International collaboration makes science stronger, yet uncertainty around the future relationship between the EU and the UK after Brexit could disrupt this. That’s why EU-LIFE, EuroScience and Wellcome have launched a petition, #dealforscience, to help the research community show how much they want a good deal for science. It calls on the UK and EU governments to reach an agreement on scientific collaboration as soon as possible. Should Brexit go ahead, we have to be ready to get the best possible deal for science – and that’s why this petition has to happen now.  

By getting as many researchers to sign up as possible we can have a bigger impact when we argue for progress in Brussels, London and with governments across Europe...

https://www.euroscience.org/news/dealforscience-petition/

One more resource dear @Artur: EU referendum: Leading UK scientists warn against consequences of Brexit!

"Leaders from across scientific disciplines tell MPs leaving EU would relegate UK to bit player in worldwide research.

Britain would face an exodus of the best international scientific talent and lose millions of pounds in research funding if voters decided to pull out of the European Union, some of the country’s most eminent scientists have warned. Leaders from across scientific disciplines have told MPs that leaving the EU would relegate the UK to a bit player in worldwide research..."

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/eu-referendum-leading-uk-scientists-warn-against-brexit-lea-bidiville?trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A577811291466155537441%2CVSRPtargetId%3A7447100635351185958%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary&trk=vsrp_influencer_content_res_name

Many thanks dear Ljubomir! Here go some more links that I found (mostly concerning the situation of students):

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2016/05/24/what-would-brexit-mean-for-universities-and-eu-students/

http://news.sky.com/story/1712003/how-brexit-may-affect-the-uk-education-sector

http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/international/eu-referendum-how-does-the-european-union-affect-universities-and-students/

And here are some links on how Brexit is supposed to affect the research in the UK:

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/brexit-would-hit-uk-research-hard-report-says

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/753b2a42-1c39-11e6-b286-cddde55ca122.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/eu-referendum-brexit-would-result-in-major-funding-blow-to-universities-and-scientific-research-a6731046.html

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/may/18/brexit-would-threaten-world-class-british-research-major-report-warns

Dear @Artur, let us see what our colleagues from MIT have realized out about Brexit! 

It is about funding, but not just funding...!

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601721/why-scientists-are-so-worried-about-brexit/

Thanks Ljubomir, this is quite informative and specific.

Dear @Artur, Brexit will affect Academia definitelly, but see how it will impact business and technology professionals! It is related story!

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/brexit-answers-to-8-crucial-questions-for-business-and-technology-professionals/?ftag=TRE684d531&bhid=26515897512689358169344413145444

Dear @Artur, this is fine article. UK scientists rely on the EU and dread Brexit!

"Researchers react to the United Kingdom leaving the European Union with apprehension, dismay, and—in some cases—exit plans of their own.

The UK’s scientific community has campaigned vocally and unsuccessfully to keep the country in the European Union. With the referendum results in and Brexit looming, where does that leave research projects, universities, and scientists who have until now been completely embedded in European funding structures and collaborations? We asked UK researchers what Brexit will mean for them and their work..."

https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/uk-scientists-rely-on-the-eu-and-dread-brexit

 Dear Artur,

I'll add some links, but please excuse my lack of time to reply at length, as I've spent too long on this other question:

 https://www.researchgate.net/post/Have_you_any_helpful_parallels_historic_or_political_or_any_philosophical_and_or_metaphysical_thoughts_after_the_UKs_decision_to_leave_the_EU#57864453217e2007074c9a22

I'm told by my Cambridge contacts that they, living as they say in a 'bubble', are feeling shock-waves of near-despair. For such dispassionate and long-term high achievers in academia, this says a lot to me. And yes, it is painful.

I don't think that anyone has posted these slightly 'old' links here:

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/06/researchers-deplore-uk-decision-leave-european-union

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2016/07/01/brexit-what-will-it-mean-for-universities-students-and-academics/

Here's recent information:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/brexit-top-uk-universities-facing-issues-working-with-european-partners-a7132451.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/brexit-vote-sees-universities-warn-of-dangerous-problems-for-academics-working-with-eu-partners_uk_578499fee4b0e9f338cbe2e2

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/jul/12/uk-scientists-dropped-from-eu-projects-because-of-post-brexit-funding-fears

@Margaret and @Alexander: Thanks for the links.

