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Brexit's Back: the Five Issues That Will Shape Science

Brexit's Back: the Five Issues That Will Shape Science

Europe's political shake-up is approaching - for researchers, key factors such as immigration and funding hang in the balance.

EU Research Head Optimistic on Post-Brexit Future

EU Research Head Optimistic on Post-Brexit Future

The future scientific relationship is the European Research Council's biggest challenge, new head says.

EU and UK Research Organisations Plan a Strong Future Relationship Post Brexit

EU and UK Research Organisations Plan a Strong Future Relationship Post Brexit

On the day that the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, higher education and research organisations from across the UK and Europe have reaffirmed their commitment to working together, and are calling on their respective governments to make this a priority.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Research: UK is Out, but What Does the Future Hold?

So Long, and Thanks for All the Research: UK is Out, but What Does the Future Hold?

And so it is finally happening: tomorrow at midnight central European time, the EU bids farewell to the UK. After a tortured three-and-a-half year plod to the exit, the country heads into an eleven month transition period where everything stands still, and then into the unknown of the yet-to-be negotiated Future Relationship. In light of the historic moment, Science|Business contacted science figures around Europe, to find out:

Brexit: Implications for Swiss Higher Education Institutions

Brexit: Implications for Swiss Higher Education Institutions

Resources compiled by swissuniversities to address questions that UK researchers and students on mobility programmes within Swiss higher education institutions will be confronted with after the Brexit.

Calls for Continued UK-EU Cooperation As Brexit Bell Tolls

Calls for Continued UK-EU Cooperation As Brexit Bell Tolls

On the day of the UK leaving the EU, 36 research and higher education organisations from across Europe published a joint statement stressing that they “wish to continue working together”, and called for the UK to fully participate in future EU R&D and education programmes.

British Prime Minister Unveils Fast-track Science Visas After Brexit

British Prime Minister Unveils Fast-track Science Visas After Brexit

The British government hails the UK as "open to the most talented minds" with quicker route in for scientists.

Future of UK Science Hangs in the Balance in Crucial Year

Future of UK Science Hangs in the Balance in Crucial Year

Promises to double funding and create new blue skies research agency sit uneasily with likelihood of crashing out of EU science programmes.

Viewpoint: We Lost the Brexit Argument. But We Need to Fight on

Viewpoint: We Lost the Brexit Argument. But We Need to Fight on

The Scientists for EU group is gearing up for 2020 after the desperate disappointment of losing its three-and-a-half year campaign against Brexit - a result that has major implications for research.

Memo to London: 'No Cherry Picking' over Horizon Europe Membership

Memo to London: 'No Cherry Picking' over Horizon Europe Membership

The European Union's top research official telegraphed a message to the UK's Brexit negotiators: When it comes to a post-Brexit deal on research cooperation, there can be "no cherry picking."

What the United Kingdom's 'Brexit Election' Means for Science

What the United Kingdom's 'Brexit Election' Means for Science

Promises to raise research spending and take action on climate change overshadowed by scientists' fears about leaving the European Union.

Lib Dems Warn of Brexit Brain Drain As EU Academics Quit

Lib Dems Warn of Brexit Brain Drain As EU Academics Quit

Figures show 11,000 have left UK universities in three years since referendum.

'We're at Breaking Point': Will UK Scientists' Big Ideas Survive Brexit?

'We're at Breaking Point': Will UK Scientists' Big Ideas Survive Brexit?

Funding for blue skies research is falling in favour of work aligned with the government's strategic priorities.

UK Academics Face Furious Backlash for Encouraging Students to Vote

UK Academics Face Furious Backlash for Encouraging Students to Vote

Universities have a legal obligation to encourage voter registration. This has prompted an angry reaction in some areas.

7 Things Manifesto Writers Should Know About Science | Wellcome

7 Things Manifesto Writers Should Know About Science | Wellcome

A UK election has been called for the 12 December. That means the scramble is on for the political parties to pull together a manifesto that will capture the imagination and lead to votes.

Brexit Uncertainty Sees UK Share of EU Research Funding Drop from 16% to 11%

Brexit Uncertainty Sees UK Share of EU Research Funding Drop from 16% to 11%

The UK's share of EU research funding has fallen dramatically because of Brexit uncertainty, with the country's take home from the EU Horizon 2020 programme cut by almost €500 million since 2015, according an analysis by the Royal Society.

Split Decisions: How Brexit Has Taken a Toll on Five Researchers

Split Decisions: How Brexit Has Taken a Toll on Five Researchers

U.K. efforts to leave the European Union have pushed out scientists and convinced some not to come.