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Brexit, Research & Education

‘Eurofog’ of claim and counterclaim on EU membership and UK science

Graeme Reid, Professor of Science and Research Policy at UCL, recently advised a House of Lords inquiry on the impact of EU membership on UK  science and research. In this post, he discusses the inquiry’s main findings, both expected and unexpected. He also joins a high-level panel to discuss the topic at the UCL European Institute on 12 May 2016. The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee published its … Continue reading ‘Eurofog’ of claim and counterclaim on EU membership and UK science

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Empathy, belonging and the UK-EU question

Laura Cram, Professor of European Politics at the University of Edinburgh and Senior Fellow on UK in a Changing Europe, finds that cognitive neuroscience research on belonging has a lot to teach us on the fundamental processes that will make or break not only UK-EU relations but the entire European project. This piece is part of the UCL European Institute’s first guest editor week on openDemocracy. Lessons from social … Continue reading Empathy, belonging and the UK-EU question

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The implications of Brexit on Irish Higher Education

Ned Costello, CEO of the Irish Universities Association, argues that a UK exit from the European Union would likely have a significant negative impact on Irish students in the UK, British students in Ireland, and the Irish Higher Education sector in general. Each year, around this time, we are reminded of the close nature of the relationship between the UK and Ireland … BAFTA awards … Continue reading The implications of Brexit on Irish Higher Education

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Brexit – What should universities do in the run up to the referendum?

Professor Michael Arthur, President and Provost of UCL, speaks up in support for UK membership of the EU, highlighting the potentially harmful effects an exit could have on the UK’s Higher Education sector. Writing in a personal capacity, he reflects on the role that universities, and their Vice-Chancellors, should take in the referendum debate. Moreover, he argues that a ‘no’ vote would not only lead … Continue reading Brexit – What should universities do in the run up to the referendum?

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Debating the EU at Universities: A Response to Menon

What kind of debate on EU membership should we have at a university? Professor Jan Kubik, Director of the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, replies to Anand Menon who has criticised Universities UK for taking sides against a UK exit from the EU. Kubik calls for contestation, but also for broadening the debate beyond narrow economic concerns. Universities, above all, he argues, should be places … Continue reading Debating the EU at Universities: A Response to Menon

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