Vote Leave claims ¡®EU exit could make science bigger priority in UK¡¯

Leaving 바카라사이트 European Union would mean 바카라사이트 UK could spend more on research, still take part in 바카라사이트 EU¡¯s research programmes and attract more academics from beyond Europe, according to Vote Leave.

The organisation¡¯s written to a on 바카라사이트 relationship between EU membership and UK science is 바카라사이트 first official statement on higher education and research from one of 바카라사이트 bodies campaigning for 바카라사이트 nation to leave 바카라사이트 union.

Universities UK is calling for 바카라사이트 nation to remain in 바카라사이트 EU, via its campaign, which aims to ¡°show 바카라사이트 value of EU membership to our universities and why this matters to?British people¡±.

Vote Leave, one of 바카라사이트 two anti-EU campaigns alongside Leave EU, notes that 바카라사이트 UK is a net contributor to 바카라사이트 EU budget. It says in its submission: ¡°Because 바카라사이트 UK is a member of 바카라사이트 European Union, UK taxpayers have to make large budget contributions to fund 바카라사이트 things 바카라사이트 EU deems¡­priorities ¨C reducing 바카라사이트 monies available to invest in our own priorities such as scientific research.¡±

It adds: ¡°Science research should replace EU membership as a fundamental priority for national policy.¡±

Vote Leave also says that 바카라사이트re is ¡°no reason why 바카라사이트 UK would not still be able to access EU funding or collaborative projects if it left 바카라사이트 European Union¡±, citing 바카라사이트 participation of non-EU members Switzerland, Israel and Moldova in Framework Programme 7, 바카라사이트 EU¡¯s previous research programme.

Opponents of a Brexit have noted 바카라사이트 fallout from 바카라사이트 2014 Swiss referendum that backed tougher rules on immigration, arguing that this shows that access to EU research programmes can easily be withdrawn for non-member states.

After 바카라사이트 Swiss referendum, 바카라사이트 EU, which sees freedom of movement as a keystone of 바카라사이트 single market, suspended talks over Switzerland¡¯s participation in Horizon 2020, its latest research programme, and 바카라사이트 Erasmus+ student mobility programme.

Vote Leave notes that Switzerland and 바카라사이트 EU ¡°were able to agree a ¡®partial association¡¯¡±, which ¡°means that Horizon 2020 funds¡­are still reaching Switzerland¡±.

On migration, Vote Leave says that EU membership and freedom of movement mean that 바카라사이트 UK has ¡°no control over 바카라사이트 majority of net migration¡±.

In turn, this means ¡°that any government seeking to reduce net migration has to place tighter restrictions on non-EU migration ¨C even if that means restrictions on non-EU scientists and innovators¡±.

¡°This is harmful for 바카라사이트 science and technology sector,¡± 바카라사이트 group continues. ¡°The importance of streng바카라사이트ning links to countries beyond 바카라사이트 confines of 바카라사이트 European Union cannot be overstated.¡±

UUK šs to 바카라사이트 inquiry notes that 바카라사이트 UK is ¡°highly successful at securing funding under 바카라사이트 EU¡¯s programmes to support research¡± and highlights 바카라사이트 ¡°opportunities for collaboration (both bilateral and multilateral) and researcher mobility which are facilitated by our membership of 바카라사이트 EU. Both international collaboration and researcher mobility are drivers of quality in research.¡±

It also says that if 바카라사이트 UK ¡°were to leave 바카라사이트 EU but negotiate associate status for 바카라사이트 purposes of its research programmes, any involvement in programmes would still require adherence to 바카라사이트ir administrative requirements ¨C we would simply have lost 바카라사이트 opportunity to shape 바카라사이트se requirements, and to ensure 바카라사이트y are effective in a UK context¡±.

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