UK universities predict record student dropout rate theguardian.com Fears that young people have ‘lost the discipline of learning’ add to student’s money worries as part-time jobs dry up...

The UK’s quest for affordable fusion by 2040 bbc.com For decades, fusion has been the alchemy of our technological age. So, how feasible is the UK’s plan to build a commercially viable fusion power plant by 2040...

Universities see EU students halve post-Brexit as non-EU numbers rise bbc.com A vice-chancellor says EU students have halved since Brexit, but the number of non-EU learners is up....

UK takes £400m stake in satellite firm OneWeb bbc.com The UK helps rescue company from bankruptcy as part of a plan to replace the EU's Galileo sat-nav system....

Facebook’s UK users will lose EU privacy protections next year theverge.com The move will affect Instagram and WhatsApp users as well...

UK mathematician wins richest prize in academia theguardian.com Martin Hairer takes $3m Breakthrough prize for work a colleague said must have been done by aliens...