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Articles by David Matthews
Nearly two decades on, reports suggest the goal of a unified higher education area in Europe is still some distance away
Despite country¡¯s reputation for egalitarian access, survey finds affordability is a struggle for some
The former gay porn star turned academic on what lecturers can learn from the adult entertainment industry
Crackdown leaves professors needing to pay back almost €250,000 each on average
Campaigners fear a huge increase in EU military research spending will lead to development of autonomous weapons
Investigation discovers that three-quarters of advertised posts are filled by an internal candidate
Boycott comes as Springer Nature reveals to investors how it uses brand and impact factor to charge academics ¡®premium¡¯ prices
Former president of the Czech Academy of Sciences warns of online dirty tricks that may have cost him country¡¯s presidency
Although research has done relatively well in Brussels¡¯ plans for 2021-27, university organisations say extra money is not enough to stop grant application dysfunction
Brexit could be driving shift in rankings, Reuters suggests
Historian says Trump could attract educated young people if he promised to tackle their debts, while rector tells summit Czech universities remain ¡®strongholds of critical discourse¡¯
Magdeburg university head reveals scale of threats he received after controversy over right-wing AfD speakers
Universities in the former East Germany are now on a par with those of western Europe while others in the former Soviet bloc still lag. David Matthews visits Poland to explore why
Speakers at THE summit worry that structural funds have become ¡®part of the problem¡¯ for new member states
While one group of publishers takes academic network to court over copyright, another strikes deal
Combining egalitarian access, prized vocational education and elite research universities, the ¡®Swiss paradox¡¯ may offer international lessons
Evidence from German Excellence Initiative suggests elite status rubs off on student perception ¨C even if this is irrational
Data is latest evidence uncertainty caused by the referendum result has cost British academics
¡®No more direct access to Springer¡¯s latest papers? No problem,¡¯ says petition, signed by nearly 4,000
A switch to open access could save hundreds of millions of euros, says analysis from the European University Association
Battle between publishers and academic social network deadlocked
Research institutions, first in Germany and now in France, are finding that publishers do not cut off access to journals ¨C even when they stop paying
¡®If we want to do more things for society, we can¡¯t do it by working more than 60 or 70 hours a week,¡¯ Rolf Tarrach tells annual conference
Universities on both sides of the Atlantic are building up big debts, but is it prudent to bet on student numbers growing and super-low interest rates and high fees enduring? David Matthews examines the glut of recent bond issues, and how money makes money for the elite
