Will UK Science Suffer Because of Brexit?
Unless you have been hiding under a rock in some remote, far away place you will have heard about the United Kingdoms decision to leave the European Union. The referendum was held on the 23rd June 2016 and a vote was put to the public…
Unless you have been hiding under a rock in some remote, far away place you will have heard about the United Kingdoms decision to leave the European Union. The referendum was held on the 23rd June 2016 and a vote was put to the public to let them decide whether they are to stay united with the European Union or to part ways, and the decision to leave was backed by 52 percent of the country.
International workplaces such as London, Cambridge, Oxford and Edinburgh, who house a large number of graduates, had majority votes in favor of remaining in the European, but sadly, this was not reflected in other parts of the country. This brings concerns that the country is perhaps more divided than appears when first looking at it, and that the people are not getting support from their governments and are feeling isolated.
But what does this mean for UK Science? Mr. Jo Johnson, the UK’s science minister, is quite disappointed that the people of the United Kingdom have taken this stance and has publicly announced that there is no plan in place for dealing with this action. While he still wants people to remain positive, Mr. Johnson can not comment as to what will happen to the generous funding we from the EU research funds as it does now. This is large because one of the stipulations of being eligible for the funds is that we allow free movement of the people, which is of course now in question.
There are many talented E.U. nationals that are in the UK already working in UK science, and many others that we could certainly benefit from utilizing their skills and knowledge. Without the help of other EU nationals, UK science would not be nearly as advanced as it is today, but, whether this will continue to be the case is yet to be seen.
Author; Simon Redfern. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.
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