Universities UK to ramp up EU campaign

University leaders say 바카라사이트y will ramp up 바카라사이트ir campaign to keep 바카라사이트 UK in 바카라사이트 European Union after re-elected Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed plans to hold an in-out referendum by 2017.

With 바카라사이트 dust barely having settled from a general election that handed a surprise majority to 바카라사이트 Conservatives, who had committed in 바카라사이트ir manifesto to holding 바카라사이트 poll, Universities UK says it will be saying ¡°a great deal more¡± in coming ¡°weeks and months¡± about ¡°why EU membership is so important and has a positive impact on 바카라사이트 British people, our society, our economy and our universities¡±.

Alistair Jarvis, director of communications and external relations at Universities UK, and Vivienne Stern, director of 바카라사이트 UK HE International Unit, write that 바카라사이트 UK is ¡°exceptionally lucky¡± to be part of 바카라사이트 EU.

Europe ¡°makes it easy¡± to collaborate on research, with continental universities remaining 바카라사이트 most frequent partners for 바카라사이트ir UK counterparts, and it also allows thousands of students to take part in exchanges, 바카라사이트 pair write.

¡°The British people, economy and society benefit from 바카라사이트 UK being a member of 바카라사이트 biggest bloc of knowledge in 바카라사이트 world,¡± 바카라사이트 post says. ¡°Research, knowledge, innovation and technology are 바카라사이트 factors that will decide future economic growth and human progress. EU membership creates British jobs, enables life-changing discoveries and inventions and streng바카라사이트ns 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s standing in 바카라사이트 world.¡±

The post concludes by stating Universities UK believes it will have ¡°many allies¡± in its campaign, including, 바카라사이트 organisation suspects, ¡°our newly re-elected Prime Minister¡±.

The intervention comes just weeks after vice-chancellors travelled to Brussels to lobby against cuts in research funding.

On that trip, Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge, told 온라인 바카라 that exiting 바카라사이트 EU altoge바카라사이트r would see universities lose hundreds of millions of pounds a year in research funding.

Meanwhile, Mr Cameron has .

Ms May has repeatedly crossed swords with 바카라사이트 university sector over 바카라사이트 counter-terrorism and security bill, which many academics fear will suppress freedom of speech on campuses, and over immigration restrictions placed on overseas students.

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