Stephen Curry offers a researcher's perspective on the possible outcomes of the Brexit.

EU funding was a vital lifeline for our world-leading scientific research sector. That, and so much more, has now been blown away

The Brexit referendum was not fought on evidence but on prejudice around immigration, Glover says.

Politicians in the UK and EU are going to need every available foundation on which to rebuild trust and mutual interests.

Focus on bridge-building, open the science cloud, clarify the rules – these are among the steps that the EU should now take to turn the UK’s departure from disaster to opportunity.

Even the best-case scenario for a UK withdrawal from the EU would be hugely disruptive, both domestically and across the continent, says Peter Fisch.

Danish academic says that building a knowledge economy is no longer a ‘dominant wish’ for country leaders.

Funding for British research and innovation is only one reason.

The result of next week’s crucial UK referendum on whether or not to remain in the European Union will have worldwide repercussions.

The result of next week’s crucial UK referendum on whether or not to remain in the European Union will have worldwide repercussions.

More than 500 million people and 28 nations make up the European Union. It will lose one of its richest, most populous members, if the United Kingdom votes to leave on 23 June. Ahead of a possible ‘Brexit’, Nature examines five core ways that the EU shapes the course of research.

Imagine what would happen if the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in the referendum of the 23rd June 2016? To give our readers a better idea of the consequences of the Brexit for the country's scientists, EuroScientist has commissioned UK technology journalist Paul Hill to write a fictional day in the life of a British academic post-Brexit. This gives food for thought on the factors influencing the position of Europe's centre of gravity in research.