Danes hamstrung in European alliances by inflexible regulations Virtual exchanges and microcredentials off the table until rules are redrawn By Ben Upton 30 September
UK undergraduate withdrawals increase by 23 per cent Steep rise in dropouts blamed on cost of living as inflation erodes value of student finance By Tom Williams 29 September
Universities could launch legal action over teacher training axe Twelve universities understood to have been unsuccessful in applications under controversial new regime By Chris Havergal 29 September
From hippy activist to science guru: Carlo Rovelli on why ‘wasting time’ is key to scientific discovery 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 By Matthew Reisz 29 September
Drive to improve university civic engagement wins ?3.7 million Sheffield Hallam to develop new framework assessing English higher education institutions’ community development activities By Chris Havergal 29 September
Share ‘Plan B’ research funding more fairly than Horizon – paper Alternative to Horizon Europe should examine why ‘closed clubs’ of elite universities enjoy so much funding success, says Hepi report By Jack Grove 29 September
Being working class holds back our careers, say UK academics Union’s survey finds majority feels social class determines career progression in higher education By Tom Williams 29 September
Students fear for free speech – and support efforts to protect it Half of students feel universities are becoming less tolerant, and most back legislation on the issue, but survey reveals complex picture overall By Tom Williams 29 September
Scientific sleuths use ‘tortured phrases’ to find research fraud ‘Fluffy rationale’, ‘uncooked records’ and ‘kidney disappointment’ are among the nonsensical terms that have exposed bogus scientific papers By Jack Grove 29 September
USS chief executive Bill Galvin to step down next year Head of UK higher education’s biggest pension scheme to depart once successor is appointed By Chris Havergal 28 September
New UK-Africa partnerships confront science’s ‘colonial legacy’ New wave of funding schemes aims to counter ‘parachute research’ and brain drain By Jack Grove 28 September
OfS seeks collaboration, not intervention, in access reboot Hitting targets ‘not the be-all and end-all’, John Blake tells THE, as national risk register for higher education participation planned By Tom Williams 28 September
