John Ross
TimesHigherEducation
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Past articles by John:
China gets real on student safety
While safety warnings have been used as political barbs, the latest one alerts students to legitimate threats → Read More
‘Game-playing’ claims as Australian employment negotiations drag
Union endorsement proves crucial, as direct pitches to staff falter → Read More
Navitas snaps up Australia and New Zealand pathway colleges
Buyer displays ‘confidence’ in Australasian student flows, as vendor exits region → Read More
Sick of academia? Try the military, says chief defence scientist
Australian armed forces need new blood but are also keen on exchange, says Tanya Monro → Read More
‘Mother of ERA’ set to pull plug on research assessment exercise
‘Mother of ERA’ now charting its demise, as the ‘law of diminishing returns’ prompts a rethink → Read More
Should universities take sides in Australian ‘voice’ referendum?
‘Silence is political’, indigenous leader warns sector, as institutions ponder whether to back yes vote in looming poll → Read More
Better pay for Australia’s casual academics ‘passively resisted’
Legal action seen as ‘the only way’ to force universities to stop ‘divesting responsibility’, senate committee hears → Read More
How should Australia address students’ cost-of-living crisis?
Spiking inflation and an accommodation squeeze are eroding students’ already meagre means. As a major review of higher education begins, John Ross examines reforms that would allow students to keep the wolf from the door and still have time to devour their reading lists → Read More
New Zealand’s free university scheme fails to reduce inequality
Data show wealthy students benefit disproportionately from NZ$200 million annual borrowing holiday → Read More
Australia ‘clears’ student visa application logjam
But some applications remain in too-hard basket, while others suggest universities have let their guard down → Read More
Doubts over Australian student immigration reforms
Clearer permanent residency pathways may not favour international students in Australia → Read More
Australian universities funded for unsolicited places
Warning of ‘stranded funding’ as bureaucrats bend the rules of a programme with too many goals → Read More
Overseas recruitment rebound still well below pre-pandemic peak
Australian universities ‘have work to do’ to recover international student enrolments → Read More
Limits on fixed-term contracts ‘could stifle industry-funded research’
Australian university representatives warn of unintended consequences from two-year limit in new workplace relations act → Read More
Long-touted Adelaide and South Australia merger back on
High upfront costs defeated the most recent proposal for the two South Australian institutions to join forces back in 2018 but now things have changed → Read More
Australia and New Zealand face bumpy road to open access research
‘Read and publish’ deals must not be the only game in town, critic warns → Read More
Students priced out of housing market in Australian cities
Independent housing ‘moderately to severely unaffordable’, as locals opt for alternatives → Read More
Australian visa grants to Indian subcontinent students plummet
Successful applications from south Asia fall off a cliff, as authorities struggle to distinguish genuine students from those with other things on their minds → Read More
Gender quota for medical research grants splits academics
New Australian arrangement hailed as long overdue by many, but critics warn of unintended consequences → Read More
Government and business ‘letting Australia down’ on research
Go8 questions outsiders’ commitment to research, after advisory body raises doubts over education’s contribution to productivity → Read More