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About 1,000 university research jobs are at risk unless the UK government urgently replaces European Union funding, bosses have warned.
The number of EU students enrolling has dropped by more than half. / Earlier this month, Rishi Sunak laid out his half-baked plan to keep Britain’s youth studying Maths. For Europe’s scholars, however, seeking an education in the UK is a prospect that financially no longer adds up. Applying to university in the UK has lost its shine.
The number of EU students choosing to study in the UK has dropped by half since Brexit, according to new official figures.
Number of EU students enrolling at UK universities plummets by more than 50 per cent post-Brexit
27/01/2023
Data shows that the amount of students from the EU joining an undergraduate or postgraduate course plummeted from 66,680 in 2020 to 31,000 in 2021.
The 2021/22 academic year saw a 53% fall in the number of first-year EU students enrolling at British universities.
Brexit barriers are having a significant impact on North East small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), hitting their exports as they struggle with regulations and red tape, a new report this week reveals. The region’s universities are another sector badly hit...
Students say the Turing Scheme is plagued with problems and leaves them facing uncertainty even after they begin study.
When Boris Johnson agreed the Brexit divorce package with the EU, he promised it would unleash innovation, turning Britain into an agile “science superpower”. But rather than boost UK science and technology, Brexit has – so far – damaged it,
UK must not deprioritise European student recruitment amid Brexit challenges, UUKi and Studyportals warn
03/11/2022
A major new analysis piece from UUKi and Studyportals urges the UK Government and universities to prioritise European student recruitment, and makes recommendations for stabilising and regrowing student numbers in opportunity markets.
Mark Drakeford says during Dublin visit that his country has not found itself to be better off after leaving the EU.
Four international scientists explain how a grant debacle stemming from Brexit has affected their research and career plans. / UK science suffered a significant setback in June, when the European Research Council (ERC) confirmed that 143 UK-based researchers would forfeit their prestigious ERC grants unless they relocated to a country in the European Union.
Spiralling inflation, crops left in the field and travel chaos: 10 reasons Brexit has been disastrous for Britain
03/02/2022
As small businesses crumble, shelves get emptier and the care-worker shortage intensifies, life outside the EU is having a dire effect on many of us. Why aren’t politicians talking about it?
Applications from EU students who want to study in Irish universities have more than trebled since the 2016 Brexit referendum.
The issue as it stands prevents students from Ireland, who are studying in UK universities, from applying for medical internships within the Irish health service.
To do their jobs properly, scientists need stability. They need secure sources of funding. They need to be able to collaborate with other researchers across the globe, without unnecessary barriers. / But there’s a huge question mark hanging over the UK’s involvement in major scientific programmes like Horizon Europe.
One of Scotland’s top cancer experts is considering moving a major research project abroad amid political turmoil and warnings that a Brexit-linked impasse over EU funding will starve universities of talent.
The Vice-Chancellor says failure to secure associate membership of Horizon Europe could do long term damage to UK universities.
Under the UK’s new immigration system, migrants from the European Union face more restrictive rules than those from the rest of the world. The effects on overall migration numbers may be limited, but the skills and sectoral mix of migrants may look substantially different.
Fewer scholars from Italy, Germany, France and Netherlands working in British universities, says report.
The Brexit effect is easy to see in UK universities. A continuing failure to agree UK association with the Horizon Europe research programme has put eligibility to conduct EU-funded research in the UK in a precarious position, undermining international collaborations and prompting some academics to relocate to the mainland.
The number of pupils admitted to Oxford University from EU countries has halved in the past five years, according to the University’s annual admissions report, which also indicated that the decline was expected as a result of Brexit.
UK ministers have been accused of failing to support Scottish universities as they battle to maintain their competitive position in the post-Brexit era.
Dispute over Northern Ireland protocol puts associate membership of Horizon Europe scheme in doubt.
Canada Gains European Students
08/04/2022
Analysis of data suggests that Brexit is responsible for the transatlantic shift.