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
Two cohorts of managers, drawn from universities across the country, will study for doctorates in higher education management
Vote against Johannes Chan appointment follows alleged ¡®orchestration¡¯ of campaign against him by Beijing
Nobel prizewinner makes comments in run-up to November spending review
University of Southampton pro vice-chancellor to take helm after a year of turmoil at Plymouth
Inspired by previous movement in 1960s, PhD students say that ¡®science is not neutral¡¯ and urge scientists to confront their assumptions
David Barrowclough tricked Heritage Lottery Fund by applying for money for fake projects
Peer review system ¡®lacks capacity¡¯ to deal with ¡®flood¡¯ of new papers, meaning some could be unjustly dismissed
It seems unlikely that charity donors will want to pay for university research overheads ¨C but someone will have to eventually
Charities blame widening gap between their grants and full costs of research
This graphic shows the cost of journal subscriptions to seven of the most popular publishers for 24 UK universities in 2014
Term in office marred by protests against outsourcing and suspension of the ¡®Sussex Five¡¯
Australian advocates of alternative treatments lobby Canberra for more state funding for research
Move comes as universities minister criticises National Union of Students for failing to back new rules to curb ¡®extremist¡¯ speakers on campus
Sir John makes robust defence of current set-up as he warns sector not to be ¡®complacent¡¯ about councils¡¯ future
But individuals are still much more likely to trust NHS sources of information on cancer
Post-crisis, UK academics¡¯ pay stays flat
Physicist warns that the UK¡¯s high scientific output is based on investment made ¡®decades¡¯ ago
In a special report from the territory, David Matthews hears concerns that scholars are paying the price for ¡®politically incorrect¡¯ talk
Scholar says departments that did well in the research excellence framework may not have the right to ¡®strut around campus¡¯ if their field is not competitive
Having attended classes in Shanghai for a year, David Matthews returns a little more sceptical about education in the country
Discipline may fund women fairly because of a better awareness of the ¡®ingrained, institutionalized male culture of universities¡¯
Financial boost follows better than average performance in the 2014 REF
Wyn Ellis appears to have been on immigration blacklist after exposing Thai official¡¯s plagiarism
Region¡¯s universities must build a type of institution distinctive from those in the West, scholar argues
