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Academies publish joint statement on research & innovation after the EU referendum

Academies publish joint statement on research & innovation after the EU referendum

The Academy of Medical Sciences, the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society, the Learned Society of Wales, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Irish Academy have published a statement on research and innovation after the EU Referendum.

Why Brexit may be a deadly experiment for science

Why Brexit may be a deadly experiment for science

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

Science's status shifts in new Brexit government

Science's status shifts in new Brexit government

Reshuffled UK administration signals change for research and science policy.

UK scientists dropped from EU projects because of post-Brexit funding fears

UK scientists dropped from EU projects because of post-Brexit funding fears

Doubts over the UK’s ability to win future project grants mean some EU partners are avoiding working with British researchers.

Q&A: Former E.U. science adviser Anne Glover on U.K. research after Brexit: 'I'm very pessimistic'

Q&A: Former E.U. science adviser Anne Glover on U.K. research after Brexit: 'I'm very pessimistic'

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

What’s next? 5 Brexit lessons for European research

What’s next? 5 Brexit lessons for European research

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.

Brexit would open a can of worms for research policy in Europe

Brexit would open a can of worms for research policy in Europe

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.

Universities UK statement on the outcome of the EU referendum

Universities UK statement on the outcome of the EU referendum

​ Dame Julia Goodfellow, President of Universities UK said: 'Leaving the EU will create significant challenges for universities. Although this is not an outcome that we wished or campaigned for, we respect the decision of the UK electorate.'

Brexit: Turning point

Brexit: Turning point

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

Boon or burden: what has the EU ever done for science?

Boon or burden: what has the EU ever done for science?

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.

Government slammed for losing track of its own research

Government slammed for losing track of its own research

Government can't say how many policy studies it paid for or published, report reveals.

Brexit would threaten world-class British research, major report warns

Brexit would threaten world-class British research, major report warns

Report reveals how critical fields of research, and particular regions of the country, would fare should EU funding dry up

A day in the life of a British academic

A day in the life of a British academic

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.

Why Brexit Runs Completely Counter to Modern Science

Why Brexit Runs Completely Counter to Modern Science

Whilst Brexit looms more ominously in the background, the next generation of data publishing is moving towards an ever-more collaborative and open place in which researchers can easily choose to make discoveries and data sets available across borders and cultures.

UK government pulls back from rule ‘gagging’ researchers

UK government pulls back from rule ‘gagging’ researchers

Research council grants will escape anti-lobbying crackdown, government confirms.