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Rosa Ellis

rosa.ellis@timeshighereducation.com

Rosa is rankings reporter, covering university leadership, strategy and rankings. Previously, she was a data and digital journalist at The Times ��Ի��The Sunday Times. She has a BA in classical literature and civilisations from the University of Birmingham and a postgraduate certificate in digital journalism from Goldsmiths, University of London.

Articles by Rosa Ellis

Simone Buitendijk, vice-chancellor at University of Leeds

Simone Buitendijk: ending precarious working

The University of Leeds vice-chancellor discusses why UK higher education should go Dutch and the national scandal that drew her to academia

19 April

Maria Klawe

Maria Klawe: dealing with sexism in tech

The president of Harvey Mudd College discusses smashing glass ceilings and how to get more women into STEM subjects

14 April

Joseph Hun-wei Lee

Joseph Hun-wei Lee: working with mainland China

The president of Macau University of Science and Technology discusses overhauling engineering education and the differences between Macao and Hong Kong

8 April

Alain Fuchs, president of PSL

Alain Fuchs: managing a university merger

The PSL president discusses bringing staff on board and not over-centralising services

29 March

Hideo Ohno Tohoku University

Hideo Ohno: improving innovation and culture change

The Tohoku University president discusses the legacy of the 2011 earthquake and making his institution more friendly to foreigners

22 March

Tony Chan speaks at the World Academic Summit

Tony Chan: working in Saudi Arabia

The KAUST president discusses the treatment of women and academic freedom

15 March

Sigbritt Karlsson, president of KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sigbritt Karlsson: struggling to get women into STEM

The president of KTH Royal Institute of Technology discusses the fallout of a scientific scandal and immigration rules in Sweden

8 March

Eric Barron Penn State

Eric Barron: boosting entrepreneurialism and leading after a scandal

The president of Penn State discusses its business hub model and leading in the aftermath of a sexual abuse scandal

1 March

Morton Schapiro, Talking Leadership series interview

Morton Schapiro: enjoying controversy and widening access

The president of Northwestern University discusses the conflict between being a higher education economist and a university leader and changing career

22 February

paris

Young University Rankings 2022: results announced

French institution tops table for first time as country’s consolidation strategy appears to pay off

15 February

University of East Anglia

The power of youth? Age of ranked universities is declining

The average age of universities in the THE World University Rankings has dropped by 30 years since 2016

15 February

Young female scientist looking in microscope

What do the World University Rankings tell us about gender equality?

The shares of female students and academics at global universities have barely changed in five years, according to THE data

9 February

Dwight McBride, President of The New School

Dwight McBride: fighting racism in academia

The president of The New School in New York says universities are often underprepared for their first black leader

8 February

Statues overlooking Bodleian Library

Heavy lies the Oxbridge crown

With both Oxford and Cambridge seeking new vice-chancellors, Rosa Ellis examines the unique pressures of leading these prestigious universities and the qualities that successful candidates will need to do the job

3 February

Santa Ono, president of the University of British Columbia, interview covering mental health in academia

Santa Ono: tackling the mental health crisis

The University of British Columbia president discusses reforming counselling provision, the importance of data and his own mental health struggles

1 February

Russia Winter Palace

Traditionally insular countries forging global links

Russia and Taiwan improve in list of the world’s most international universities, while UK and Canada backslide

19 January

Meric Gertler

Meric Gertler: building global links

The University of Toronto president has ‘doubled down on internationalising’ while remaining rooted in the Canadian metropolis for almost four decades

18 January

Anthony Finkelstein

Anthony Finkelstein: moving between government and academia

The City president discusses his personal ties to the institution, the opportunities and threats universities pose to national security, and self-indulgence in higher education

11 January

Rianne Letschert Maastricht University

Rianne Letschert: radically altering how academics are assessed

The Maastricht University president and rector is shifting the emphasis away from only research, despite pushback from Nobel laureate

4 January

THE Awards 2021

Higher power: stories behind the THE Awards 2021 winners

Universities show the way on transforming leadership culture, tackling period poverty, boosting African science and promoting leading research during the pandemic

26 December

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Faces of 2021: who shaped the higher education headlines this year

��Vlog journalists name the academics and administrators at the heart of the sector’s biggest debates

20 December

Mamokgethi Phakeng University of Cape Town

Mamokgethi Phakeng: creating an inclusive campus culture

The University of Cape Town vice-chancellor ‘walks a tightrope between the picket line and the boardroom’ to ensure the entire campus community is listened to

14 December

Tan Eng Chye president National University of Singapore

Tan Eng Chye: fully embracing lifelong learning

The National University of Singapore president says changing mindsets has been the most challenging aspect of overhauling approach to education

7 December

University of Alberta

Bill Flanagan: restructuring a university after huge budget cuts

The University of Alberta president discusses using data, collaboration and a positive vision to turn around the institution while minimising internal disputes

30 November