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
Retaining Covid innovations seen as possible solution to dealing with backlog
Higher education needs to ¡®find the right balance¡¯ between online and in-person learning, says Sydney professor, after confronting empty lecture hall for the second time
WA says legal contracts and payment through institutions will avert unintended consequences
As biggest member state centralises power while failing to pay its dues, the headwinds battering the pan-regional university are getting a whole lot stronger
Enrolments down and activism up, as staff brace for job losses and management prepares for shutdowns
ARC reveals macro scale of its micro-management of funding applicants¡¯ statements
World-first study highlights need for clear sexual harassment policies, suggesting that men became more wary of collaborating with female colleagues
As universities buff up their diversity credentials, Australia¡¯s largest regional institution warns of ¡®hunting¡¯ in its backyard
Prime minister says researchers should be able to work ¡®without looking over their shoulder¡¯
Recovery has a way to go, analysts insist, as signs point both north and south
AUT plans for steepest job losses in the country since the pandemic¡¯s early months as international and domestic enrolments flag
Everyday researchers must be promoted equitably and star researchers must be hired equitably, New Zealand study finds
Visa delays costing us top overseas staff and PhD students, Australian universities warn
Much vaunted summit also resolves that graduates should be allowed to work for longer after finishing their degrees
Enrolment growth will be in different types of institutions, regulator predicts, but universities say the regulatory settings enforce ¡®homogeneity¡¯
Jobs and Skills Summit sees vocational colleges awarded funding to deliver ¡®the high value and often more complex qualifications¡¯
Labor minister¡¯s insistence that postcode should not determine opportunity sparks new initiatives
Grant delays worse than ever, researchers say, as ARC strives to meet demands of ousted government
While the sector laments its low profile in this week¡¯s Canberra congress, policy expert expects it to generate ¡®dysfunction¡¯
National interest test for research grants to be simplified amid sweeping review of ARC
Former disability commissioner says universities have lifted their game, but employers not so much
But representative body says conclusions from analysis of university financial accounts are based on flawed assumptions
Perennially underdone educational relationship ready to go to the next level, advocates say
Researchers say using improvisational comedy can improve their ability to communicate findings
