David Matthews is a reporter covering Europe, based in Berlin.?
Before joining THE in June 2011, David was a reporter at Building magazine. He holds a BA in History from the University of Oxford and an MA in magazine journalism from City University, London. In 2014-15 he spent a year at Jiao Tong University in Shanghai studying Mandarin Chinese. ?
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Articles by David Matthews
Fears that scrapping of non-National Eligibility Test grants could disadvantage poorer students
Funding council extols virtues of Higher Education Innovation Funding as spending review cuts loom
A new paper finds that more than half of economic studies are unreproducible. But there could be even deeper issues with the discipline, says David Matthews
Cases underscore concerns about use of younger researchers¡¯ work by senior colleagues without permission
As China's president visits the UK, heads of UCL, LSE and the Royal Society all warm to his slogan "the Chinese Dream"
Fears that discipline is particularly susceptible to statistical ¡®hacking¡¯ of data to gain a positive result
Director Jeremy Farrar argues that current research culture damages scientists¡¯ ability ¡®to dream¡¯
The Chinese president is visiting several of the UK¡¯s top universities. But would they thrive in China?
Vast majority find position in STEM-related careers, although fewer stay in research over the longer term
Public scrutiny may force up quality of peer review, suggests study
Women with partners who have full-time jobs find it more difficult to get over ¡®glass fence¡¯ and move abroad, study suggests
Film shows students studying until 11pm in an effort to win entrance to the country¡¯s three most prestigious institutions
Business secretary responds to fears that 2017 is too soon to bring in new teaching excellence framework
Reports question whether scientists are removing sources of bias in experiments involving animals
The best forms of public engagement tend to be ¡®dirt cheap¡¯ and profitable, says author
Sheer number of online profiles to be filled out a ¡®disservice¡¯ to scholars, Amsterdam conference hears
Articles that are free to view are also more frequently shared on Facebook, new research finds
Despite the ironic slips, article sheds light on how journals can tackle flawed science
Scholar urges delegates at conference in the Netherlands to use measures like Twitter to measure public engagement, rather than turning them into new metrics
Money to be set aside for ¡®blue skies¡¯ fundamental research
China¡¯s long wait for a home-grown Nobel prize in science is now over, but concerns over its university culture remain, says David Matthews
Scientists from Japan, China and Ireland awarded for their work tackling parasitic diseases
Paper claims that medical impact case studies focused on policy impact, not improvement in patient mortality or quality of life
Majority of academics publishing in journals with lax peer review are from Asia, study concludes
