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
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
Critics say Australian inquiry excluded external witnesses and rationalised questionable activities
Rankings skew Australia¡¯s top universities as they parlay profits from foreign students to snap up the world¡¯s most talked about researchers
As time drags on since their signature course was turfed out, Australian whistleblowers¡¯ colleagues fear their discipline will die a slow death
Mass job cuts likely at multiple Sydney institutions as hopes recede for international students¡¯ return
Hidden surprises in planned legislation giving effect to funding reforms
Fewer casual staff and burdens of increased online teaching leave academics struggling with mounting workload and place question mark over future of traditional contractual arrangements
Early-career and female researchers experience the greatest mental health toll, Australian surveys find
High levels of ¡®undecided¡¯ students bode well for northern hemisphere enrolments
Before and after surveys suggest international students in Australia have suffered more than locals
Short-term financial squeeze could litter sector with aborted projects and careers, report warns
With Australia unlikely to allow foreign students in until next year, the possibility of them taking classes on Malaysian affiliate campuses is being explored
Without ¡®flashy buildings¡¯ and IT systems, university administrators will be ¡®pushing bits of paper around¡¯ long into the future, says Monash head
Research leaders stress opportunities for engagement from Covid-induced adversity
Reductions ¡®necessary to ensure that the university not only survives but thrives¡¯
Universities Australia chief executive tells THE Live ANZ that institutions must become more resilient
Australian expert highlights evidence indicating that good grades do not necessarily translate into success in doctoral training
Increasing demand a taste of things to come, when school leavers alight on a ravaged job market
¡®Well-meaning¡¯ codes of conduct do not lead to initiatives that make a difference, study finds
As academic¡¯s ordeal goes from bad to worse, colleagues urge more action to secure her release
Minister risks Senate¡¯s wrath by defying an order to disclose research council recommendations
Universities face mounting losses as 2020 return of international students is ruled out
