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Prison governor-turned-criminologist David Wilson tells Rachael Pells about befriending killers, doing unauthorised research and challenging his students’ preconceptions

Travel time negatively affected progression at three of six London universities studies

Unite Students’ executive pay deals prompt union criticism of ‘massive rises funded by public money and student debt’

Abolishing predicted grades system would help poorer students, says Angela Rayner

Data underline strength of links built via EU framework programmes and highlight amount of work needed to develop ties further afield

Leader, who will relinquish post in September 2020, credited with leaving institution in ‘very strong’ position

Pan-continental prosperity will suffer if the UK’s near-absence from the European University project is a sign of things to come, says Martin Paul

New warden of London institution also announces levy on single-use plastic

University says scheme will give junior academics ‘opportunity to experience life as a full-time lecturer’, but critics suspect REF link

Newcastle’s Jane Robinson wants to work strategically with local partners to help address north east’s post-industrial challenges

The prime minster’s speech offers a reminder of Vote Leave’s pledges on UK science, and misleading words about EU support, John Morgan writes

UK admissions processes haven’t changed for decades but a new system will demand flexibility for the shifting policy landscape and fluctuating demographics, says Chris Husbands