John Ross

Critics question upfront expense, cost effectiveness, timeline and viability of Waikato proposal

State must step in, according to submissions to major university review

Caps proposal sparks public spat among political stablemates, as analysis of social media chatter suggests student sentiment is plunging

Offshore outposts could help cultivate talent for an economic giant in demographic decline

College closures and job losses ‘inevitable’ as enrolment caps loom and visa waits lengthen

Both sides of Australian politics need to stop treating universities as ‘a political pawn’

Author says country should acknowledge forces to suppress academic expression, irrespective of their ideological roots 

Mandating longer study abroad stints will sideline the students who benefit most and cannot manage independent travel, practitioners warn

Regional institutions hope to benefit as they are handed quotas higher than current numbers at expense of rich Group of Eight universities. But will effect of the policy merely put students off Australia altogether?

Latest figures showing that growth has fallen to lowest level in decades should be a ‘wake-up call’ for government, says Universities Australia

Institution that dispensed the highest vice-chancellor remuneration in sector’s history looking at course and job cuts