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Uncertainty around UK¡¯s future in EU research, plus shortage of domestic funding beyond Oxbridge, drove ERC grant holder to swap Southampton for Bergen

Stick to Science campaign launches with more than 200 signatories covering industry, charities and academia

Science minister George Freeman claims academics may warm to leaving EU research scheme if homegrown alternative offers attractive global opportunities

Universities across Europe to launch ¡®Stick to Science¡¯ campaign warning against ¡®politicisation¡¯, as football-style ¡®transfer market¡¯ emerges to tempt away UK-based researchers

EU universities bidding to attract UK-based researchers as Brussels-Westminster wrangles delay research deal

Continental students disappearing as post-Brexit funding rules kick in

Success rate for prestigious starter grants drops below 10 per cent

But experts warn there is little hope of progress while relations remain in ¡®freezer¡¯

Government promises stopgap funding for first wave of successful UK-based applicants, as European Commission keeps schtum on full association

UK scientists may increasingly want to take the ?7 billion for research offered by Treasury rather than wait for EU wrangling to finish, say research experts

Open letter from groups representing more than 1,000 universities calls for association to be completed ¡®as soon as possible¡¯ 

Continuing delays on Horizon Europe association could strengthen hand of Westminster figures who were ¡®never that enamoured¡¯ about joining

Universities in Europe ¡®strongly regret¡¯ that finalisation of association is still elusive 10 months after Brexit agreement

Investment of ?2.25 million seeks to stem decline in applications

Some British scholars are following in their European peers¡¯ footsteps in a bid to improve their research opportunities overseas

Brexit and Covid-19 have led to the first increase in the UK student proportion since the late 2000s, analysis shows

The near impossibility of obtaining spousal visas will deprive the post-Brexit UK of expatriate academics¡¯ expertise, says Edward Vickers

Chevening-like bursaries for EU undergraduates will send the right message to those considering studying at a UK university, says Almut Caspary

Tens of millions of euros in grants were still agreed by 2020, but UK collaborations may have been affected

Latest financial data show how some institutions are more exposed to EU student demand than others

Demand from some countries has fallen by three-quarters, Ucas data show

But about 20 universities appear to be keeping fees at UK levels for at least one more year, according to The Knowledge Partnership database

Senior scientists say severe shortage of junior scientists from European Union threatens quality of UK research

Scientists for EU says country now needs a plan to regain lost ground as Horizon Europe kicks off

Obstacles to finalising association agreements for EU¡¯s research programme now removed, say continental observers

Headhunters and scientists have reported waning interest in UK research roles, citing high cost of visas and healthcare as a key deterrent

Holyrood administration announces extra cash to assist with applications to Horizon Europe

Many EU academics also now likely to choose ¡®simpler option¡¯ of staying in bloc even after trade agreement, expert warns 

Country accelerates overseas marketing in light of fallout from Brexit and Covid

Sir Adrian Smith tells MPs that scientists must redouble efforts to win European grants to offset huge drop in science funding

The UK has an ambitious R&D road map but the necessary steps must be taken by politicians and funding bodies, says Andrew Thompson

Border hold-ups and complex new rules are causing supply shortages in laboratories that jeopardise research, says Wellcome Sanger Institute

Cost of associating to EU programme coming from BEIS budget, but ?250 million injection topped up from other sources

Agreement with Greece¡¯s Education Ministry will facilitate academic collaboration with country¡¯s state university sector

Most collaboration will continue, but emphasis on building the EU¡¯s ¡®strategic autonomy¡¯ means academics in Israel, the UK and Switzerland could be shut out of some areas

Boris Johnson must rapidly step in after Treasury puts block on extra funding to cover Horizon Europe costs, sector figures warn

Universities UK and Wellcome Trust express mounting fears about where funding to join European Union research programme will come from

THE investigation shows that more than two-fifths of institutions use EU agents, with Brexit cited as both a factor and a hindrance

Despite drop in interest from European Union, overall applications to UK universities by January deadline rose this year

Government finally publishes modelling that estimates loss of ?63 million for UK universities from drop in enrolment of new EU students

Policy expert says agreement between EU and UK is ¡®not at all geared to separate treatment for regions¡¯

Devolved nations say they should be given any replacement funding for scheme from UK government ¡®in the first instance¡¯

LSE research head says academia should work with other service sectors to enable free movement for a fixed period of time

The Turing mobility scheme is a poor substitute for Erasmus+ but UK universities must learn to love it or it will soon crumble, says Marcus Dowse

Covid-19 and Brexit have created perfect storm, with confusion over paperwork and whether study abroad is deemed essential travel

The Turing scheme¡¯s focus on outbound mobility will take the UK off the map for most European exchange students, laments Barbara Lorber

The proposed Turing scheme will be hard to set up ¨C especially given its lack of reciprocity, says Martin Paul

Some opt to keep EU fees at same or similar levels to home fees post-Brexit to avoid ¡®killing market¡¯, as others consider legal questions

If the UK wins more money from the EU¡¯s flagship research programme it will have to pay it back ¨C but only if the imbalance is structural

Turing scheme will not cover tuition fees, travel costs to the UK or staff exchanges, leaving UK universities to negotiate fee waivers

Labour warns on uncertainty over future budget for student exchange

Universities welcome certainty on research funding but lament loss of student exchange scheme

The combination of Brexit and the Covid pandemic has driven change throughout academia, even reaching the scholarly backwater that is the University of Rural England. But perhaps it doesn¡¯t have to be that way, writes John Gilbey. Things could be better ¨C or much, much worse¡­

Policy experts say UK institutions would be unlikely to join EU research programme before spring

Executive chair says funder will ¡®smooth bridge¡¯ to creation of UK¡¯s own ¡®discovery fund¡¯ if country does not to associate to Horizon Europe 

Committee of peers says government must confirm it will participate in EU programmes or provide details on alternatives

The potential involvement of the UK, Australia and Canada requires a fair payments mechanism between the EU and associate countries, says Jan Palmowski

New ¡®international education champion¡¯ predicts numbers will continue to grow despite Covid and Brexit, but modes of delivery will alter

Westminster is providing ¡®no reassurance¡¯ it will keep negotiating in the event of a no-deal Brexit, peers told

Former universities minister hails higher education¡¯s ¡®strong brands¡¯ in discussion marking new partnership between ApplyBoard and THE