Student aid form delays seen as deterring some students from enrolling this autumn, but modifications still seen as making things simpler for future applicants
October deadline Ucas data shows drop in university applications from UK 18-year-olds, and declining interest in medicine courses, but rising interest from China and US
A winner of this year’s Ig Nobels describes how he debunked claims about extreme ageing, his alternative career path as a surfer, and why the thermal tolerance of plants keeps him up at night
Figures reveal dramatic rise in AI-related misconduct at Russell Group universities, with further questions raised by sector’s ‘patchy record-keeping’ and inconsistent approach to detection
Researchers need to get politicians to focus on addressing underlying issues instead of short-term problems, according to former chief scientific adviser