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Design schools will "hit the wall" due to Brexit, warns The Council for Higher Education in Art & Design
19/12/2016
The Brexit vote has led to a "brain drain" of teaching staff and a drop in student numbers at the UK's architecture and design institutes, according to a body representing creative higher education establishments, which warns that universities will be forced to shut down.
Britain faces exclusion from one of the glowing successes of European Union membership: a university study programme that has benefited tens of thousands of British young people and many more from the EU visiting Britain.
University leaders have said that a no-deal Brexit would constitute “one of the biggest threats” ever faced by the sector, as figures revealed a further decline in EU student enrolment, particularly in postgraduate research.
The warning came as university leaders called on MPs to ensure research funding was not lost
No-Deal Brexit Could Put Cancer Treatment And Climate Change Research At Risk, Universities Warn
04/01/2019
Universities have warned ministers of the risks to research, staff and students if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal. Higher education bosses said a “no-deal” Brexit would “compromise” vital studies into cancer treatments and climate change.
As academics from a variety of disciplines, we wish for Britain to remain in the European Union ... each of us believes that the interests of British universities and the knowledge economy they represent, as well as the wider future of the United Kingdom and of our continent, are best served by staying In.
Sir Martin Donnelly: UK trade and exports – the challenge of how British firms succeed after Brexit
28/02/2018
Sir Martin shared his insight on what challenges the Government is facing, what the Government and business should do now and how the UK seeks to forge new trading relationships outside of the European Union.
Glasgow University’s principal, Anton Muscatelli, says fears about the UK’s place in the research community post-Brexit are already affecting recruitment.
Higher education chiefs, struggling with uncertainty and challenges in regulation and funding, look to soften blow of EU exit.
Vice-chancellors, fearing a loss of research money and students post Brexit, are on an EU charm offensive.
Brexit is risking student numbers and vital research funding, says head of Oxford University after school is named world’s best
22/09/2016
The institution’s Vice Chancellor says other universities are already trying to poach her academics.
1,500 students could also lose opportunity to study abroad.
Half think leaving EU will make it harder to find graduate role; 78 per cent fear career prospects will be harmed, poll finds.
Vice chancellor Max Lu said universities faced "unprecedented pressures", including Brexit and a possible reduction in tuition fees.
Universities say vital projects are ‘days from stalling’ as EU grants could be lost.
Universities Are Weighing Up The Cost Of Language Students' Years Abroad After A No-Deal Brexit
05/03/2019
“I am really uncertain about what will happen,” said one language student who is unsure whether her year abroad will go ahead.
The loss of the scheme would be a devastating blow for the social mobility of students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Radioactive waste to pile up at hospitals, universities and factories due to supply fears
07/04/2019
Ministers told to own up about any risks to health and security, after limits are quietly relaxed. / Radioactive waste will be piled up above normal safety limits at hospitals, universities and factories because of fears that Brexit will disrupt supply chains.
Guy Verhofstadt says EU 'will never accept' Theresa May's plan to hike tuition fees for European students
29/04/2019
The European Union “will never accept” a move by Theresa May to raise tuition fees for EU students after Brexit, the European Parliament’s Brexit chief has said.
Student Union Leaders Demand Government Abandon Any Plan To Charge EU Students More After Brexit
01/05/2019
More than 100 elected student union representatives from across the country have written to Damian Hinds demanding he abandon any plan to charge EU students more after Brexit.
This Government Wants To Throw EU Students Under The Bus – Student Reps Like Me Won't Let Them
01/05/2019
Plans to raise fees for EU students, remove vital financial support and make it far harder for us to apply to study would shut off our world class education sector from the world.