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Articles by David Matthews
¡®Competition in scientific research has gone too far,¡¯ says government-appointed committee proposing wide-ranging reform package
Despite attempts to renegotiate contracts, European institutions face an annual price hike of 3.6 per cent
¡®Real-time¡¯ data from recruiter¡¯s website shows ¡®travel ban¡¯ tweets immediately put off Indian students, conference told
Nepotism and the isolation of war have left Kosovo¡¯s oldest university battling poor research standards, but transparency campaigners hope this is changing
Call follows revelations about Coca-Cola¡¯s influence over some sponsored research
New reports uncover widespread gossip, harassment, verbal abuse and ¡®scientific sabotage¡¯ in Dutch universities ¨C with women particularly affected
New law merges technical institutions into universities, but critics suspect political motives in run-up to general election
The use of VR in psychology experiments is being driven not just by increasingly affordable technology but also by concerns about the reproducibility of many real-world studies. But do humans really behave in the virtual world as they do in reality? And does it matter? David Matthews investigates
At the University of Iceland, female students outnumber men by two to one. But among professors, the ratio is the reverse
Some believe commercial pressure could finally be pushing the publisher to change how it deals with universities
The expert on ancient Syria was forced to flee his homeland ¨C but has been able to continue his work thanks to a German scholarship
Analysis of nine European universities finds the ¡®innovation¡¯ agenda has taken root ¨C often pushed by students who want to solve the world¡¯s problems
Politicians seeking to quell discontent about inequality and pre-empt populists could turn on elite institutions, observers predict
Philosopher calls on universities to take AI debate ¡®out of the hands of the industry¡¯ and end ¡®ethics washing¡¯
Universities normally resist being used by states to further an ideological goal. Why should it be any different when it comes to the EU? asks David Matthews
Jean-Eric Paquet tells university heads that there is now a ¡®consensus¡¯ that research must help deliver sustainable development goals
Montenegro becomes one of the first countries to outlaw not only plagiarism, but also donation of authorship and fabrication of research results
Vetoing promotions is a way to polarise society against intellectuals, says art historian whose professorship has been rejected
After more than doubling its spending since the financial crisis, Germany¡¯s long budget boom is set to come to an end
Survey finds that European institutions have open access policies in place ¨C but far fewer have specific targets systems to check their progress
University leaders claim shift could water down standards, but applied sciences institutes think they are simply defending historic privileges
Librarians welcome new European rules on copyright, which also secures right for researchers to mine text and data
Oslo-based programmes win accreditation after regulator rules there is a "field of work" astrologers can enter after graduation
One in six campuses is shrinking as low birth rates bite, says study
