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Articles by David Matthews
As with Moocs, virtual reality will not replace the physical university
As talks with the publisher stall, researchers in the country weigh whether they can cope without a deal
Will virtual reality help students on campus and online learn better and more cheaply? David Matthews reports
This graph shows that Japan¡¯s top-ranked universities now rely on their hospitals for about 40 per cent of their income as they struggle with deep cuts in government spending.
Education Ministry statistics reveal programmes that have attracted zero students
David Latchman¡¯s work to be subject of new inquiry after he was cleared in 2015
Analysis casts doubt on fears that ¡®publish or perish¡¯ culture undermines quality
Lack of trust and a weak IP system blamed for China¡¯s weaker engagement with industry
There is a reasonable chance that you will have come across the work of at least one of the scholars named in the table below ¨C they are among the most prolific and most cited researchers in the world in 10 different subject areas.
This map shows that across Africa, India, Central America and parts of the Middle East, people are more likely to believe that one of the ¡°bad effects¡± of science is that it ¡°breaks down ideas of right and wrong¡±
Concerns China's researchers are driven too much by external motivations, like funding or publications, than desire for new knowledge
Veruscript, which publishes a journal on intelligence and security, says that allegations are ¡®wholly unfounded¡¯
Lords report urges government to step up efforts to attract academics in wake of Brexit vote
Despite the pressure to retreat behind national borders, international academic ties should prove resilient
New university chairs are part of a broader package of ties
Academics should be able to publish either a YouTube video or a paper, expert argues
This graph shows the dramatic rise of open access mega-journals such as Plos One, which offer to publish papers based on their scientific soundness rather than the significance or novelty of the results, and which accept research across a broad range of disciplines
Study looks at how gender preconceptions are formed at primary school level
China's university sports body hopes to convince parents and students that play teaches valuable life lessons
As the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rises comes into force this month, these are the universities that have, between 2011 and 2015, produced the environmental science research with the greatest impact
Chancellor's Autumn Statement confirms extra ?2 billion a year for R&D will be distributed by research funding agencies
Anonymous interviews explore how scholars use gossip to warn others of wrongdoers ¨C but it may not always work
As meritocratic approach to education finds favour in UK, academic argues its dystopian original meaning has come to pass in China
America is head and shoulders above other nations in attracting and retaining prizewinning scientists
