projections and underwhelming future spending estimates trump spending pledges
Lockdown comes days before Eid religious festival
Often dismissed as an inordinately expensive quality assurance tool, ERA could become a gatekeeper for university registration
When academics accept stints in politicians’ offices, everybody benefits, says outgoing Australian ministerial adviser
While Australia’s new-look certificates deliver a sugar hit to institutional coffers, experts question the long-term benefits
Students who take promotional jobs could face massive fines and prison time, Australian regulator says
Australian budget wish list also includes more research funding and extended transition funding for the new fee and subsidy regime
At least 10 Australian universities in the red, after three Victorian institutions notch A$50 million deficits
Credit analysts warn of mass job losses, struggling peripheral businesses and homogenisation of the student mix
Train up translation specialists and fix anomalies that discourage collaboration, Australian representative group says
Independent lobby welcomes new short course funding and regulatory ‘reprieve’ but rails against perpetuation of ‘unfair’ loan fee
Proposed acquisition of Ouriginal would give academic integrity giant vast majority of market
Ratings agency credits lay-offs, casualisation and course cuts for Australian universities’ ‘relatively robust’ position
Covid safety almost a liability as Australia and New Zealand relegated as ‘spectators’ rather than participants in international education recovery
Lawmakers ‘desperately seeking innovation nirvana’ fail to buttress it with steadfast policies or durable statistics
Losses far worse than they appear on paper, v-c warns, as institution reels from plunging investment and international income
Region retains pre-eminence in league table based on alignment with UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Unfavourable policies stem from ‘frustrations’ over stymied reforms, former education minister says
Sectors should bury the hatchet and bolster each other’s intelligence capabilities, Australian paper suggests
