Researchers say funding should be top goal for gov/academic institutions following Brexit

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsFile -- Researchers say securing funding should be top goal for gov/academic institutions following Brexit

London, November 23, 2017 - As the UK prepares to leave the European Union, securing appropriate funding sources for science is among the primary challenges UK-based researchers want their government to tackle. An Elsevier/Ipsos MORI survey shows that 90% of UK-based researchers suggest that any European research funding no longer accessible to UK academic institutions after Brexit should be replaced by equivalent UK government funding. Moreover, a clear majority of researchers globally say the UK government should maintain the current free movement for EU researchers who wish to work in the UK.

These are some of the key findings presented in the survey BREXIT: Global researchers’ views on opportunities and challenges, measuring opinions of more than 2,000 researchers globally on the implications of Brexit on the academic community. The survey was conducted jointly by Elsevier, the global information analytics business, and market research organisation Ipsos MORI. While overall the study reports that researchers expect Brexit to have a negative impact on the …

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(2017-12-04), Researchers say funding should be top goal for gov/academic institutions following Brexit, NewsFile, 134, ISSN: 0000-0000, BUTTER® ID: 014802789