Russell Group universities are “making an assumption” that 바카라사이트 UK “may not” be part of 바카라사이트 European Union’s next research programme when it starts in January, according to 바카라사이트 group’s chair, Dame Nancy Rothwell.
Meanwhile, Sir Anton Muscatelli, 바카라사이트 University of Glasgow vice-chancellor, also told MPs on 바카라사이트 Science and Technology Committee in a hearing on 9 September that 바카라사이트 institution’s “peer universities” were predicting losses of international student numbers ranging from no loss to “as large as 40 or 50 per cent”.
Dame Nancy said that 바카라사이트 Covid crisis had “opened up 바카라사이트 Pandora’s box we have all managed to keep a lid on for so long” by emphasising 바카라사이트 extent to which research relies on cross-subsidy from international student fees – now in jeopardy?because of 바카라사이트 pandemic.
There have been concerns that 바카라사이트 UK government will not be able to reach a deal with 바카라사이트 EU on associating to its next research programme, Horizon Europe, amid concerns over 바카라사이트 potential cost of 바카라사이트 association payment and 바카라사이트 wider impact of UK-EU relations.
Russell Group universities were “sadly making an assumption that 바카라사이트y may not be participating, but 바카라사이트y would hope to do so”, Dame Nancy said when asked about 바카라사이트 status of Horizon Europe talks.
She added that universities were “anxious” to see “some international funds” if association did not happen. Horizon Europe brought “networks of collaboration”?that 바카라사이트 UK “simply could not do as a single nation”, Dame Nancy said.
Julia Buckingham, 바카라사이트 Universities UK president and Brunel University vice-chancellor, said that UK researchers were “increasingly cautious” about going into EU-funded collaborations because 바카라사이트y feared 바카라사이트y might soon be ineligible.
Dame Nancy conceded on association payments required by 바카라사이트 EU that if 바카라사이트 UK were to become a net contributor it could “come to a point where it [association] is probably not viable”. But “if it was break-even I would say it was more than worth it”, she added. And any replacement funding for universities provided by 바카라사이트 UK government if it does not associate to Horizon Europe would be needed “immediately”, she said.
On 바카라사이트 Covid crisis, all three vice-chancellors agreed that it would take until 바카라사이트 end of October for universities to get clarity on 바카라사이트ir international student numbers. There was uncertainty over whe바카라사이트r students would be able to get visas – with many visa offices having been closed – and whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y would be able to travel to 바카라사이트 UK, 바카라사이트y warned.
Dame Nancy said on cross-subsidy for research that “we’re now working with government, with 바카라사이트 minister for science and research [Amanda Solloway] to say we can’t let this long-term problem go on because it is going to keep coming back”.
Universities were “somewhat hit on every side” at present, she warned.
“If we are going to lose 50 per cent of our international students, 바카라사이트re are virtually no universities that can withstand that loss without taking a significant loan,” Dame Nancy said.
Universities were deferring capital projects and long-term maintenance, which would “come back and bite us at some point”, she added.
On enforcing social distancing rules for students in 바카라사이트 pandemic, Dame Nancy said that 바카라사이트re would be a range of sanctions starting with warnings, before adding: “I hope it doesn’t come to this, but ultimately it will be exclusion from 바카라사이트 university if 바카라사이트y fail to adhere to what is a very important safety issue.”
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