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
Literature specialists barred as Australia’s relationship with China sinks another notch
Self-censorship, fuelled by fears of media misrepresentation and overstepping expertise, is more problematic than external suppression
Soaring demand and a slightly more even playing field augur well for private and independent higher education providers
With the pandemic triggering greater emphasis on class time, something has to give as teaching-research model collides with sector’s ‘real-world’ problems
Fee and subsidy overhaul will not solve anything, policy guru says, as government reforms go under the microscope
Panel stresses importance of ethics training for field that generates moral questions ‘on steroids’
But observers question whether it can last, as pandemic lays waste to the business model
No redundancy target announced as Australian university braces for massive loss of international earnings
Senate vote suggests government has a fight on its hands with proposed funding changes
As hopes sour for a senate inquiry into proposed domestic funding arrangements, universities’ China links fall under another spotlight
Indian education agents call for 25 per cent reduction in fees as courses move online
Proposed legislation could ‘throw the baby out with the bathwater’, opposition warns
Hundreds of Indian students given the all-clear to enter country – but getting there is another question
Chancellor fell on his sword after respecting victims’ pleas for confidentiality, accepting poor legal advice and swallowing ‘lies’ about sex scandals
Concessions address some concerns about proposed changes, but other worries linger
Australian analysis finds acronym use has multiplied tenfold in abstracts, with 94 per cent of 17,500 possible three-letter combinations used at least once
Australian thinktank tracks sharp increase in overseas recruitment stations and warns of links to covert activities
Australian university insists it is just planning for potential scenarios, amid claims that 3,000 jobs are at risk
Different scenarios for legislative progress force universities to plan for range of outcomes
New guidelines offer fresh hope for veteran Indonesia studies scheme that was facing closure because of Covid impact on overseas travel
Strength of supervision more important than prior ability in determining doctoral performance, Australian study indicates
The ‘Thesis Whisperer’ discusses the computer revolution, PhD students finding their voice, and why people who write dissertations about doctoral candidates who don’t finish don’t finish
Campus reopening plans not such a hot issue Down Under, but key questions still need to be resolved
New measures slipped into draft Australian legislation ‘heavy handed’ and unnecessary, university group says
