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The number of EU students choosing to study in the UK has dropped by half since Brexit, according to new official figures.
'There is no threat to the Erasmus scheme, and we will continue to participate in it.' - Boris Johnson [1 min]
26/12/2020
What did Johnson say about Erasmus in January? / "The hon. Gentleman is talking through the back of his neck. There is no threat to the Erasmus scheme, and we will continue to participate in it. UK students will continue to be able to enjoy the benefits of exchanges ..."
As academics from a variety of disciplines, we wish for Britain to remain in the European Union ... each of us believes that the interests of British universities and the knowledge economy they represent, as well as the wider future of the United Kingdom and of our continent, are best served by staying In.
Letter warns immigration rules may damage UK universities’ ability to attract global talent.
Applications from EU students who want to study in Irish universities have more than trebled since the 2016 Brexit referendum.
Senior figures in Scotland and Wales warn Brexit is bringing a ‘statutory fist crashing down’.
Brexit "a major factor" as EU applications for UK design courses fall by more than 50 per cent
14/07/2021
The number of European Union students applying to study art and design in the UK has fallen by more than half compared to last year.
Dr Philippa Whitford, MP and eminent breast cancer surgeon, shares her concerns for the future of our NHS following Brexit. Recorded in front of a live audience at Arran High School Theatre on Friday 13th September 2019.
The Department of Health has said that it hopes to rectify the issue by the end of the year.
1,500 students could also lose opportunity to study abroad.
Senior pro-vice-chancellor Andy Neely has said the University’s lost association with an EU science research programme is having negative impacts.
Brexit has forced the University of Cambridge – one of the world’s leading third-level institutions – to establish a unit in Ireland so that it can continue to engage in clinical trials research across the EU, the Irish Independent has learned.
Brexit is risking student numbers and vital research funding, says head of Oxford University after school is named world’s best
22/09/2016
The institution’s Vice Chancellor says other universities are already trying to poach her academics.
Brexit is undermining the arts – and those in the creative industries are not being listened to
02/01/2022
Many in the arts will look at 2022 with trepidation. There are still many issues with the Brexit deal from 12 months ago.
Dispute over Northern Ireland protocol puts associate membership of Horizon Europe scheme in doubt.
BREXIT, Polish-British cooperation and Polish diaspora in Great Britain – interview with the Polish Ambassador to Great Britain and Northern Ireland [in Polish]
21/04/2021
On April 14, 2021, the Warsaw Institute, together with The Warsaw Institute Review quarterly, had the honor of hosting another online event – the Diplomacy Talks Series. The title of the discussion, moderated by the president of the Warsaw Institute, Tomasz Kijewski, was “BREXIT and its importance for Europe and the Polish diaspora in Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.
About 1,000 university research jobs are at risk unless the UK government urgently replaces European Union funding, bosses have warned.
The construction of Bristol University's Temple Quarter Campus has been delayed again and is now not expected to open until 2025.
As Layla Moran has said, ‘staying in Erasmus should be a no-brainer’ – but the people in charge of our country seem to have no brains
Staff from across the university gathered to celebrate an agreement for the UK to rejoin the Horizon and Copernicus programmes.
The shareholding in the Irish firm is held on behalf of the chancellor, masters and scholars of the University of Cambridge.
When Boris Johnson agreed the Brexit divorce package with the EU, he promised it would unleash innovation, turning Britain into an agile “science superpower”. But rather than boost UK science and technology, Brexit has – so far – damaged it,
Canada Gains European Students
08/04/2022
Analysis of data suggests that Brexit is responsible for the transatlantic shift.
European Union students starting a degree in the UK this year will be expected to pay high fees, and as a direct result applications from the EU have fallen by 40 per cent. What does this mean for the exchange of students between the UK and emerging Europe?
Scottish and Welsh governments seek answers about programme’s future from UK education secretary. / The Scottish and Welsh governments have written to the UK education secretary to raise concerns about the future of the European student exchange programme after Brexit.
Design schools will "hit the wall" due to Brexit, warns The Council for Higher Education in Art & Design
19/12/2016
The Brexit vote has led to a "brain drain" of teaching staff and a drop in student numbers at the UK's architecture and design institutes, according to a body representing creative higher education establishments, which warns that universities will be forced to shut down.
The loss of the scheme would be a devastating blow for the social mobility of students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Britain faces exclusion from one of the glowing successes of European Union membership: a university study programme that has benefited tens of thousands of British young people and many more from the EU visiting Britain.
EU academics are doing their research… and they don’t like the look of post-Brexit Britain
14/07/2021
Attracting academics from the EU to the UK has become challenging because of #Brexit – and it’s vital we adapt to avoid getting left behind in science and technology.
Fewer scholars from Italy, Germany, France and Netherlands working in British universities, says report.
