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Articles by David Matthews
Announcement by new government given cautious welcome by academics ¨C although questions remain over funding and political independence
Leading sociologist of inequality fears boosting the status of a select few universities could mean a closed educational elite, as in the US or France
Presidential push for women¡¯s universities accompanied by scrapping of gender action plan by regulator
Michael Murphy fears universities are now seen as being in ¡®perpetual opposition¡¯ by politicians
There is a vast universe of information about people¡¯s online behaviour. But academics say social media firms are restricting access to it, leaving us in the dark about the web
Constitutional Council decision could strike a blow against expansion plan for international students and grandes ¨¦coles¡¯ fees policy
Machine learning pioneer on how he became obsessed with stars as a child, why many AI predictions are just hype, and whether he is tempted to join big tech full-time
Social scientists argue a lack of access stops them and the public understanding online phenomena ¨C but hope pressure from Brussels could change this
Several European countries are set to educate more graduates than the job market will need, EU report warns
Many scientists believe publicly debating the Alternative for Germany is pointless, but one new study suggests rebutting deniers can be useful
New Social Democrat administration drops annual 2 per cent saving target, but could end teaching subsidy for humanities and social sciences
Some parliamentarians hope Bulgaria¡¯s Mariya Gabriel will reshape the EU¡¯s new research package to spread grants more evenly across the continent
Outgoing commissioner frustrated that countries still strike deals on a country-by-country basis
One in 12 students now pays to go private in Germany, attracted by ¡®niche¡¯ courses, smaller classes and flexible learning schedules
Algorithms may simply lead to ¡®self-fulfilling prophecies¡¯ and do not give reasons for their decisions, Oxford researcher warns
Proposed new law not as tough as some feared ¨C but critics argue focus on Dutch ignores benefits of studying in English
There have been big declines in the proportion of humanities and social science papers published in Norwegian, conference told
Conference on subject area¡¯s future hears warnings against making it mere ¡®problem-solving for the sciences and engineering¡¯
China¡¯s rise has led to a surge in engineering research ¨C although the discipline is growing in importance in other countries too
G?ttingen loses president-elect and chair of search committee after legal challenge
Institutions largely silent over how they allowed their researchers to take financier's funding, despite his interest in eugenics and 2008 sex conviction
With no good data, continental European universities cannot monitor if widening access policies are working
Survey of more than 3,000 academics finds many are sceptical about scholarship they come across
¡®Publish and read¡¯ pact leaves Elsevier as last of three big publishers yet to reach agreement with country¡¯s negotiators
