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Rheumatologist previously served as government chief scientific adviser and director of Wellcome Trust

Gavin Williamson also calls for restrictions on unconditional offers more widely, potentially via grade threshold or numbers cap

World Economic Forum economist Saadia Zahidi says campuses must prevent ‘hollowing-out of the middle class’ for sake of social stability

Italian mathematician Alessio Figalli says falling short demonstrates the testing and unknowable nature of research

Shift in alignment towards US sparks doubts over Horizon Europe association

Commons Science and Technology Committee also calls for rebalancing of funding between disciplines and greater support for small, specialist institutions

Ministers considering report outlining possibility of setting up domestic alternative post-Brexit

Brexit, domestic funding threats and declining public trust could conspire to undermine a critical national asset, says Louise Richardson

UK universities struggle in latest league table, as institutions in Germany, China and Australia make progress

Laser expert challenges university over alleged age discrimination and unfair dismissal

Boris Johnson government announces reversal of Theresa May’s abolition of the visas, seven years on

International students want to know that they are studying in a country that can set them up for a successful career, says Seema Kennedy