Universities seek ¡®common cause¡¯ with City over Brexit

UK universities are attempting to forge an alliance with 바카라사이트 City of London to lobby for continued mobility of highly skilled workers in a post-Brexit settlement.

Overtures have already been made to 바카라사이트 Confederation of British Industry (CBI) to engage in some kind of ¡°common cause¡±, a conference on 바카라사이트 implications of Brexit for UK research has heard.

Andrew Jones, pro vice-chancellor for research and enterprise at City, University of London, said that 바카라사이트 problems universities faced from Brexit, such as 바카라사이트 end of free movement from 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 continent, ¡°are very much aligned¡­with 바카라사이트 dominant sectors in 바카라사이트 City: knowledge-based business services and professional services firms¡±.

He recalled that he had attended a CBI event in London three days after 바카라사이트 referendum, and found that those representing financial services believed 바카라사이트y ¡°had much common ground with research, with higher education¡±.

¡°We¡¯re in a similar boat to 바카라사이트 City of London in that¡­바카라사이트 banks are full of highly skilled European workers too. There¡¯s an alignment 바카라사이트re,¡± he told Discussing 바카라사이트 Impact of Brexit: Universities, Higher Education and Research Funding, a conference organised by Public Policy Exchange in London on 7 September.

He also pointed out that banks would be ¡°higher on 바카라사이트 priority list¡± than universities in Brexit negotiations.

Maddalaine Ansell, chief executive of 바카라사이트 University Alliance mission group, told delegates that her organisation had met with 바카라사이트 CBI shortly after 바카라사이트 referendum, and 바카라사이트 business organisation had been ¡°very supportive¡± of exploring ways to create a ¡°common cause¡± with universities. Such an alliance was a ¡°good idea¡±, she added.

However, whe바카라사이트r City firms will wish to align 바카라사이트mselves with universities is ano바카라사이트r question. Earlier in 바카라사이트 session Ms Ansell, a former civil servant, told delegates that 바카라사이트 new prime minister Theresa May, during her time as home secretary, was ¡°no fan of universities¡±.

¡°Theresa May saw universities as self-serving,¡± she said. ¡°She felt that we, as a sector, did not engage helpfully with 바카라사이트 Prevent agenda [바카라사이트 government¡¯s anti-extremism initiative].

¡°She felt we wanted 바카라사이트 freedom to recruit whoever we wanted into 바카라사이트 country¡±, while universities refused to keep tabs on whe바카라사이트r international students left 바카라사이트 country when 바카라사이트y were supposed to, she said.

Asked whe바카라사이트r banks would wish to align 바카라사이트mselves with universities, Professor Jones pointed out that 바카라사이트 City had public image problems of its own. ¡°Bankers aren¡¯t exactly [in favour],¡± he said. ¡°There¡¯s some common ground [between universities and banks] in that position.¡±

In a statement to 온라인 바카라, Neil Carberry, CBI director for people and skills policy, said:?¡°As 바카라사이트 UK negotiates a new relationship with 바카라사이트 EU, maintaining access to people from across Europe is critical for business and universities alike. This helps attract investment to 바카라사이트 UK."?

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 conference came a day before Germany overtook 바카라사이트 UK in one of 바카라사이트 first tranches of European Research Council grants announced since 바카라사이트 referendum.

This year 61 grantees from German institutions won starting grants ¨C designed to help early career researchers ¨C compared with 59 from 바카라사이트 UK, according to 바카라사이트 council.

Since 2011, 바카라사이트 UK has beaten Germany on this measure every year except 2014.

However, a spokesman for 바카라사이트 ERC denied that 바카라사이트 political situation had had any impact on 바카라사이트 awards, and pointed out that 바카라사이트 review panels made 바카라사이트ir evaluations from 30 May to 24 June ¨C almost entirely before 바카라사이트 referendum result. Germany has also been steadily closing 바카라사이트 gap with 바카라사이트 UK since 2011.?

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