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Articles by John Ross
Labor proposes A$400 hike to what are already the highest fees in the world with the opposition Liberal Party planning even steeper increases
Australian scholars with ongoing roles almost as fearful as casuals about being out of work
While main parties battle over debt-wipe proposal in Australian election, critic says scale of fees is the real issue
Vice-chancellors say they have ¡®no choice¡¯ about downsizing, but unions question the need as 2024 accounts reveal recovery trend
Study findings misrepresented in experimental Q&A published with paper, amid concerns efforts to save researchers time are fuelling mistakes
National security U-turn ¡®cutting Australia off from knowledge creation frontier¡¯ just as US turns its back on collaboration
New restrictions following pro-Palestinian encampments appear to contravene Australian universities¡¯ commitments on free speech, says legal academic
Three-term system ¡®suited the time¡¯, but post-pandemic conditions bring new priorities, says university
As people from non-traditional backgrounds become the majority in Australian universities, a legal academic argues that efforts to accommodate them can help the old guard too
Medical training a bright spot for the sector, in an election campaign mostly focused elsewhere
Australian university council members bear far less onerous ethical and reporting obligations than volunteer mums and dads, analysis finds
Bots¡¯ tendency to display ¡®unwarranted confidence¡¯ and fixate on ¡®pink elephants¡¯ particularly risky in medical research, according to new paper
Thai study adds to growing body of literature supporting pet therapy for students with mental health conditions
Debt forgiveness could reduce graduates¡¯ borrowing capacity, as home ownership becomes defining issue of upcoming election
In recent years, politicians have flip-flopped in their attitudes and policies towards higher education, amid controversy over ¡®woke¡¯ agendas and the social effects of immigration. Ahead of next month¡¯s general election, universities find themselves in both main parties¡¯ bad books. John Ross reports
Staff blame recent bout of recruitment as USQ prepares to cut more than one in 10 workers
Withholding hundreds of thousands of Australian dollars seen as a way of enabling ¡®clawback¡¯ of future losses resulting from ¡®unobserved risky behaviour or malpractice¡¯
Bill requires universities to promise not to ¡®take positions¡¯ on non-core issues or ban invited speakers because of what they might say
Australian university set to become first foreign institution with base in Middle Eastern country, but its staff think it should focus closer to home
New boss rules out further forced redundancies as cash-strapped university aims to break even next year
Letter demands regulator action over ¡®egregious¡¯ governance failures, but ACU says claims disproved by ¡®basic Google search¡¯
Renewed push for country to join Horizon Europe, as foreign minister urges universities to ¡®diversify¡¯
Key parliamentary ally seeks explanation over apparent discrepancies in reporting of consultancy spend
No word on whether US research partnerships must be registered for possible veto, after American authorities suspend contracts on ideological grounds
