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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.
Articles by John Ross
THE's Asia-Pacific editor John Ross ponders the pluses of a slow-cooked doctorate
‘Productivity boom’ shows researchers are not the problem, universities say
Tightly defined learning levels are inappropriate in an age of stackable credentials, report suggests
Extended PhDs would be money well spent in the quest for international competitiveness, says leading physicist
Experts see shift towards international approach in granting of greater autonomy to handful of leading universities
Asian giant combines spending and efficiency to crack the top 20
Government may harness funding agreements to influence mix of teacher specialties
China’s internal policies, such as Belt and Road initiative, may hold the key to protecting a critical revenue stream
Visa data, contradicted by Home Affairs figures, raise questions over treatment of Chinese doctoral applicants
Basic research bears the brunt of a general decline in spending
The specialist in ancient DNA talks about caving, elephant birds and how tracking prehistoric genetic changes could help fix our dodgy hearts
Overseas students seen as key buffer against rankings drop and demographic decline
Last week’s legislative delay has not stopped the government tightening the screws on student debt
Controversial legislation will not be considered before August
Analysis reveals Antipodean universities are falling behind East Asian rivals
Fee-free policy cheaper than expected, as enrolments remain subdued
Australian regulator confirms it is investigating institution
Australian National University outlines why it refused multimillion-dollar humanities gift
New analysis shows regions were benefiting directly from uncapping of places
Regional universities say complex measures are needed to do justice to teaching standards
Cross-border tensions accelerate trans-Pacific pivot
Ramsay Centre insists that negotiations with other institutions are under way
Chancellors say ‘new university of scale’ may be ‘well placed’ to respond to changing higher education environment
Media storm over Australian donation raises questions about where institutions should draw the line
