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The Guardian highlights university leaders’ concerns about UK higher education funding relying excessively on overseas student fees.

A “cheerful scientist” from Oxford university has warned the government that evil robots could one day turn against humanity and “destroy all of humanity.”

Thousands of rail workers, university lecturers, teachers and civil servants are expected to strike on 1 February, the Metro reports.

As school-leavers book their university places this week, they face “double heartbreak.” According to the Daily Mail, the clearing process will be the “fiercest in years”.

The Guardian leads with the government being forced to fund hundreds of extra university places on medical and dental courses in England amid grade inflation caused by the cancelling of exams. 

The NHS care watchdog is considering a criminal prosecution against Nottingham University Hospitals Trust over its alleged failure to provide safe care to mothers and babies, according to The Independent.

Comedian Jack Whitehall was told to show more respect after the BBC banned an old joke he made about a dwarf university friend, the Daily Star writes.  

A vaccine will bring the world a “step closer” to ending the pandemic, The Guardian has quoted Oxford university’s Professor Sarah Gilbert as saying. 

The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca are boosting hopes the coronavirus can be beaten, according to the Financial Times, which reports the partnership vaccine is due to be submitted for regulatory approval “immediately”. 

The Daily Star leads with the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Oxford University, which produces a strong immune response in older adults, data from early trials has shown.

Metro says students at Birmingham University have been given used coronavirus test kits after they were distributed by the city council. 

The Guardian goes with the impact of coronavirus on the new university year, saying three of the UK’s largest are stopping face-to-face teaching after a spike in cases on campus.

The Daily Mirror reports on confusion over the latest coronavirus restrictions, with students feeling trapped inside at university while drinkers mix freely after pubs close at 10pm.

The union for university staff and academics calls for in-person teaching to stop until the test and trace system is “fixed” and the spread of coronavirus is brought under control. That’s the lead story in The…

On the front page of Metro is an article of 19-year-old university student Stuart Hawk, who has been issued a £10,000 fine for breaking coronavirus rules after about 50 people turned up to a party…

The US president is considering fast-tracking the potential COVID-19 vaccine being worked on by Oxford University so it can be used in the US before the election, according to the Financial Times.

The Guardian says the “humiliating U-turn” has left thousands of pupils in limbo. The government is set to lift the cap on university places but the paper says vice-chancellors have warned they will not have…