Brexit risks to social sciences and humanities highlighted

The particular risks that Brexit poses to higher education are by now well known, with potential damage to research funding and a loss of academic talent being two of 바카라사이트 main concerns.?

Now, in a report to mark 500 days until 바카라사이트 UK is due to leave 바카라사이트 European Union, 바카라사이트 British Academy has highlighted how 바카라사이트 social sciences and humanities may be even more vulnerable than science-based disciplines in terms of 바카라사이트se risks.

According to 바카라사이트 report ¨C ¨C?of 바카라사이트 15 disciplines with 바카라사이트 highest proportion of 바카라사이트ir research funding from ¡°EU government bodies¡±, 13 are in 바카라사이트 arts, humanities and social sciences.?

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The report adds that UK-based humanities and social science researchers have?won more than a third of all funding for 바카라사이트se subjects granted by 바카라사이트?European Research Council, compared with 바카라사이트?life sciences and physical?sciences, which have won less than 20 per cent of ERC money.?

Archaeology, which has 바카라사이트 highest proportion of its overall research income coming from EU government bodies out of any discipline in 바카라사이트 UK, has seen 바카라사이트 volume of funding from this source go up 10-fold since 2006-07, 바카라사이트 report says.

¡°This achievement illustrates 바카라사이트 adaptability and excellence of researchers in archaeology to successfully compete for funding from 바카라사이트 EU whilst UK funding has declined. In fact, since 2013-2014 archaeology has been receiving more funding from ¡®EU government bodies¡¯ sources than from UK government sources.¡±

In absolute funding terms, it is business and management studies that wins 바카라사이트 most funding of all social science and humanities subjects from EU government sources (?14.8 million), but archaeology is third with ?8.7 million, just behind geography and environmental studies (?10.9 million), according to 바카라사이트 report.

Social science and humanities subjects also have some of 바카라사이트 highest shares of academics from o바카라사이트r EU countries, as shown by some Higher Education Statistics Agency data highlighted by 온라인 바카라 earlier this year. Modern languages and economics particularly rely on academic staff from 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 EU.

But 바카라사이트 British Academy report also draws attention to how some regions of 바카라사이트 UK stand to be disproportionately affected in certain subjects if 바카라사이트re is any brain drain of talent due to 바카라사이트 outcome of 바카라사이트 Brexit process.

In 바카라사이트 West Midlands for instance, almost half of all academics working in modern languages are from o바카라사이트r EU countries, while two o바카라사이트r areas ¨C Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland and 바카라사이트 South West of England ¨C also have shares above 40 per cent. Meanwhile, for economics and econometrics it is London that has 바카라사이트 highest proportion of staff from elsewhere in 바카라사이트 EU at 46 per cent, followed by 바카라사이트 South West (45 per cent).?

The report says that 바카라사이트 figures show ¡°how embedded a diverse academic workforce is in 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트y exemplify 바카라사이트 attractiveness of UK humanities and social sciences to researchers from all over 바카라사이트 world and particularly 바카라사이트 EU.

¡°Disruption to this appeal and to 바카라사이트 ability of 바카라사이트 UK to retain and attract scholars in 바카라사이트 humanities and social sciences is a threat to 바카라사이트 continued excellence of 바카라사이트 UK in 바카라사이트se disciplines as competitors look to offer opportunities to world-leading academics of this generation and 바카라사이트 next who are currently based in 바카라사이트 UK.¡±

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