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 Chinese tech giant’s challenge for universities will be far from an isolated case and universities are not prepared for the nuanced reaction required, says John Ross
Monash Technology Transformation Institute aims to bridge ‘valley of death’ that sees many discoveries fall short of securing commercial-scale investment
Vice-president says private sector funding is vital to compensate for decline in public investment in basic research
Controversial course proposals a test for governance, opponents say
Skewed funding blunts government influence over what gets researched, expert warns
Astrophysics breakthrough a triumph of ‘science diplomacy’
Dual-sector university grouping the latest to resuscitate plans for integrated post-school sector
Theological institutions and other private and niche providers earn the best ratings
Government proposes law against contract cheating, as it clears the decks for coming election
Executive exchanges in universities, business and government ‘would improve policy’, says Monash council member
Australian government baulks at legislative amendments to clarify free speech and academic freedom
Australian government accused of ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’
Government affirms Medical Research Future Fund but raids dormant infrastructure kitty
With no link to funding, critics say that the Excellence in Research for Australia assessment is little more than a cripplingly expensive quality assurance tool
University of Queensland signals enthusiasm to proceed with Ramsay Centre-funded courses
More joint papers would ‘spread the word about China’s strengths’, summit hears
Future steps require a future, first-time China summit hears
Elevated output has not come at cost of excellence, research assessment exercise suggests
But union says codifying free speech principles would backfire
Experts say university council should intervene in Western civilisation degree row
While fundraising is growing, it involves more than ‘building relationships over a cup of coffee’
Australia’s private colleges are lumbered with loan fee despite doing better than university partners
Call for more transparency over disbursement of Australia’s A$20 billion (?10.7 billion) Medical Research Future Fund
Lack of detail, not due process, is at the heart of concerns about medical research handouts in Australia, writes John Ross
