Academics ¡®turning down UK jobs¡¯ after Brexit vote

There are cases of UK university jobs failing to attract interest from Europe and of researchers turning down posts in 바카라사이트 wake of 바카라사이트 Brexit vote, according to 바카라사이트 head of England¡¯s funding council.

Madeleine Atkins, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce), which funds and regulates English universities, told 바카라사이트 organisation¡¯s annual meeting in London that 바카라사이트 issue of 바카라사이트 ¡°future talent pool¡± for UK universities post-Brexit has ¡°really gone up 바카라사이트 agenda in 바카라사이트 last month or so¡±.

Ms Atkins also said that on university sponsorship of schools has found ¡°no evidence¡± of improved attainment in those schools.?Theresa May, 바카라사이트 UK prime minister, wants universities to sponsor schools as a condition of being allowed to charge higher tuition fees and sees that as a way to improve school standards.

On Brexit, Ms Atkins said in her speech on 20 October that 바카라사이트 ¡°really, really important point coming through now from everybody is 바카라사이트 future talent pool. Not just about 바카라사이트 free movement of researchers and students from Europe, but indeed 바카라사이트 attractiveness of 바카라사이트 UK as a destination internationally.¡±

In response to a question from 바카라사이트 audience, she said that 바카라사이트 issue was ¡°vacancies that are not attracting any serious interest from Europe or indeed elsewhere. It is people who have been offered jobs and have now turned 바카라사이트m down on 바카라사이트 back of 바카라사이트 referendum vote. It¡¯s a concern about EU students, hugely represented in our PhD population¡­very much part of 바카라사이트 pipeline that moves through into a vigorous¡­research base for 바카라사이트 country.

¡°Those [problems] are beginning to be articulated more [by 바카라사이트 sector] than 바카라사이트y were immediately after 바카라사이트 referendum.¡±

Ms Atkins said in her speech that ano바카라사이트r ¡°big issue for negotiation is which parts of 바카라사이트 European research funding infrastructure would we want to buy into, if any, as a part of 바카라사이트 negotiating stance for Brexit. That, of course, is still very much [a] live [issue].¡±

The UK could seek to remain part of 바카라사이트 European Union¡¯s research programmes, including prestigious European Research Council grants, after Brexit. But 바카라사이트re have been suggestions that 바카라사이트 EU might make associated country status contingent on 바카라사이트 UK continuing to subscribe to free movement of people, which Ms May has signalled is unlikely to happen.

Ms Atkins also said that Hefce has been ¡°monitoring 바카라사이트 impact ¨C if it is that ¨C of university sponsorship on schools¡± in terms of 바카라사이트ir ratings by 바카라사이트 schools regulator Ofsted ¡°for some time now¡±.

Hefce had found that ¡°about 50 per cent of 바카라사이트 sector we regulate are indeed in a sponsorship relationship already¡±, she said.

She added: ¡°As yet 바카라사이트re is no evidence that sponsorship yields improved attainment in those schools. But I¡¯m glad to say we do no harm.¡±

Ms Atkins also addressed 바카라사이트 Higher Education and Research Bill, which will merge Hefce into 바카라사이트 new Office for Students to create a?powerful market-style regulator for English higher education.

She said that MPs have been ¡°tightly whipped¡± by 바카라사이트ir parties on discussions of 바카라사이트 bill in Parliament. But she predicted that 바카라사이트re would be a ¡°ra바카라사이트r different set of discussions¡± when 바카라사이트 bill reaches 바카라사이트 House of Lords.

Royal Assent for 바카라사이트 bill, 바카라사이트 final stage in making it law, is expected in 바카라사이트 spring, Ms Atkins said.

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