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Articles by David Matthews
Michael Higgins warns campuses ‘have suffered attrition of range and depth, loss of interdisciplinary exchange, leading in too many cases to a degradation of the very scholarship and teaching for which they were established’
Report author says increasing funding would only lead to more insecurity, and culture shift is needed instead
Critics argue that The Lancet failed to disclose potential conflict of interest when dismissing the leak theory
Just 10 per cent of academics account for half of all engagement with the media, according to a survey of more than 1,000 Swiss professors
As feared, the country’s universities are being used as a weapon to crush dissent against the regime, several academic organisations say
After yet another minister falls to a plagiarism scandal, observers lament that a long German tradition of doctorates has descended into academic ‘credentialism’
European Commission says it has heard pleas for more long-term funding, and is considering allowing extra universities to join existing alliances
Updated scientific rules for the social media age could set a global trend, with supervision neglect and management cover-ups also in the frame
Statistics Netherlands finds that a switch away from grants has cut some students’ education short – despite government promises
Long-running negotiations between Brussels and Berne have stalled, risking a repeat of 2014, when the country was shut out of EU research
Part of a nexus of deals between Hungary and China, the project has become a flashpoint in local politics after it emerged locals will foot the bill
Analysis argues that science has a ‘critical problem’ because its self-correction process is slow and ineffective
Country’s excellence strategy has pushed German universities to dial back rivalry and instead coordinate their research plans
‘It is important that we clearly stand by scientists’ says Armin Laschet, as Germany gears up for September election
Decision will impact other tools that relied on Microsoft’s database and raises questions about relying on private firms, critics say
As Brussels tries again to push forward the European research area, the bloc remains fractured by investment levels, researcher mobility and national rules
Eleven universities, their real estate and shares have been given over to foundations that observers say will be dominated by ruling party loyalists
Lockdowns decimated the part-time jobs on which French students relied, and debate is now under way over how to fix ‘broken’ system of state support
Eric Chabriere’s attacks against critics of hydroxychloroquine are seen as a sign of the social-media-induced radicalisation that has occurred during the pandemic
Relying on academic research, thinktanks translate findings into the language of politicians and media, EUA president Michael Murphy argues – but not always accurately
Universities fear ‘emergency brake’ will halt essential medical training and lab work, but in the Netherlands, Denmark and Portugal campuses are reopening
Likely to enter government in the autumn, the party wants a big expansion of student support, 40 per cent female quotas in universities, and academic freedom at the heart of foreign policy
German study finds academics favouring Springer Nature and Wiley, with authors warning smaller publishers could be squeezed out
Three countries even received double-digit increases in 2020, but with so much new government debt, some fear cuts could be in store further down the line