The aim behind this initiative is to bring together a new generation of creative Europeans, who are able to cooperate across languages, borders and disciplines to address the big societal challenges and skills shortages that Europe faces.
This initiative will enable a new generation of Europeans to cooperate across languages, borders and disciplines.
European University Association explores impact of Brexit deal on universities in new briefing
02/02/2021
At the end of long and intense negotiations, this briefing aims to bring clarity to the new relationship and how universities in the European Union and the United Kingdom can continue to cooperate.
Analysts in Europe say Britain committed “Anglo-Saxon suicide” when it voted for Brexit.
Over the past year, Agnese Romiti from the Department of Economics at the University of Strathclyde and Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes from the University of California-Merced have been working on a project examining the effect of the Brexit referendum held in 2016 on university applications from EU students.
Exiting Erasmus+ comes at a price
23/12/2023
The halving of EU students studying in the UK since Brexit has negatively impacted our university’s finances. Time to rejoin Erasmus?
The post-Brexit collapse in EU student recruitment is threatening course sustainability at world-famous institutions such as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS), according to higher education (HE) leaders.
Commons bid to force ministers to negotiate continued access for UK students is defeated by Tories.
First 17 “European Universities” selected: a major step towards building a European Education Area
26/06/2019
The European Commission has today announced the higher education institutions from all over Europe that will be part of the first “European Universities” alliances. They will enhance the quality and attractiveness of European higher education and boost cooperation between institutions, their students and staff.
Visa and health fees likely to be levied on those who started UK courses overseas due to Covid.
The UK’s science community is urging the prime minister, Boris Johnson, to match funding to rhetoric, as arguments continue over where the budget for the UK’s association to the EU’s Horizon Europe research programme will come from.
The UK Education Secretary has refused to rule out the possibility Westminster will use its post-Brexit powers to impose tuition fees on Scots students.
Guy Verhofstadt says EU 'will never accept' Theresa May's plan to hike tuition fees for European students
29/04/2019
The European Union “will never accept” a move by Theresa May to raise tuition fees for EU students after Brexit, the European Parliament’s Brexit chief has said.
One of Scotland’s top cancer experts is considering moving a major research project abroad amid political turmoil and warnings that a Brexit-linked impasse over EU funding will starve universities of talent.
Horizon: UK on brink of rejoining EU’s £84bn scientific research scheme after Brexit departure
09/08/2023
Universities have seen research funds plummet since Britain left Horizon, which offers huge grants to science projects tackling big issues like climate change.
Brexit barriers are having a significant impact on North East small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), hitting their exports as they struggle with regulations and red tape, a new report this week reveals. The region’s universities are another sector badly hit...
Under the UK’s new immigration system, migrants from the European Union face more restrictive rules than those from the rest of the world. The effects on overall migration numbers may be limited, but the skills and sectoral mix of migrants may look substantially different.
Post-Brexit alternatives to European funding for research and innovation must match previous sums. Without this vital cash, our universities will suffer a terrible blow, writes Paul Boyle.
Brexit has not only failed to deliver on its promise of reducing immigration and controlling borders, but it has also made the immigration issue worse and more difficult to manage. The government’s chaotic and ineffective immigration policies, such as the Rwanda policy, have only added to the problem.
The Vice-Chancellor says failure to secure associate membership of Horizon Europe could do long term damage to UK universities.
Scottish ministers are under fresh pressure to boost student exchange links with the EU as frustration grows over Britain’s post-Brexit Turing Scheme.
Brexit is contributing to a serious brain drain in UK universities, say the Liberal Democrats, after it emerged that almost 11,000 EU academics had left since the 2016 referendum.
London Leaders' Letter to David Davis: Brexit Trade-Offs a False and Damaging Choice for London & UK
17/07/2017
A broad coalition of London leaders have called on Government to recognise the damage that the wrong Brexit deal could inflict on the city.
Four international scientists explain how a grant debacle stemming from Brexit has affected their research and career plans. / UK science suffered a significant setback in June, when the European Research Council (ERC) confirmed that 143 UK-based researchers would forfeit their prestigious ERC grants unless they relocated to a country in the European Union.
The main reason for the drop is the knock-on effects of Brexit, which include significantly higher tuition fees and far more bureaucracy.
The issue as it stands prevents students from Ireland, who are studying in UK universities, from applying for medical internships within the Irish health service.
Universities UK said the Government should offer “targeted financial support” for EU students through an “expanded or newly developed EU scholarship offer”
An increasingly competitive international market, Brexit and fewer research citations contributed to fall, says research.
Three Connexion readers' experiences of the changes caused by the UK’s ‘third country’ status since Brexit on January 1.
Universities say vital projects are ‘days from stalling’ as EU grants could be lost.
