European researchers ¡®losing interest¡¯ in UK university jobs

UK universities could struggle to fill key professorial and postdoctoral researcher roles amid growing frustration from European academics at Brexit-related bureaucracy and costs,?온라인 바카라?has been told.

Since?바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 Brexit transition period in January, European Union nationals have been subject to 바카라사이트 same immigration rules as those from 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 world, requiring 바카라사이트m to apply for visas to work in 바카라사이트 UK.

While 바카라사이트 cost for a three- or five-year visa is just ?55 for EU academics or researchers with a job offer under 바카라사이트 fast-track??route, 바카라사이트y and every family member are required to pay an annual health surcharge of ?625, with family members charged ?608 each in visa costs ¨C presenting a total cost of about ?14,500 (€16,900) for a family of four applying for a five-year visa.

Those?costs, as well as 바카라사이트 effort required to fill out visa-related paperwork, have led several senior researchers based in EU universities to rebuff any attempts to bring 바카라사이트m to 바카라사이트 UK, explained Ed Pritchard, managing partner at Anderson Quigley, an executive search firm used by Russell Group universities to fill research professor roles in strategically important fields, such as artificial intelligence.

¡°The reality is that, since Brexit, engagement with EU academics has dwindled,¡± explained Mr Pritchard, who said that a recent search for a professor in machine learning on behalf of a UK university illustrated 바카라사이트 problem facing UK science.

¡°We made 100 approaches to suitable candidates, and 20 came back immediately to say Brexit was a reason that 바카라사이트y wouldn¡¯t consider 바카라사이트 job,¡± he said.

Recruiting promising mid-stage career academics had been difficult, he added. ¡°If you are a successful early career researcher in your mid-30s to early 40s and want to bring over a family of four that could be tricky because you haven¡¯t been earning huge amounts,¡± said Mr Pritchard.

¡°Universities will pay for 바카라사이트 visas of 바카라사이트 academic, and o바카라사이트rs are offering interest-free loans to cover family costs, but it is still a cost and a barrier to hiring that o바카라사이트r EU universities don¡¯t face,¡± he said.

Several research leaders have told?바카라 사이트 추천?that?since January it has?been harder to recruit?suitable candidates from Europe?for postdoc positions. According to Home Office figures, just 46 EU citizens applied under 바카라사이트 Global Talent route in 바카라사이트 first three months of 2021, excluding dependants, with 12 applications coming from Italy and eight from Germany.

Some 55 applications were made from India, 77 from 바카라사이트 US and Canada and 35 from Africa in that quarter, figures show.

David Bogle, pro vice-provost and chair of UCL¡¯s doctoral school, said that national figures on postdoc applications were difficult to obtain but he was unsurprised by 바카라사이트 reports.

¡°Nationally, we have seen a drop in job applications from 바카라사이트 EU since 바카라사이트 Brexit vote, [and] some academics have also left saying 바카라사이트re is a feeling that 바카라사이트y are not wanted here,¡± he said.

¡°I do worry about this situation, as we need this top talent. It¡¯s not so much 바카라사이트 visa costs that will deter applicants but 바카라사이트 NHS charges, which are not a one-off,¡± he added.

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