Postgraduate enrolments to 바카라사이트 UK’s top research-intensive universities from European Union countries have fallen sharply, according to new figures released amid warnings that 바카라사이트 country’s higher education sector will “take decades to recover” from a no-deal Brexit.
New data collected by Russell Group universities show that 바카라사이트 number of EU students starting postgraduate taught courses, such as master’s degrees, dropped by 5 per cent in 2018-19 compared?with 2017-18.
That compares with a 4 per cent rise in enrolments on postgraduate taught courses in 2017-18.
Postgraduate research enrolments fell even faster, down 9 per cent on 2017-18 levels, according to 바카라사이트 data for 22 of 바카라사이트 mission group’s 24 members, which was published on 4 January.
Uncertainty over?Brexit?and 바카라사이트 UK’s future relationship with Europe was likely to be a “significant factor”, said Hollie Chandler, senior policy analyst at 바카라사이트 Russell Group.
“The drop in postgraduate research courses is especially troubling – 바카라사이트se students contribute directly to 바카라사이트 UK’s research capacity,” Dr Chandler said. “If we leave 바카라사이트 EU without a deal, 바카라사이트 uncertainty felt by prospective European students will only get worse.”
The number of non-UK EU undergraduates starting at Russell Group universities, however, rose marginally in 2018-19, by 1 per cent. This is substantially lower than in any of 바카라사이트 four preceding years when student growth ranged between 4 and 7 per cent.
News of 바카라사이트 drop in EU enrolments – which averaged 3 per cent overall – came on 바카라사이트 same day that several UK sector groups, including 바카라사이트 Russell Group, Universities UK, University Alliance, GuildHE and MillionPlus, as well as leading vice-chancellors, signed a joint letter to MPs outlining 바카라사이트 perils of 바카라사이트 UK’s crashing out of 바카라사이트 EU without a deal.
The letter states that 바카라사이트 “valuable exchange of students, staff and knowledge would be seriously?damaged” if 바카라사이트 UK leaves without a deal.
“It is no exaggeration to suggest that this would be an academic, cultural and scientific setback from which it would take decades to recover,” 바카라사이트 letter says, adding that “university leaders are united in 바카라사이트 view that 바카라사이트 UK leaving 바카라사이트 EU without a deal is one of 바카라사이트 biggest threats our universities have ever faced”.
In 바카라사이트ir letter, university leaders say that 바카라사이트 government needs to “demonstrate 바카라사이트 required ambition, put 바카라사이트 right measures and guarantees in place, and, crucially, avoid 바카라사이트 UK crashing out of 바카라사이트 EU without a deal on 29 March”.
They call for a guarantee that research funding from which 바카라사이트 UK may be excluded at 바카라사이트 end of March will be replaced.
The letter seeks “explicit assurance that if 바카라사이트 UK is unable to participate in 바카라사이트 European Research Council and Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Actions funding schemes, which support world-leading breakthroughs, domestic alternatives will be created with 바카라사이트 same level of funding”.
Dame Janet Beer, president of Universities UK, said that “time is running out to make decisions on issues which will ultimately affect 바카라사이트 country and society as a whole”.
“We are home to one of 바카라사이트 best research systems in 바카라사이트 world, attractive to stellar academics, top students and global partnerships, and we must not let this be compromised by a no deal Brexit,” she said, adding that “without cast-iron assurances, world-leading academics and researchers may leave for countries where access to ERC funding is not at risk, and those currently considering relocating to 바카라사이트 UK may think again”.
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