The UK suffered an outflow of nearly 1,300 scientists in 2020, having been a net importer of academics in 2015, the year before the Brexit vote to leave the EU, OECD data shows.
Up to 20% of Queens University's research funding is at risk due to a row between the EU and UK.
Scientific leaders have urged the government not to abandon talks to enable the UK to participate in a €100bn European research programme.
Tens of millions of pounds will be spent on rescuing UK science and medical research projects at risk from a damaging post-Brexit dispute with the EU.
A fast-track visa route for Nobel prize laureates and other award-winners in science, engineering, the humanities and medicine has failed to attract any applicants.
UK scientists are likely to be "frozen out" of EU research programmes because of delays in Brexit negotiations, according to MPs.
‘With each passing day opportunities are missed,’ says Brexit-backing chair of select committee.
The UK’s scientists have missed out on £1.5 billion in Horizon 2020 funds since the country voted to leave the EU in 2016. Campaigners say that the figures reveal the extent to which Brexit uncertainty damaged collaborations between UK researchers and their colleagues across Europe.
This week is five years since the vote to leave the European Union. New analysis from Scientists for EU shows that since then UK grants on the Horizon programme have steadily plummeted.
Dr Mike Galsworthy said: "Brexit uncertainty over five years has knocked the UK’s position down several rungs and blown a huge hole in our funds and networks."
Researchers in the UK were overwhelmingly opposed to Brexit. Now, new estimates of lost funding show these concerns were justified, says the Scientists for EU campaign.
British sentiment toward leaving the European Union appears to be changing. As the United Kingdom marks a year since its Brexit referendum vote, a new opinion poll shows that a majority now wants to stay. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant gets a range of reactions as the country faces its independent future.
Promises to protect scientific and medical research after Brexit hit by £14bn funding gap, MPs warn
15/06/2021
UK legally agreed to pay £15bn to stay in Horizon Europe project - but only £1bn has been found.
A NEW Scottish Government fund aims to “reinvigorate and repair” research links with Europe following Brexit.
Border hold-ups and complex new rules are causing supply shortages in laboratories that jeopardise research, says Wellcome Sanger Institute.
The UK’s science community is urging the prime minister, Boris Johnson, to match funding to rhetoric, as arguments continue over where the budget for the UK’s association to the EU’s Horizon Europe research programme will come from.
Fisking Frost - Chris Grey
12/03/2021
[This post will] provide a detailed analysis of an article written by David (now Lord) Frost in this week’s Sunday Telegraph.
British science needs free movement - Nature
28/11/2014
As the debate on immigration in the UK becomes increasingly visceral, British science risks being caught in the crossfire. / Over the past few years, there has been rising concern in the academic community that Britain's tough stance on immigration is putting off the most talented foreign scientists and driving them to competing nations.
For almost 50 years, the NHS benefited from easy access to a large market, meaning it’s been first in the queue for the latest innovations. But what impact might Brexit have on medicines, medical devices and life sciences in the UK? Mark Dayan explains, in a blog that was first published in the BMJ on 26 February.
Borders in Ireland, Brexit & What's Next for UK Science? SCIENCE & POLITICS WITH MIKE GALSWORTHY [1 hr]
12/02/2021
This week Dr Mike Galsworthy looks at the Brexit arrangements in the Irish Sea and the resulting outrage from parts of the Unionist community in Northern Ireland. ... taking a look at the future of UK Science, upcoming developments and our place in the world of science after Brexit.
Life after Brexit: As UK starts new research partnership with EU there are many wrinkles to iron out
28/01/2021
UK contribution of €2B per annum to Horizon Europe smooths the way, but researchers are concerned visas, data transfer and assorted red tape will cause friction, a Science|Business conference hears
Just in case you don't fancy the 1,200+ page document on Boxing Day.
Angry scientists must fight to pick up the pieces after Brexit Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2095198-angry-scientists-must-fight-to-pick-up-the-pieces-after-brexit/#ixzz6fxavC4Pu
27/06/2016
Brexit is the heartbreaking outcome of a misinformed debate. Scientists must fight to pick up the pieces, says Mike Galsworthy.