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
Fifteen institutions secure bronze accreditation as Athena SWAN heads south
Concocted claims reflect an American ‘preoccupation’, says former Melbourne vice-chancellor
Sector leaders fear consultation could be cover for cutbacks
Investment, not divestment, as university bets the farm on renewables
As reviews pile on reviews, academics urged to get on board
Hyped technology has delivered mixed access benefits, minor cost reduction and poor quality, conference hears
Australia’s twice-unlucky research grant applicants raise questions about the assessment process, but they could help elevate science as an election issue, says John Ross
Scholar loses confidence in application process after her previously approved project fails research council review
Reduce applicants’ workload and review funding for indirect research costs, Australian MPs tell government
Research the goal but not the currency, as Australian universities chase Chinese dollars
Casual academics stuck in second class, as gold-plated conditions make tenure a distant dream
Legislation leaves government free to ‘ratchet up’ levy, say critics
Japan’s combined budgetary crunch and demographic squeeze has raised questions about the sustainability of its huge university sector. John Ross visits the country to investigate
Regional threats and migration policy changes could ‘jeopardise student flows’, says study
Key policy exploited by language colleges offering work permits rather than education
Wollongong move reflects Malaysia’s allure and hot competition back home
Australian institution ‘playing into government’s hands’ by bankrolling stymied project
Leadership tensions killed off South Australian proposal ‘but it would have failed anyway’, academic says
‘Cost recovery’ levy defies logic, institutions argue
Minister’s intervention self-defeating, representative body claims
Government claims universities are neglecting the regions, as relations continue to fracture
While universities warn of ‘heavy-handed external regulation’, choice of reviewer is unlikely to raise objections
Opposition urges jilted researchers to try again
Government attempts to protect regional institutions by restricting growth in capital
