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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Recruiting overseas students is the priority rather than UK growth and innovation
Nation likely to lose fruitful position in UK research system, experts say
How Holyrood could deter English students in search of free tuition
Working-class students struggle with ¡®composite masculinity¡¯, study finds
Essex scholar Malcolm Brynin points to worsening odds on university ¡®gamble¡¯
Hepi/Which? uncovers huge shortfall in study time
National Union of Students and businesses say stick to the Hear
Robert Dunbar appointed to University of Edinburgh chair of Celtic languages
There is ¡°no sign¡± that students paying up to ?9,000 in tuition fees in 2012-13 are receiving more for their money from universities, according to a survey of contact hours, workload and satisfaction.
A study into transnational education has found that it can help train students to fill skills gaps in host countries, but also warned that it can contribute to a brain drain and has not led to enhanced research
Students who use a Btec qualification to progress to a degree are slightly more likely to gain employment than their counterparts who take A levels, but will be paid less per hour, research has found.
Asia breaks into the Universitas top 10 rankings
Details have been released about proposals to allow universities in England to win more undergraduate places if they can show they are recruiting strongly.
Growth in university enterprise societies marks a change
UK settlement not on agenda for most, poll shows
Overseas students beat UK peers¡¯ tariff scores on many courses, analysis suggests
Robert Gordon head critiques traditional rationale for scholarly activity
New ¡®ambassador¡¯ aims to improve access to elite institutions
Australian approach offers lessons for UK, forum hears
The chief executive of the Scottish Funding Council is to leave his position to join a university, a matter of weeks after a similar move by the head of the English funding council.
Wales¡¯ institutions gain funds as a result of cross-border flow under new fees regime
University of South Wales is a behemoth with plans to become even bigger
Do the data represent the failure of market research or are they the inevitable by-product of a broad curriculum?
Overseas students rejected on ¡®arbitrary¡¯ grounds, UKCISA report suggests