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
With deadlines rushed and then missed, even the straightforward work of Australia¡¯s major higher education review is looking anything but
Accord panel should take note that fee changes ¡®don¡¯t change behaviour¡¯, researcher urges
Universities must focus on the student experience, but they also must clarify what students want that experience to be
While Covid has perforated the rankings bubble of the front runners, better commercial engagement and refined research measures have boosted much of the middle tier
Students want to be on campus but they still need a reason to go there, summit hears
While the process to replace Excellence in Research for Australia is a ¡®black box¡¯ exercise, new evaluation mechanisms hold promise
Research ecosystems need some ¡®apoptosis¡¯ as some cells emerge and others fade away, summit hears
¡®The real world doesn¡¯t come neatly compartmentalised,¡¯ summit hears, in exploration of the ¡®unique¡¯ strengths of multidisciplinary research
Admission and retention of under-represented students must not rest on the goodwill of a few ¡®teachers and role models¡¯, Sydney summit hears
While councils might expect a response ¡®after first tweet¡¯, universities ¡®lose credibility¡¯ when they vacillate, THE World Academic Summit hears
Canterbury¡¯s vice-chancellor contrasts her adopted island homeland with her native South Africa and reflects on the opportunities spawned by even the worst horrors
Representative body backs collaboration between tertiary education sectors but questions TAFEs¡¯ ¡®instrumental¡¯ role in degree-level apprenticeships
We support the idea but it needs funding, New Zealand universities say
Small windfalls and ¡®passionate advocacy¡¯ spare several dozen more redundancies at Victoria
Swinburne abruptly terminates 30 per cent fee reductions for foreigners who fall foul of ¡®gotcha¡¯ clauses
As a parliamentary committee inquires into a proposed merger of two universities, institutional accounts suggest they coasted through the last big scare
Strong staffing increase in research-intensive institutions points to an uneven post-Covid recovery
Rhetorical ambition for a ¡®more sustainable¡¯ workforce not reflected in negotiations, union says
The gulf is growing between self-perpetuating middle management and the people who ¡®produce the value¡¯, Australian symposium hears
If Australia proceeds with a levy on international students¡¯ fees, the money should only be used for students¡¯ benefit, representative body argues
¡®Engine of social mobility¡¯ outlines recipe for success: timely, personalised support delivered at scale
History, philosophy and religious studies on the chopping block, as ACU flays its strengths
Allocate funds, don¡¯t allocate funds, not now, not forever: accord¡¯s spikiest idea elicits multiple perspectives
Australian sector denies accusations of inadequate support, but says it can never do ¡®enough¡¯
