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
While students with deferred loans are insensitive to price signals, new study suggests that universities are just as unresponsive
Regional Australian universities’ fears of losing ‘equity’ enrolments to city rivals prove unfounded
Students face invidious options after two years of educational derailment, Australian forum hears
Southern nation’s recovery coincides with concerning signs in Canada and the UK
Influential Australian politician backs consideration of migration incentives, but rules out ‘hard link’
Inexperienced and over-zealous officials blamed for spike in visa rejections
But lukewarm interest from China and India suggests more work is needed on safety, work prospects and perception of quality
Universities’ marketing and motherhood statements fall short of students’ ‘more nuanced’ perceptions, Australian audit finds
Foreign interference and cybersecurity are ‘right problems’ for university leaders to be focusing on, minister tells chancellors
Universities have done themselves a disservice by playing politics and overlooking the public mood, chancellors say
Up to 50 staff at wealthier Australian institutions out-earn the average English vice-chancellor, FOI documents reveal
But administrators must weigh the risk of hanging on to data against getting rid of it too soon
Covid’s impacts are yet to take the sheen off local universities’ rankings performance, with their average scores now topping the world
NTEU council rejects outright condemnation and resists push for expulsions
New skills priority list shows efforts to plan for future workforces should focus on professional roles, as well as those in trades and technical areas, sector leaders say
Australian analysis finds that the architects of new policies should think more about unintended consequences such as the level of student debt
After agreeing takeover of three more colleges, the University of Divinity looks to other fields – and states – for renewal
Staff down tools as pay and university funding alike drift well behind inflation
Advocates abandon Melbourne seminar over Australia’s answer to Diversity Champions Programme, citing presence of opponents
Biden administration comes to the party, as cash-strapped regional institution seeks new ‘development partners’
Hopes that formalisation of economist’s imprisonment could trigger his early release
Auckland case illustrates fine line between political expression and potentially dangerous incitement
As it emerges from its Covid isolation, Australia is rolling back restrictions on foreign students and graduates in the hope of ushering more of them into its depleted workforce. But amid competitive and political pressures, has it found the best balance between work and migration rights, asks John Ross
Bigger focus flagged on Indigenous knowledge, climate science and critical technologies
