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
New drive for philanthropic largesse amid faltering public funding and nerves about foreign fees
Revive your interest in universities, businesses told, as interest rate hits historic low
Almost two decades of records accessed in latest attack
Institutions Down Under do not have the resources to lead the world across the board, says former vice-chancellor
Reflecting concern about validity of student evaluations, Australian institutions following North American and European move towards greater use of observations
There are plenty of pluses in being the only campus in town, new Australian v-c insists
Leap in proportion of ‘above world standard’ research may reflect decline in average citation rates around the globe
Cost growth still set to outstrip funding, as ‘fees free’ absorbs the fat
Australian university agrees to ‘further change’ at residential colleges
Repositories, publishing platforms and data annotating tools ‘also stuck behind paywalls’
Surveys reveal complex mix of concerns about misuse of research results
Institutions urged to outline more clearly what undergraduates can expect of them
Economy and culture not structured to harness skills obtained overseas, claims researcher
Reappointed minister vows to work with universities to improve regional schooling
Higher education sector should abandon small battles and focus on the long game, strategists say
Schools take credit for majority of literacy and numeracy development
Australian university says board of studies veto does not directly affect approval process
Crucial cash flow in jeopardy as regulator scrutinises bush institutions’ urban partners
Sector figures had hoped for Labor victory
Former chief defence scientist of Australia says universities may be forced to bar Chinese nationals from conducting research in sensitive areas
Shift in council membership may be factor in escalating vice-chancellor pay
Recent controversies in Australia over vice-chancellors’ pay, Ramsay Centre funding and the role of academic presses have raised questions about whether university boards have too few – or, perhaps, too many – members from scholarly backgrounds. John Ross chairs the discussion
Advocacy groups demand action from next government
Peter Ridd’s victory in unfair dismissal case raises questions about limits of scientific consensus
