Brexit

Sir Mark Walport acknowledges ‘challenge’ of UK’s departure from European Union as sector anxiety grows

UK government ‘negligent’ to begin negotiations to leave EU without key role being filled, campaigners say

The election of President Trump and Brexit have created a perception that the US and UK no longer welcome international student mobility, say Aldwyn Cooper and Marguerite Dennis

Video presentations and slides from the 2017 Times Higher Education Data Symposium in London

Universities UK and the French University Presidents’ Conference aim to increase mobility and develop more joint degrees

Sector figures say government proposals fail to guarantee future for academics based in the UK

Research policy expert says there is ‘no need’ for higher education to make ‘special case’ for universities during negotiations

Royal Irish Academy survey respondents warn against hard border between North and South

Free movement and ECJ jurisdiction seen as potential stumbling blocks at Russell Group's meeting with MEPs

Country’s scientists must be able to demonstrate that they can continue competing on the world stage, senior academic says

Reciprocal academic visa also among ideas under consideration by vice-chancellors

All-Ireland student visa needed to cope with Brexit fallout, says v-c

UCU figures on job cut plans in 2017 reveal scholars’ vulnerability in wake of Brexit and TEF

UK universities may be among the most autonomous, but they need international cooperation to make their voices heard, says Paul Boyle

Cap on student visas and more pressure on universities to ensure recruits are ‘genuine’ seen as potential measures

Hesa figures show EU nationals make up more than a quarter of all academics at a third of mission group’s members

Felipe Fernández-Armesto takes issue with a claim that the EU has been playing the sovereignty card in Brexit negotiations

Medical charity sets out demands to allow it to invest ‘confidently’

European Union students enrolling next year will pay the same fees as UK students

University’s head of Brexit strategy urges universities to apply pressure over ‘essential’ priority

What should have been a straightforward application for leave to remain in the UK turned into a Kafkaesque nightmare for University of St Andrews’ lecturer Emily Michelson, whose research trip to Italy proved too much for visa administrators to handle

University of Gibraltar vice-chancellor Daniella Tilbury reflects on how Brexit negotiations are awakening old insecurities

John Morgan finds sector statements on ‘momentous day’ taste a little bland

Article 50 offers institutions across Europe the opportunity for universities to connect and engage with society, says Martin Paul

Lack of clear strategy to keep UK in EU’s research framework is blocking new collaborative projects

Survey reveals Paris is the most popular location among prospective recruits

We must make it clearer to UK-based European scholars that the UK higher education sector wishes to remain open, says Sir Keith Burnett

Leave-supporting MP challenged in debate with King’s College London academic

University of Waterloo recruits British academics ‘worried about future’ after referendum

Latest data on research grants show just how much UK institutions get from the EU

Life science is a big part of the UK government’s industrial strategy, but neglecting basic research will drive top researchers abroad and threaten the flow of translatable discoveries, says Philippe Froguel

Comments are a further sign that European institutions are gearing up to poach UK-based researchers

Fears that Scottish institution will be first of many institutions to make cuts

Research shows which UK institutions interact heavily with EU companies

From Australia to Singapore, David Matthews and John Elmes weigh the pros and cons of likely destinations

But Cambridge head warns that perceived isolation from neighbours is ‘biggest challenge’

Latest Hesa data throw spotlight on disciplines most at risk from flight of EU talent from UK 

The UK-US research relationship post-Brexit must work for both countries, says Darragh Murnane

Capital’s institutions may be hit by a ‘perfect storm’, warn scholars

Key figures from the sector have their say on ‘worrying’ figures

Former minister in charge of higher education says Theresa May could have won single market concessions 

President of ETH Zurich talks to Times Higher Education rankings editor Phil Baty

Theresa May has hinted she wants to continue research links, but it is unclear why the EU would agree to maintain the UK’s current deal

Australia also makes gains in list of most attractive English-speaking nations as US slips

Capital’s institutions have highest reliance on European students, THE analysis of latest Hesa data finds

Fears about the consequences of Brexit are widespread, says Sally Hunt

New partnerships could help UK universities retain research links and EU funding, says Rik Torfs

Although remuneration slipped off the top of the agenda at UK universities last year, generous salary rises for v-cs will not be overlooked, says Jack Grove

Reading popular science articles causes non-scientists to overrate their expertise, research finds

John Morgan on how the EU used research programmes as a weapon to enforce free movement

Lords report urges government to step up efforts to attract academics in wake of Brexit vote

Universities warn parliamentary inquiry that Brexit vote already deterring staff and students from coming to UK

President Meric Gertler reflects on Canadian universities’ potential to ‘capitalise’ on political climate in competitor nations

Vice-principal tells SRHE annual conference that arts and humanities scholars cannot suddenly shift area of focus to different cultural settings 

UK universities can now ‘feel confident’ in recruiting postgraduate students for 2017-18, says RCUK chair

For British science to thrive rather than just survive, EU partnerships and global recruitment remain key to fruitful collisions of concepts, says Ian Walmsley