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Articles by David Matthews
Design subjects will be hit hardest by the closure of 16 programmes. David Matthews reports
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David has rebutted a scathing attack on its standards by a private college that used to teach its degrees.
Brain-scanning equipment has been shut down and research projects have stalled at laboratories across the country because of a global helium shortage.
More than half of employers believe that graduates have unrealistic expectations of working life and more than four in 10 believe they lack the necessary interpersonal skills.
Welsh universities risk having their student numbers cut by up to almost 60 per cent if they do not reduce their fees in 2013-14, it has been announced.
Lack of v-cs who have come out is 'an issue across the sector', says Stonewall. David Matthews writes
Hefce announces second batch of Revolving Green Fund projects. David Matthews reports
A university is launching a training scheme for leaders of small and medium-sized enterprises on the open market after running over 1,000 heavily subsidised courses.
An Iranian nuclear scientist has been killed by a car bomb in the capital Tehran.
David Willetts has urged universities to redouble their efforts to boost knowledge transfer income from businesses despite a stagnant economy.
A former employee of Queen¡¯s University Belfast has been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged threats to kill a former colleague.
Bizarre FoI requests waste university resources, say fatigued staff. David Matthews writes
Using consultants an 'excellent way to waste time and money', says scholar. David Matthews writes
The University of Wales was brought down by validation, its money-making machine. David Matthews asks how that happened, how others might be stopped from putting cash before quality and whether the QAA should be able to impose stricter controls
Extra funding for Scottish institutions will ensure they 'keep up with England'. David Matthews reports
The amount given to universities in ?1 million-plus donations almost halved in 2009-10, an annual report from a bank reveals.
Measuring contributions to quality of life would show academy's full impact. David Matthews writes
The funding settlement for Scottish universities for the next academic year has been welcomed by Universities Scotland and the National Union of Students.
Welsh universities must merge if they are to be sustainable, the minister for education has reaffirmed.
Further education colleges could make ¡°substantial¡± savings by cutting the costs of bureaucracy, according to the National Audit Office.
Attracting top scholars to the Gulf state's flagship campus is a priority, writes David Matthews in Doha
Police 'uncomfortable' with 'Orwellian' strategy to root out campus militants. David Matthews writes
'Blow to morale' as second staff member to leave within weeks airs grievances. David Matthews writes
The chair of the University of Sussex's council has issued a staunch defence of courses derided as "Mickey Mouse" degrees.