UK scientists dropped from EU projects because of post-Brexit funding fears!

"Britain’s vote to leave the EU has unleashed a wave of discrimination against UK researchers, with elite universities in the country coming under pressure to abandon collaborations with European partners.

In a confidential survey of the UK’s Russell Group universities, the Guardian found cases of British academics being asked to leave EU-funded projects or to step down from leadership roles because they are considered a financial liability.

In one case, an EU project officer recommended that a lead investigator drop all UK partners from a consortium because Britain’s share of funding could not be guaranteed. The note implied that if UK organisations remained on the project, which is due to start in January 2017, the contract signing would be delayed until Britain had agreed a fresh deal with Europe..."

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/jul/12/uk-scientists-dropped-from-eu-projects-because-of-post-brexit-funding-fears

Thanks Ljubomir. Here's one more link:

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/46415/title/Brexit-s-Effects-on-Science/

Ljubomir, did you see the other links which I posted above? My Cambridge contacts are deeply concerned for the future.

I also can't help wondering whether Brexit would (however slightly) affect the reputation and prestige of British academic journals and British academic publishers.

It's a crazy world, this month and this week and indeed tonight.... No more tragedies, I pray.

But on the local and academic level, here's an official statement from Cambridge University

http://www.cam.ac.uk/notices/news/statement-from-the-vice-chancellor-of-the-university-of-cambridge-on-the-result-of-the-eu-referendum

Dear @Margaret, I have visited your above links. Scientific community is concerned a lot. See this attachment! 

Six leading scientists give perspectives on UK science after Brexit!

An excellent oppinions.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/political-science/2016/jul/14/six-leading-scientists-give-perspectives-on-uk-science-after-brexit

In the BBC broadcast, 'Brexit and cultural identity', Cambridge professor and historian Mary Beard expresses publicly her deep concern for and pessimism concerning international research and projects including Erasmus.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07lpfdj#play

Thanks Margaret. At your link I've also found an interesting collection:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p040j6lx

Yes, indeed - a very good collection. I didn't want to swamp you all with too many links!

Just bring more links dear @Margaret. 

Brexit: growing numbers of UK academics face EU funding worries!

"Growing numbers of UK researchers say that their applications for European Union research funding are in doubt after the Brexit vote, while there are also reports of foreign scientists opting not to take up jobs in the UK owing to the post-referendum outlook.

Several researchers spoken to by Times Higher Education said that the vote had thrown into doubt funding applications to Horizon 2020, the EU’s current research programme, as continental partners expressed worries about whether UK participation could harm their projects’ chances of success..."

Brexit: What will it mean for universities, students and academics?

"There is understandable anxiety among the 125,000 EU students currently studying at UK universities and the 43,000 university staff from other EU countries.

Our first priority must be to reassure them that their enormous contribution to our universities and our country is extremely highly valued and that the referendum result does not have any immediate implications for their immigration status, fee status or access to tuition fee loans..."

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/brexit-growing-numbers-uk-academics-face-eu-funding-worries

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2016/07/01/brexit-what-will-it-mean-for-universities-students-and-academics/

Thanks, Ljubomir. All the BBC radio presentations in that link are very good. Try 'Dead Ringers' if you understand British humour...

