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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.
Q&A: Former E.U. science adviser Anne Glover on U.K. research after Brexit: 'I'm very pessimistic'
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.'
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 can't say how many policy studies it paid for or published, report reveals.
Open medicine
Governments need to tighten regulation if the sharing of clinical-trial data is to succeed.
Swiss scientists share Brexit concerns
What could a Brexit mean for the United Kingdom’s higher education, research and student mobility? Switzerland offers some clues. ...
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.
Royal Society statement on changes to the research, higher education and innovation landscapes
Royal Society statement on changes to the research, higher education and innovation landscapes
Royal Society's President, Sir Venki Ramakrishnan, on the key principles to guide the future of UK's research.
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.