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
As they brace for big policy shifts, inflation and flat domestic demand have left Australian universities more vulnerable than before Covid
Fee hike follows similar move in Australia, but from a much lower base
Australian stakeholders applaud indigenous focus but stress need for planning and resourcing
Higher education staff missing opportunity to use generative AI tools to relieve them from routine tasks, Australian survey finds
At least half of the incidents had ¡®no connection¡¯ with the university, according to report
Not international, not domestic, no networks, transient mindset: new support group raises the bar for students from forced migration backgrounds
Universities must not use international education reforms as a smokescreen to jettison staff, Australian union says
Environment, safety and friendliness prove pluses, but cost and work experience ¡®remain biggest challenges¡¯
Proposal denigrated as ¡®wealth tax¡¯ better than the alternative, architect says, as Australian universities unite to oppose caps
Canberra should avoid unnecessary damage by waiting to assess the impact of no fewer than nine other policy changes, professor says
Fees for humanities degrees reach dizzying milestone, raising questions over how many will ever be repaid
Structurally disadvantaged in teaching Australian students, new private colleges face international enrolment veto until they have taught domestic students
Survey highlights ¡®price sensitivity¡¯ variations among Australia¡¯s crowded neighbours
Canberra¡¯s model for Atec allocates too little time and money while leaving bureaucrats in control, critics say
Biggest pay packet in at least five years drives average leaders¡¯ pay into seven figures, raising questions over Canberra boss¡¯ surprise departure
ÍøÆØÃÅ affairs and skills portfolios in new hands, in first changes to Labor government¡¯s ministry
As Australian scheme that encourages professionals to change career expands across border, former academic attests to its value in easing transition
First comprehensive research university to fully switch to block teaching believes it is destined to become ¡®more mainstream¡¯
State governments, policy experts and law council present united front against federal proposal
Go8 report outlines 10-year ¡®roadmap¡¯ to boost investment, arguing ¡®substantial¡¯ change needed
Years of tight funding settlements, exacerbated by high inflation and recent research cuts, have left New Zealand¡¯s higher education and research sectors in a parlous state. Will the comprehensive reviews under way help them dodge the looming cyclone? John Ross reports
While Australia says it wants universities ¡®going to the world¡¯, its policies are making it harder
When too many students fail to graduate, small investments can make a world of difference, says commission
La Trobe moniker celebrates a genocidal past, staff and students say
