<ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ class="pane-title">
Articles by David Matthews
The outgoing secretary general of the EUA explains what turned her into a European, what annoys her about universities and the importance of shutting the office door
Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes has often been at the centre of contemporary political battles over the country¡¯s communist past
Academics are wary of directly verifying whether videos are faked, and warn they need social media companies to cooperate
Europe and Japan take different approach to US and China on potential risks of technology
Poland¡¯s authoritarian government is routinely compared to its widely criticised counterpart in Hungary, and its university reforms sparked a wave of protest by students and academics fearful of political interference. But, one year on, are those concerns being realised? David Matthews travels to Warsaw to find out
Universities, already facing upheaval on several other fronts, fear imminent plans could make it far harder to recruit students
As in the UK and the US, universities face questions about whether their curricula feature enough non-white voices
Martin Keck, who led the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry¡¯s hospital, is being investigated by Munich¡¯s public prosecutor
The live unveiling of Germany¡¯s Excellence Strategy institutions is greeted by champagne, confetti and a changing of attitudes
German universities need to collect better data and rethink selection system to improve integration, analysis finds
The ¡®best¡¯ scientists lack time for peer review, and academics should be rated for ¡®worthy¡¯ papers, argues Dan Shechtman
Leiden University acted unlawfully, a court has ruled, in using anonymous letter to discredit an applicant for a professorship
Michael Kosterlitz tells THE how colour blindness shaped his career and why Nobel winners shouldn¡¯t be taken too seriously
Nesta finds proportion of female AI researchers was higher in the mid-1990s ¨C although universities fare better than tech firms
Wolfgang Ketterle says scientists should aim instead for equilibrium in the longer term, and always keep other interests or hobbies
Founder of Ligo project reveals some researchers have left over a lack of recognition, exposing wider attribution difficulties for large teams
David Matthews asks if elevating individuals to near-deity status undermines modern science¡¯s purpose of deposing authority figures such as priests and popes
The European Research Council¡¯s president-elect discusses his polymath career, the tragedy that changed his research, ultramarathons and jazz
The country¡¯s increasingly similar universities also need to be forced to specialise, argues government advisory body
Calculation by open access campaigners questions supposedly unnecessary spending by publishers on lobbying, marketing and executive pay
Berlin-based academic network faces court action in US and Germany, and lost more than €12 million (?10.7 million) in 2017, accounts show
¡®Science diplomacy¡¯ is seen as a crucial way to build international trust, but the idea is undergoing a radical rethink
Vacataire status means not only low pay, but six-month waits between wages, says the Confederation of Young Researchers
Author concerned about lack of pushback after Italy's far-right governing party demanded removal of critical book from reading list