How Brexit will affect academia in every aspect seems confused. The Brexit procedure itself seems confusing. We have been led to believe that Parliament has to ratify the Referendum in a vote by MPs. But - see the first legal challenge today:

http://www.theguardian.com/politics...=182275&subid=17479634&CMP=ema-3239

More from scientists...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36835566

Another piece of news from Nature:

http://www.nature.com/news/science-s-status-shifts-in-new-brexit-government-1.20264

It turns out that Nature actually has a collection of news items and comments on Brexit:

http://go.nature.com/brexit

Thanks for this link, Artur: http://www.nature.com/news/brexit-watch-scientists-grapple-with-the-fallout-1.20226

In relation to that article, I've mentioned under my own question that it is the xenophobic nastiness brought to the surface by the Referendum which causes the most disquiet amongst 'thinkers'. This is not just hear-say based on media reports. A family member who is engaged in a PhD was last week at an international conference in a very quiet and highly respected university town. He was appalled to witness a verbal onslaught from 'a normal English couple' against the Mediterranean owner of the restaurant. The owner's fellow-countrymen present amongst the academic group cannot have been more appalled than my family member was.

Naively it seems, the 48 per cent of us wishing to 'Remain' had hoped that xenophobia and insular isolationism was the minority view in England. I was brought up in a xenophobic family but always believed that view to be in the minority. Now it seems that the Little Englanders are the majority. Hence the pain of facing the facts - and losing our 'United' Kingdom. Nonetheless, our belief in the 'brotherhood of mankind' remains unshaken.

If you're interested in Brexit and the non-academic viewpoint, listen to: 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07k08xd

I've explained my view on page 31 of the comments at this link:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Have_you_any_helpful_parallels_historic_or_political_or_any_philosophical_and_or_metaphysical_thoughts_after_the_UKs_decision_to_leave_the_EU#578fe4604048548b1c3b4ad1

Concern over animal testing laws after Brexit, as new figures reveal sharp spike in live monkey experiments

Tests included surgically implanting ‘head-holding’ devices in monkeys in an effort to simulate risky behaviour associated with gambling in humans...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/brexit-animal-testing-stats-figures-increase-monkey-lab-tests-a7146351.html

Here's an updated 'official statement' from Cambridge:

https://www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/news/statement-from-the-vice-chancellor-of-the-university-of-cambridge-on-the-result-of-the-eu?utm_medium=email&utm_source=EN0716

Scientific responses to Brexit have to be personal and political!

The vote for Brexit was a shock to the scientific community on many levels. We need to be resolute and constructive in facing the challenges ahead...

"As far as science goes, May’s new government offers a little more reassurance. Greg Clark, who has previous experience of the science brief, takes over as secretary of state in the newly reconfigured Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which will have oversight of the research budget. Responsibility for universities, however, has been transferred to Justine Greening’s Department of Education...

Jo Johnson stays on as minister for universities and science but now has to report to two bosses. This may be sensible in the short term for the sake of stability, but it is an unusual arrangement and one that insiders say he may to find difficult to manage. The move poses new challenges for universities, now sharing a budget with schools, which are always higher on the political agenda. It also raises new questions about the ongoing process of properly integrating of policies on education, research and innovation. There may be new opportunities here, as in any shake up, but will take time for the true impact of the government re-configuration to emerge..."

https://www.theguardian.com/science/occams-corner/2016/jul/22/brexit-scientific-responses-personal-political

Meanwhile, researchers continue to worry........

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/britains-scientists-are-freaking-out-over-brexit/2016/07/28/5735fb26-5375-11e6-b652-315ae5d4d4dd_story.html

Is there a future for R&D in post-Brexit Britain?

"Since Brexit became a reality Britain has entered a period of unprecedented uncertainty. Each day brings renewed claims that our nation will either be losing out or mining a rich seam of opportunity once we withdraw from the EU...

As the UK and EU await each of our fates and those in power deliberate over how the UK will renegotiate its position, it is clear that public, private and voluntary sectors will need to co-operate to strengthen the UK's R&D position and mitigate any potential damage to its reputation and the R&D sector in general by seeking any path by which pan-European research continues. However the UK decides to proceed, sectors such as technology and science need access to global markets and will increasingly need to work without borders given the rapid evolution in technology and innovation.

