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
¡®Punitive¡¯ requirements could make admissions from under-represented groups too risky, Australian university representatives warn
Proposed research priorities focus more on broad societal goals than on the mechanisms for achieving them
Analysis of university employment since Dawkins ¡®massification¡¯ raises questions over where the staff will come from this time around
Student numbers at all-time high after nine record months of visa grants
People were remotely studying for higher degrees long before Covid, researchers say, and universities should pay them more attention
While inclusivity efforts have focused on boosting admissions from under-represented groups, targets could also be achieved by adjusting overall enrolments downwards
Anger at some universities, exultation at others, as enterprise negotiations drag on
Action against RMIT service comes as institutions support ¡®yes¡¯ vote in forthcoming Australian referendum
Things go from bad to worse for student-starved sector, with unexpended funds recycled one month and repossessed the next
Molecular ecologist on moving around, moving genes around, how she juggles four concurrent positions and the importance of thinking before you act
More people need degrees just to keep up with the crowd, analysis of Australian census data suggests
One in five waiting more than a year for doctoral visas despite claims processing times have been speeded up
Australian rule changes, like UK clampdown and mooted Canadian cap, coincide with exploding enrolments from South Asia
Figure emerges as Intergenerational Report highlights research¡¯s role in arresting productivity plunge
University one of the few to avoid pushing an institutional line on the forthcoming Australian referendum
While the removal of opportunities for political ¡®meddling¡¯ has drawn widespread approval, research advocates want more funding
Canberra may have chosen the right time to revisit university funding, as institutional accounts suggest a widening divide between the haves and have-nots
Union blames ¡®recalcitrant¡¯ executives for walkout but university says it has bargained ¡®in good faith¡¯ and negotiations have been slow elsewhere
While sector welcomes changes to be rolled out ¡®imminently¡¯, subsequent reforms could prove less popular
A domestic university ranking system could hold universities to account for all aspects of their performance, says shadow education minister
Canberra also confirms plans to overhaul research assessment exercise and ¡®take the politics out¡¯ of grant decisions
Rampant discounting blunts income being made from steep increase in overseas students, as regulator plans action on recruitment
Institutions face stiff fines and worse for breaches in student support policies, as government courts sceptical opposition
New models beckon after ¡®golden age¡¯, sociologist predicts, as source countries seek to plug skills haemorrhage
