Brexit

Andrew Noble says students should study locally at undergraduate level and then travel to Britain for postgraduate courses

The country’s deep belief in cooperation coexists with a quiet opportunism about recruitment and funding, say Tim Seidenschnur and Georg Krücken 

If governments commit extra funding and researchers accept the growing industrial emphasis, the European Research Area can fly, says Jan Palmowski

New R&D network will help Wales become more research competitive amid fears over loss of regional funds after Brexit

Internal Market Bill brings warnings that Horizon Europe deal will be near impossible if UK and EU are ‘embittered’ by trade talks failure

Some universities fear losing 40-50 per cent of international student numbers in Covid crisis, MPs also hear

This week’s deal will tip the balance back towards fundamental research – and it might not have been done at all, says Jan Palmowski 

Changes to EU plans could deter UK government by making it net contributor to Horizon Europe, UUKi director warns

New recruits from bloc will pay same fees as other international learners from September 2021 onwards

Manchester v-c also calls for rethink on REF and predicts UK will not join next EU research programme

Announcement ‘seen as bad news’ but ‘not a huge surprise’ following Brexit

Extra funds for science are welcome, but tipping the balance towards challenge-led research must not become the new normal, warns Jan Palmowski

Former universities minister also recommends that UK prioritises recruitment from India to remain competitive after pandemic

A 2017 speech by Emmanuel Macron on European identity has led to the creation of an initial 17 pan-continental consortia involving 114 universities. But do they amount to anything more than yet more vacuous memoranda of understanding? David Matthews reports

A renewed European Research Area can be a fresh call to arms for scientific excellence across the continent, says Jan Palmowski

Latest data also suggest a fall in the absolute numbers of younger EU academics working in the UK

Influential Portuguese MEP calls for rapid UK-EU agreement on Horizon Europe association

Refusal to release report on post-Brexit demand raises question of whether fee and loan arrangements will feature in UK-EU trade talks

Academics say they are relieved that the government will seek to participate in EU research programme, but danger of full package of agreements collapsing is ‘a real scenario’

But government says it will seek to participate in Erasmus+ only ‘on a time-limited basis’

Sydney v-c says upcoming move to London ‘made more interesting’ by uncertainty around city’s global position 

Former European Commissioner for trade argues that with UK-EU trade deal in 2020 impossible, research link relies on extra time

Despite Brexit, Mauro Ferrari hopes for ‘reasonable construct’ that ‘allows scientists to do their job in the best possible way’

UK academics love the ERC, but selective participation in Horizon Europe is unlikely to be on the table, says John Womersley

Sinn Féin’s desire for an all-Ireland education system could see it reject fee rises north of the border, says Diana Beech

Fears of recruitment hit lead institutions to consider action, as government keeps under wraps report on student demand impact

Data suggest the subject has one of the highest shares of students from other EU nations in UK universities

Announcements on visas, funding and bureaucracy seen as sign of growing influence of Dominic Cummings

As the UK finally leaves the European Union after years of turmoil, Simon Usherwood says it is time for remain-supporting academics to focus on the future. But Tanja Bueltmann says that for EU academics the scars are too deep

EU and UK should negotiate ‘standalone’ research deal outside wider talks to avoid damaging science with break, Wellcome Trust recommends

‘No threat’ to UK involvement in European Union’s student mobility programme, Boris Johnson tells MPs

Experts say Derry-Donegal institution could support access and post-Brexit research collaboration

Party tables amendments to withdrawal agreement bill, but may struggle to overcome Boris Johnson’s majority

Others suggest government position on joining research programme is unchanged, while Cummings’ view may balance criticism of EU on research with openness to association

Latest data on income, staff and research funding show the key challenges facing UK higher education in the coming years

Italian medic Fabio Quondamatteo says EU referendum result is behind ‘difficult and painful’ decision to leave for Ireland

Restrictions on loan access for university courses with low graduate earnings under consideration for Tory manifesto, though Augar-inspired cuts not ruled out

Would-be Brexit Party MP Kevin Yuill says he is encouraged by support for Leave party among staff and students

But long-awaited review does put forward suggestion for ‘flagship’ initiative similar to ERC if UK does not associate to Horizon Europe

As mistrust between the EU and UK deepens, politics could scupper British association to the next framework programme, says Jan Palmowksi

UK and Switzerland risk missing out on beginning of €100 billion (£86 billion) programme, alongside potential newcomers Australia and Canada

Chris Skidmore reiterates desire for UK to associate to Horizon Europe, but says negotiations are unlikely to begin until the second quarter of 2020

Previously unseen data emerge as survey reveals universities’ anxiety over recruitment and retention

‘Potential paralysis of a no-deal Brexit and the current state of chaos are hurting UK science’, says Royal Society president Sir Venki Ramakrishnan

Juergen Maier calls on UK government to associate to Horizon Europe post-Brexit, but also to create British innovation fund

Academic lawyers have helped to resolve legal puzzles, but wider engagement can be demanding and ineffective, says Kenneth Armstrong

Academic also claims European Commission officials told him UK coordinators would be kicked out in event of no-deal Brexit

UUK survey of institutions suggest most feel prepared but student recruitment and staff retention already being hit

Shift in alignment towards US sparks doubts over Horizon Europe association

Ministers considering report outlining possibility of setting up domestic alternative post-Brexit

Brexit, domestic funding threats and declining public trust could conspire to undermine a critical national asset, says Louise Richardson

European Union nationals to be limited to three years in UK if country crashes out of bloc

UK’s exit removes a ‘powerful brake’ against extreme ideas at a time of increased lobbying, say experts 

Universities minister ‘needs to come out and say what he thinks’, says one vice-chancellor

Union says move will limit MPs’ ability to scrutinise impact of government’s no-deal Brexit plans on higher education

Poland’s underperforming university system raises hard questions for those who advocate academic self-government over ‘managerialism’ 

Data underline strength of links built via EU framework programmes and highlight amount of work needed to develop ties further afield

Pan-continental prosperity will suffer if the UK’s near-absence from the European University project is a sign of things to come, says Martin Paul

Research leaders welcome announcements but warn of impact of no-deal departure

Fees are seen by some as a proxy for quality, so an increase might not be all that bad, says Hepi report