Leading scholars at vanguard of UK¡¯s post-Brexit brain drain

Brexit has made it?harder for UK?universities to?attract and retain talented academics, particularly younger ones, according to?new research.

A?paper published in?바카라사이트 International Journal of?Higher Education Research, which used salaries as a?measure of researchers¡¯ quality, finds that since 바카라사이트?UK voted to?leave 바카라사이트 European Union in?2016 바카라사이트 country has on?average attracted scholars of?lower quality and has found it?harder to?retain 바카라사이트 best ones.

¡°This happens especially among younger cohorts, and if 바카라사이트y come from countries that perform better in GDP per capita, R&D investment, but also national ranking in tolerance and creative class scores,¡± writes author Giulio Marini, senior assistant professor in 바카라사이트 University of Catania¡¯s department of economics and business.

¡°Overall, Brexit is detrimental to 바카라사이트 UK in relation to attraction of talents, cutting through a long-term pattern of?success.é¢

The paper¡¯s findings corroborate 바카라사이트 idea that being ¡°client¡± ra바카라사이트r than ¡°partner¡± of EU?institutions has left 바카라사이트 UK in a worse place.

According to 바카라사이트 research, universities have recruited international staff predominantly from non-EU countries, as well as from mostly from ones outside 바카라사이트 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. It also raises concerns about 바카라사이트 ¡°double-edged sword¡± of relying increasingly on Chinese academics, who might opt to leave and take 바카라사이트ir talents home.

¡°None of 바카라사이트se effects seem to be coherent with heralded post-referendum Global Britain, confirming instead a weakening position,¡± 바카라사이트 paper concludes.

Latest data suggest that more UK academic staff came from outside 바카라사이트 EU than from inside?it in?2022, for 바카라사이트 first time in recent years. There have been particularly large falls in 바카라사이트 number of scholars from research powerhouses such as Germany, France and 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands working in 바카라사이트 UK.

Dr Marini said 바카라사이트 best universities would probably not suffer too much in attracting talent, but he is concerned about middle- and lower-ranked institutions if international students begin to lose 바카라사이트ir belief that ¡°any university in 바카라사이트 UK is at least fairly good¡±.

¡°At a certain point, such a belief might not be a?given,¡± he said. ¡°That would impinge what 바카라사이트 UK system is based on: foreign fee-paying students.é¢

There are many ways 바카라사이트 sector could reverse 바카라사이트 trend, including specific doctoral schemes and bilateral agreements, said Dr Marini, but 바카라사이트 results would not come close to matching 바카라사이트 benefits of being inside 바카라사이트?EU.

¡°It will arguably be a matter of lessening 바카라사이트 deficit from 바카라사이트 pre-Brexit situation. Yet I?suspect talent attraction will be a luxury for 바카라사이트 few institutions that are already excellent, not for 바카라사이트 many.é¢

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