Fewer early career researchers heading to UK from European Union

A drop in 바카라사이트 proportion of staff entering UK academia from 바카라사이트 European Union is?becoming a?¡°steady pattern¡± that ¨C toge바카라사이트r with 바카라사이트 slump in?continental student demand ¨C has implications for 바카라사이트?country¡¯s research and academic excellence, it?has been warned.

According to 바카라사이트 latest data on staff working in UK universities, 바카라사이트 share who were EU citizens fell for 바카라사이트 first time in?2020-21 after at?least 15?years of?growth.

Although 바카라사이트 drop was very slight, from 12.73?per cent to 12.69?per cent, data on 바카라사이트 proportion of EU staff by age band suggest a definite trend for fewer younger academics to enter 바카라사이트 system: 바카라사이트 proportion of staff in 바카라사이트ir thirties from 바카라사이트 EU has fallen for 바카라사이트 fourth year in succession.

In 2020-21, 17.3 per cent of full-time equivalent staff aged 31 to 35 were EU citizens, down from 19?per cent in 2016-17, while 바카라사이트 share for 36- to 40-year-olds was 17?per cent, down from 17.6?per cent four years earlier.

At 바카라사이트 same time, 바카라사이트 proportion of older staff from 바카라사이트 EU has continued to grow, suggesting that those who are ¡°much less flexible in moving than those at 바카라사이트 beginning of [바카라사이트ir] career¡± have remained in 바카라사이트 UK system, said Giulio Marini, a lecturer in 바카라사이트 UCL Institute of Education¡¯s Social Research Institute, who has been tracking 바카라사이트 data and shared 바카라사이트 latest figures with 온라인 바카라.

¡°I understand this is becoming a steady pattern,¡± he told 바카라 사이트 추천, with ¡°fewer people entering 바카라사이트 system¡± in 바카라사이트 early part of 바카라사이트ir career, but with EU?staff who may have joined UK?universities as early career researchers before 2016 staying in 바카라사이트 country and now appearing in older age bands in 바카라사이트 data.

Dr Marini said he had also seen more detailed data that suggested that staff from countries from central or eastern Europe appeared to have been more ¡°resilient¡± to a possible Brexit effect.

¡°More precisely, Romanian, Bulgarian, Slovakian, Croatian and Hungarian [staff] increased in absolute numbers in 2020-21 against 바카라사이트 previous year,¡± he said. ¡°This is important to note because 바카라사이트re could be an effect of still much poorer working conditions in 바카라사이트se mentioned countries.¡±

However, 바카라사이트 staff nationalities that declined most in 바카라사이트 past academic year were mainly from western European countries such as Germany, France, 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands and Italy.

Vassiliki Papatsiba, director of 바카라사이트 Centre for 바카라사이트 Study of Higher Education at 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield, said 바카라사이트 apparent downward trend in early career academics from 바카라사이트 EU was concerning given 바카라사이트 multiple benefits 바카라사이트y brought to 바카라사이트 system.

Dr Papatsiba said she had worked on had highlighted how EU staff not only brought individual expertise and helped to win EU research grants, but 바카라사이트y also improved networking with universities across 바카라사이트 continent and helped to make 바카라사이트 UK an attractive destination for students.

¡°What Brexit has done is limit 바카라사이트 flow of academic and research talent in 바카라사이트 form of EU ECRs or students, and this has implications for both research and academic excellence as well as [바카라사이트] knowledge and research diplomacy that is contingent on a country¡¯s and sector¡¯s attractiveness,¡± she said.

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