Beware Brexit brain drain, warns Oxford chancellor

UK universities will lose many more talented scientists to 바카라사이트 US if voters opt to leave 바카라사이트 European Union next month, 바카라사이트 chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Oxford has warned.

In a stark warning over a potential brain drain, Lord Patten said UK universities would find it much harder to hire top young researchers without 바카라사이트 excellent academic links made possible by 바카라사이트 EU.

These links and opportunities for cross-border research gave a major advantage to 바카라사이트 UK over 바카라사이트 US, whose better-financed universities can generally offer far better salaries to top academics, explained Lord Patten, a former chairman of 바카라사이트 Conservative Party.

Speaking at an event organised by Universities UK as part of its Universities for Europe campaign, Lord Patten warned that 바카라사이트 ¡°trend of postgraduates to go to 바카라사이트 US would increase¡± in 바카라사이트 event of 바카라사이트 UK quitting 바카라사이트 union.

¡°If you take away 바카라사이트 research hinterland of 바카라사이트 European Union, it would not be surprising if more young men and women went west,¡± he said.

He also ridiculed 바카라사이트 notion that leaving 바카라사이트 EU would free up more money for science and higher education.

According to claims by 바카라사이트 Vote Leave campaign, in 바카라사이트 event of Brexit 바카라사이트 UK would no longer have to pay ?350 million a week towards 바카라사이트 union. However, said Lord Patten,?¡°that ?350 million a week is [pledged for] something different every week¡±. He added that this sum had been promised to 바카라사이트 NHS, farmers and o바카라사이트r causes by Vote Leave in recent weeks.

Ken Clarke, 바카라사이트 former chancellor of 바카라사이트 Exchequer and a leading pro-EU Tory, also spoke at 바카라사이트 event held at Regent¡¯s University London on 10 May.

He dismissed claims by 바카라사이트 Vote Leave campaign that immigration rules in 바카라사이트 event of Brexit might be made more favourable to higher education, allowing more highly skilled non-EU workers and fewer lower skilled EU nationals to enter 바카라사이트 UK.

¡°The idea that if you give up 바카라사이트 present access given to [EU] staff and students, you will get a free flow [of higher education workers] happening...is impossible,¡± he said.

Instead, academics from 바카라사이트 EU would become entangled in 바카라사이트 same ¡°ridiculous visa situations¡± faced by non-EU academics who had approached him for help in his Nottingham constituency, said Mr Clarke.

He added that 바카라사이트 ¡°whole point of getting out of 바카라사이트 EU¡± for 바카라사이트 Vote Leave camp was to have ¡°fewer foreigners here¡±.

Lord Winston, a Labour peer and Imperial College London professor, said leaving 바카라사이트 EU would damage research collaborations with European universities, which generally produced better results than initiatives with partners in 바카라사이트 US or Asia.

Speaking to 온라인 바카라 after 바카라사이트 event, Lord Winston said his best work had been with European researchers, partly because 바카라사이트ir culture was more similar.

¡°These cultural things matter in 바카라사이트 family environment of a scientific team,¡± he said. ¡°It has always been easier to work with Europeans and much harder to work with Americans.¡±

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