Brexit

Rise in Continental recruitment offsets overall flattening in transnational education numbers

Ex-European Commission official predicts ‘zero chance’ of UK joining Brussels research programmes after no-deal, with ‘going global’ and looser rules the likely alternatives

Lack of a functioning executive and threat of a no-deal Brexit have put Northern Irish universities in jeopardy: could a new university help?

New vice-chancellor of federal university to focus on boosting international programmes and ‘selling London brand’ post-Brexit  

Younger institutions offer greatest potential for dynamic collaborations, says high commissioner

Universities’ income, collaborations and reputation will all suffer if the country doesn’t re-engage with expertise before it is too late, says Gavin Esler

Director of Universities UK International says some institutions have modelled falls in EU student enrolment of up to 80 per cent

Brexit or no Brexit, scientists across the continent have an obligation to keep standing up for ideals such as integrity, trust and cooperation, writes the European Union’s former director-general of research, Robert-Jan Smits

The former universities minister called for fairer access to the UK’s elite institutions and says there is no free speech crisis on campuses 

European Union students enrolling in 2020-21 will pay same fees as UK students

Colleagues’ failure to fully grasp the more hostile lived reality for EU nationals post-referendum is furthering alienation, says Jawiria Naseem

Technical University of Munich outpost may be joint venture with Imperial College London

But THE analysis also suggests windfall for institutions if fall in student recruitment is modest 

Proposal would also withdraw financial support for students from the European Union

Removal of UK universities from key European research project highlights financial impact of impasse over EU exit

Max Lu defends Surrey’s collaboration with Chinese giant, suggesting that UK government would ban ties if it had evidence of espionage

Leading academics express doubt about UK government’s ability to underwrite large EU funding packages

‘Cloud cuckoo land’ to think British-based academics will be partners of choice after exit from European Union, conference hears

Country wins biggest share of advanced grants, but could soon lose access to fund

Universities minister says domestic programme would offer ‘ability to tailor the scheme to UK needs and target funding where it is most needed’

Post-Brexit UK grants scheme would find it ‘almost impossible’ to match European Research Council’s international competition and quality, former European Commission research head warns

New partnership with the University of Bremen will involve the cross-affiliation of staff

For those reliant on EU funding, seeking appointments at continental universities is the only sensible course, says Peter Coveney

Canada and China are among nations that have seen a boost on measures of internationalisation in past year, based on latest THE ranking

Member universities would be unable to fill 60,000 jobs from abroad, and face increased costs too, says report

Northumbria historian discusses how her research has informed her advocacy and the abuse she has suffered for her campaigning

Brexit copyright issues may prevent researchers from consulting Spare Rib, which for two decades served as ‘the most popular voice of women’s liberation’ in the UK

House of Lords committee also calls for UK to fully associate to EU’s Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ programmes after Brexit

Vice-chancellor predicts ‘very significant’ demand at Leipzig branch campus

Bergen rector says UK's failure to commit to European student mobility overlooks importance of ties between Britain's north and Norway

Seeking special status will further antagonise non-members faced with curtailed access to EU research funding, says Jan Palmowski

As Brexit reaches fever pitch, who knows what damage the 2028 research excellence framework might reveal

Cambridge economist uses nudity to make the case against the UK leaving the European Union and for ‘my body, my choice’

Plan needed as UK and EU ‘may not get back into detail’ on association until November, warns science minister Chris Skidmore

The University of Edinburgh’s in-house immigration expert offers advice to EU citizens thinking about their future in the post-Brexit UK

Research council says that ‘careful thought’ should be given to potential Horizon 2020 collaborations

Britain again edges ahead of Germany in EU research funding race despite Brexit concerns

Vice-chancellor says collaboration with Trinity College Dublin will give institution ‘options and opportunities’

Chris Skidmore’s remarks may be greeted with scepticism by academics

UK universities and research institutes drawing up contingency plans for chaotic departure from European Union

Cutting the UK out of transnational networks will only accelerate post-Brexit isolation, say rectors in Berlin

German-born Lars Chittka says he may now leave the country

Universities may feel held to unachievable standards, but removing barriers for all manner of talented people will make institutions better and stronger

Academics call on employers to provide clarity over support provided amid huge variance in policies within sector, but sky-high costs could deter institutions extending their generosity

UK ‘would still like to explore option’ of association but talks cannot begin until April at the earliest, says new universities minister

Leading figures in UK higher education warn sector will ‘take decades to recover’ from no-deal Brexit

After the Solstice Attack, the University of Rural England has become a bastion of hope and survival, writes John Gilbey. But how far can it push its role as the ultimate post-apocalyptic anchor institution?

Several institutions refusing to pay settlement fees for employees or their families

Andrew Thompson warns suitable plug for UK research funding gaps post-Brexit could take years to deliver

As universities are warned of the risks of being politically partisan, Sam Gyimah’s resignation may leave the sector without a champion to defend it

UUK International director also tells peers that ‘period of discontinuity’ in funding is a ‘real worry’

Remain supporter says failed talks with EU on Galileo satellite programme expose Theresa May's proposed deal as “naive”

Strathclyde pollster says taking a side during the run-up to the referendum made institutions seem out of touch with the general population

UUK debated whether to back second referendum, but that is ‘very difficult to do’, says Cardiff v-c

Key committee agrees that associate members of Horizon Europe ‘may be excluded’ from prestigious funding scheme

Universities minister says academic mobility will be addressed in UK-EU talks on Horizon Europe

Government poll condemned as insensitive

If access to European research funding is to be maintained, more UK research universities need to forge formal links with EU institutions, says Peter Coveney

Stuart Croft warns that loss of access to international research networks could exclude UK from ‘scientific forefront’ for up to 50 years

Ardent pro-European calls for government to ‘go back to the people’