Government-commissioned report sketches possible strategies to contain Brexit fallout and maintain UK’s science powerhouse status. Researchers, in denial, don’t want to contemplate them
The potential paralysis of a no-deal Brexit and ‘the current state of chaos’ are hurting UK science and that is hurting the national interest, says Royal Society’s president
Since 2016, UCL has been reviewing contracts, staff policies, student fees and international partnerships. A detailed look highlights how the entire UK academic sector is bracing for the Brexit crash
Proposals to protect UK science from the dampening effects of Brexit include new agency to fund breakthrough research, a space council and a points-based visa system to attract scientific talent
Author of government report on Brexit contingency planning for science says UK will need new research funding body, an immigration policy overhaul and money for a wide ‘talent hunt’ if country crashes out of EU
Chair of UK parliament’s science committee, Norman Lamb, predicts UK will support entry to the next EU research programme, ‘almost at any cost, almost whatever the terms’
