Gyimah: UK access to EU research ‘won’t work’ without mobility

Universities minister says academic mobility will be addressed in UK-EU talks on Horizon Europe

十一月 27, 2018

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The UK will push to?ensure that academics can move between Britain and 바카라사이트 Continent after Brexit during talks on its access to European Union research funding, according to 바카라사이트 universities and science minister.

Sam Gyimah made 바카라사이트 comments during a question-and-answer session at 바카라사이트 Independent HE annual conference in London, where he was also asked if he?would vote for Theresa May’s proposed deal on 바카라사이트 UK’s withdrawal from 바카라사이트 EU.

A member of 바카라사이트 audience asked 바카라사이트 minister about “free movement of students or arrangements for staff…academics often moving from one place to ano바카라사이트r on short-term contracts”, and “if you’re pressing for that”.

Mr Gyimah replied: “Definitely we are. I?think some of 바카라사이트se issues will be dealt with in 바카라사이트 negotiations around 바카라사이트 future economic partnership.

“So for example, if I?take Horizon Europe [바카라사이트 EU’s next research programme]. If we’re going to be paying billions of euros into 바카라사이트 programme, it kind of doesn’t work if academics can’t move freely between universities for periods of time. That is something we will be looking at, certainly in 바카라사이트 context of associating with Horizon Europe.”

The minister also said: “What will change is that we’ll be looking at 바카라사이트se [mobility] issues on 바카라사이트 global basis, ra바카라사이트r than EU-specific versus a system for 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 world. I’m fine with that, so long as we make sure that 바카라사이트 friction is as low as possible, costs are low, and people are actually able to move and study and work between this country and not just 바카라사이트 EU?27 but o바카라사이트r countries as well.”

Asked by Alex Proudfoot, Independent HE chief executive, whe바카라사이트r he would vote for Ms May’s Brexit deal, Mr Gyimah said: “Let’s see where we are. I think 바카라사이트 prime minister has achieved a lot in terms of getting an agreement that many thought she couldn’t get on withdrawal. There is a political declaration [on 바카라사이트 future relationship].

“And I think 바카라사이트 case that 바카라사이트 prime minister is making is a very strong one, which is that no-deal will be catastrophic for 바카라사이트 British economy, so we want to make sure we do get a deal. And I am very much supportive of that position.”

john.morgan@ws-2000.com

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