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Svante Pääbo follows in footsteps of his father, a fellow Nobel laureate

Iain Mansfield warns ‘widespread discrimination’ against wealthier students weakens university funding case

Sorin Cîmpeanu accused of ‘trying to legislate in his own interest’ for draft law that would introduce amnesty for plagiarism more than three years ago

Demand and quality questioned by businesses and universities as reforms leave majority of STEM courses at full length

English regulator announces long-awaited thresholds higher education providers must meet to avoid the risk of sanctions

Virtual exchanges and microcredentials off the table until rules are redrawn

Steep rise in dropouts blamed on cost of living as inflation erodes value of student finance

Twelve universities understood to have been unsuccessful in applications under controversial new regime

Union’s survey finds majority feels social class determines career progression in higher education

Half of students feel universities are becoming less tolerant, and most back legislation on the issue, but survey reveals complex picture overall

‘Fluffy rationale’, ‘uncooked records’ and ‘kidney disappointment’ are among the nonsensical terms that have exposed bogus scientific papers

The Italian physicist known for making complex science intelligible explains how radical student politics, hallucinogenic drugs and hitch-hiking around America helped him become one of science’s foremost thinkers