No-Deal Brexit Could Put Cancer Treatment And Climate Change Research At Risk, Universities Warn
04/01/2019
Universities have warned ministers of the risks to research, staff and students if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal. Higher education bosses said a “no-deal” Brexit would “compromise” vital studies into cancer treatments and climate change.
Northumbria University is considering whether to make more staff employees of its Dutch subsidiary in order to circumvent some of the problems caused by Brexit, a pro vice-chancellor at the institution has said.
THE number of EU students accepted on to a university course in Scotland has more than halved in a year, figures reveal.
EU undergraduates are no longer eligible for home fee status, with most now paying the same rates as other international students.
Number of EU students enrolling at UK universities plummets by more than 50 per cent post-Brexit
27/01/2023
Data shows that the amount of students from the EU joining an undergraduate or postgraduate course plummeted from 66,680 in 2020 to 31,000 in 2021.
To do their jobs properly, scientists need stability. They need secure sources of funding. They need to be able to collaborate with other researchers across the globe, without unnecessary barriers. / But there’s a huge question mark hanging over the UK’s involvement in major scientific programmes like Horizon Europe.
Universities UK says 80% of members very concerned, with some considering stockpiling.
The SNP’s leader at Westminster said the Government will cut EU student visas to three years and that this would have a negative effect on people studying in Scotland as Scottish university courses often run for four years.
Post-Brexit collapse in EU student recruitment could threaten courses at world-famous institutions
14/10/2021
It comes after Boris Johnson’s government decided to end UK participation in the EU’s Erasmus+ programme.
Students say the Turing Scheme is plagued with problems and leaves them facing uncertainty even after they begin study.
The number of EU students enrolling has dropped by more than half. / Earlier this month, Rishi Sunak laid out his half-baked plan to keep Britain’s youth studying Maths. For Europe’s scholars, however, seeking an education in the UK is a prospect that financially no longer adds up. Applying to university in the UK has lost its shine.
Education and business leaders point to lost income for country and opportunities for students
Radioactive waste to pile up at hospitals, universities and factories due to supply fears
07/04/2019
Ministers told to own up about any risks to health and security, after limits are quietly relaxed. / Radioactive waste will be piled up above normal safety limits at hospitals, universities and factories because of fears that Brexit will disrupt supply chains.
Up to 20% of Queens University's research funding is at risk due to a row between the EU and UK.
Sir Martin Donnelly: UK trade and exports – the challenge of how British firms succeed after Brexit
28/02/2018
Sir Martin shared his insight on what challenges the Government is facing, what the Government and business should do now and how the UK seeks to forge new trading relationships outside of the European Union.
Spiralling inflation, crops left in the field and travel chaos: 10 reasons Brexit has been disastrous for Britain
03/02/2022
As small businesses crumble, shelves get emptier and the care-worker shortage intensifies, life outside the EU is having a dire effect on many of us. Why aren’t politicians talking about it?
Student Union Leaders Demand Government Abandon Any Plan To Charge EU Students More After Brexit
01/05/2019
More than 100 elected student union representatives from across the country have written to Damian Hinds demanding he abandon any plan to charge EU students more after Brexit.
Students Lost to Brexit
12/02/2021
British government estimates that nation's universities will lose nearly two-thirds of their students from the European Union.
Students risk becoming Brexit's 'collateral damage' as tuition fee hikes and reduction in university places are considered on back of Brussels funding cut
14/01/2022
Increases in university fees of almost 60 per cent are be considered by the Department for the Economy.
As part of the government’s Brexit deal, the UK withdrew from the EU’s historic Erasmus programme, which enables students all around the EU to participate in university exchanges, offering young people the chance to broaden their horizons by exploring other European cultures, meeting new people, and learning languages.
Vice chancellor Max Lu said universities faced "unprecedented pressures", including Brexit and a possible reduction in tuition fees.
The Brexit effect is easy to see in UK universities. A continuing failure to agree UK association with the Horizon Europe research programme has put eligibility to conduct EU-funded research in the UK in a precarious position, undermining international collaborations and prompting some academics to relocate to the mainland.
Brexit uncertainty adds another dimension of disruption to a health service already struggling with the unknown legacy of a global pandemic
The UK’s lost its allure for European students – thanks to Boris Johnson’s handling of Covid and Brexit
21/12/2020
As much as I consider the UK to be my adoptive home, I will move back to Europe for my upcoming PhD research project.
This Government Wants To Throw EU Students Under The Bus – Student Reps Like Me Won't Let Them
01/05/2019
Plans to raise fees for EU students, remove vital financial support and make it far harder for us to apply to study would shut off our world class education sector from the world.
Thousands of EU academics left posts at leading British universities after Brexit vote, analysis finds
13/08/2019
The Russell Group calls on Boris Johnson to provide certainty to staff to prevent exodus. / Thousands of EU academics left their posts at Britain’s most prestigious universities in the year after the Brexit vote – an 11 per cent rise on the year before, analysis shows.
