UK presidents and higher education groups warned today that if they leave the EU without a formal agreement, it will be "one of the biggest threats faced by British higher education" and that the harm will take decades to recover.
In an open letter to members of MPs, heads of units such as Universities UK, The Russell Group, Guild HE, Million Plus and the University Alliance pointed out that a no-deal Brexit will lead to "a major regression in academic, cultural and scientific, and it will take decades to recover." These groups represent more than 150 higher education institutions. The letter
pointed out that "our 50,000 EU staff and 130,000 EU students will face high uncertainty in the future from the beginning of the new year, not to mention 15,000 British students studying in Europe."
It also warned: "All critical research links from new cancer therapies to technologies to combat climate change will be disrupted."
UK Parliament will state in mid-month on British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit agreement that if the agreement cannot be passed by Congress, the future of the Brexit process will be uncertain, raising the possibility of a no-deal Brexit on March 29.
These higher education leaders urged the British government to "show their due ambition" to reach an agreement.
The EU launched the "Opportunity 2020" (Horizon 2020) research project in 2014. British universities have received a subsidy of 11.4 billion euros from the project because they are members of the project. Due to concerns about the outage of food after Brexit at the end of March, higher education groups also seek government assurances that they will find another alternative source of wealth.
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