Universities say they have received inadequate guidance on red tape and costs for academic years abroad
Half think leaving EU will make it harder to find graduate role; 78 per cent fear career prospects will be harmed, poll finds.
Top Welsh research universities give evidence on funding post-Brexit and post-pandemic recovery
24/05/2023
The Vice-Chancellors of the universities of Swansea, Bangor and Cardiff, and the Pro Vice-Chancellor of Aberystwyth, will be appearing before the Welsh Affairs Committee to answer questions ranging from the loss of EU structural funds for research to their recovery post-pandemic.
Mark Drakeford says during Dublin visit that his country has not found itself to be better off after leaving the EU.
UK ministers have been accused of failing to support Scottish universities as they battle to maintain their competitive position in the post-Brexit era.
UK must not deprioritise European student recruitment amid Brexit challenges, UUKi and Studyportals warn
03/11/2022
A major new analysis piece from UUKi and Studyportals urges the UK Government and universities to prioritise European student recruitment, and makes recommendations for stabilising and regrowing student numbers in opportunity markets.
UK nationals are struggling to adjust to new rules that follow Brexit – the act that marked the UK’s official exit from the European Union.
UK TNE has taken off in Europe, despite Brexit obstacles - Decline in students studying in the UK
16/06/2023
Those figures are in sharp contrast to the rapid decline in EU students studying in the UK since the implementation of the United Kingdom Brexit withdrawal agreement signed with the EU by the Boris Johnson Conservative government.
The warning came as university leaders called on MPs to ensure research funding was not lost
Vice-chancellors, fearing a loss of research money and students post Brexit, are on an EU charm offensive.
Higher education chiefs, struggling with uncertainty and challenges in regulation and funding, look to soften blow of EU exit.
The 2021/22 academic year saw a 53% fall in the number of first-year EU students enrolling at British universities.
UK Universities Risk Losing £62.5 Million Annually Due to Post-Brexit Rules for EU Students
18/03/2021
UK universities could lose £62.5 million per year in tuition fees following the UK leaving the European Union (EU), the analysis “EU exit: estimating the impact on UK higher education” commissioned by the British government prepared for the UK Department of Education by London Economics, has pointed out.
Roadshows, seed funds, and high-level visits are planned to get EU and UK partners collaborating once again. But UK universities also want an explicit guarantee the country will join the successor programme, FP10.
UK warned not to take appeal for international students ‘for granted’ amid drop in EU student numbers
09/09/2021
International students thought to be worth £25.9bn a year to UK economy.
Glasgow University’s principal, Anton Muscatelli, says fears about the UK’s place in the research community post-Brexit are already affecting recruitment.
Universities Are Weighing Up The Cost Of Language Students' Years Abroad After A No-Deal Brexit
05/03/2019
“I am really uncertain about what will happen,” said one language student who is unsure whether her year abroad will go ahead.
Some institutions faced insolvency last year, the report from the Scottish Affairs Committee adds.
The number of European Union (EU) students signing up for Scottish higher education courses is continuing to fall following Brexit, it has been warned.
University leaders have said that a no-deal Brexit would constitute “one of the biggest threats” ever faced by the sector, as figures revealed a further decline in EU student enrolment, particularly in postgraduate research.
Newly-released UCAS statistics show that the number of EU citizens applying to study in the UK has dropped by 40% since Brexit.
The mother of a British teenager who has been forced to put her plans to study in the Netherlands on hold due to Brexit advises other families to plan ahead to avoid the same.
The number of pupils admitted to Oxford University from EU countries has halved in the past five years, according to the University’s annual admissions report, which also indicated that the decline was expected as a result of Brexit.
Vice-chancellor claims he was ‘grabbed around neck’ by restaurant-goer over Brexit speech
13/11/2019
University leader heckled with shouts of 'We're for Brexit' before altercation, attendee says.
British students have been forced to consider abandoning their places at Spanish universities due to ongoing delays in securing visas, required as a result of Brexit.
Welsh university bosses travel to Westminster on Wednesday to tell MPs that replacement European funding post-Brexit needs an "imaginative approach".
Economy Minister Vaughan Gething has accused the UK Government of losing Wales millions of pounds and thousands of job opportunities through mismanagement of its own post-Brexit regional aid programme.
We may never know exactly what Conservative MP Chris Heaton-Harris intended to do with the information he tried to obtain on academics who teach about Brexit. But it certainly shouldn’t be treated as “just a polite request for information” as if this were some routine event.
‘I didn’t get to vote against Brexit as we live in France – and my daughter suffered the consequences’
06/10/2023
A British father living in France says he was denied the chance to vote on Brexit, but his family are enduring the consequences of it.
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