Ultimately, the future of R&D hangs in the balance awaiting news on the future of the UK's relationship with the EU. Given the current state of affairs, who knows where the political yellow brick road will lead us."

http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=61f6c271-4617-41e0-b98b-1004a4a1a845

A little late, but I found this article on reactions in Cambridge:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36642587

Here's an update concerning scientific research funding:

http://scientistsforeu.uk/2016/08/press-release-philip-hammond-guarantees-eu-funding/

European Union: Royal Society helps guide Brexit science!

While the United Kingdom's relationship with the European Union is in flux, I wish to emphasize that the Royal Society's president, Venki Ramakrishnan, and its foreign secretary, Martyn Poliakoff, are more strongly engaged with Europe than ever. They are determined to continue as an effective voice for international, collaborative science...

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v536/n7616/full/536274a.html

Bad news for British universities including Cambridge:

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/sep/05/uk-universities-fall-world-rankings-brexit-concerns

Compare the previous [Right-wing] view: 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/22/brexit-will-help-make-british-universities-the-envy-of-the-world/

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2016/0906/British-university-rankings-slip-amid-Brexit-questions

http://www.independent.co.uk/student/into-university/applying/how-brexit-is-affecting-british-universities-funding-issues-higher-education-qs-world-university-a7227911.html

And more on UK science and Brexit...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38016191

Academics 'must not be used as Brexit pawns'!

Scientists, academics and students should not be used as "pawns" in political negotiations over Brexit, Theresa May is being warned.

People from all sections of academia, and MPs, are calling for EU researchers working in the UK to be exempted from any future immigration controls.

The prime minister has said she cannot guarantee EU nationals the right to stay without reciprocal arrangements.

The Science and Technology Committee has called for immediate action.

The call comes ahead of a demonstration in central London...

http://www.bbc.com/news/education-38026875

It looks worse and worse..... 

http://www.nature.com/news/brexit-by-the-numbers-the-fear-of-brain-drain-1.21142?WT.ec_id=NEWS-20161215&spMailingID=52998738&spUserID=ODI2OTQzNjMwOTcS1&spJobID=1063046368&spReportId=MTA2MzA0NjM2OAS2

On this, see the educational briefing below also 

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/12/15/british-universities-see-major-risks-brexit

Erasmus Could Have Stopped Brexit!

In the Erasmus Impact Study, 88% of the UK (!) Erasmus people feel very European and 84% have a positive attitude towards Europe compared to 62% of the non-mobile UK students...

Lessons learned? Firstly, having less than 1% of the population been given the opportunity of Erasmus is not only a bit embarrassing but also unwise. Secondly, it probably pays off if you invest over a long time into the international education and experiences people make. As the Erasmus Study showed, it creates people who are more critical, more open to new challenges, less afraid of new developments, and quite possibly less likely to make gut decisions of such scope as the Brexit the consequences of which will probably be rather unpleasant for the UK in general and particularly those who voted for it. Erasmus is of course not the only way of doing it but especially regarding Europe and the European Union the by far most relevant one. So UK: get your people on planes and trains and ships and let them experience “the other”. It will help in the long run, particularly if you should ever again plan such referenda...

https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/world-view/erasmus-could-have-stopped-brexit

An academic summary

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38587765

The new chief inspector of schools in England has said in her first interview since taking over at Ofsted that education risks slipping down the political agenda as a result of the national preoccupation with Brexit.

Speaking exclusively to the Guardian, Amanda Spielman said the next few years were not going to be easy and that the political focus was likely to shift away from education as the government’s time and attention were consumed by the process of Britain leaving the EU...

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/jan/09/brexit-political-focus-education-ofsted-chief-amanda-spielman-schools

A sad day for the disunited UK - AND for academic researchers.

http://www.nature.com/news/how-brexit-is-changing-the-lives-of-eight-researchers-1.21714

Brexit or no Brexit: further integration of UK science into the European research fabric is underway.

Too much is at stakes in European science for people managing research—particularly in the UK—to leave it up to politicians to determine their future. Brexit or no Brexit, there are signs that further integration of the UK scientific activities into the European research fabric is underway. Indeed, universities across the UK are establishing new partnership deals in education and research with European and Commonwealth universities. Whether this move will allow UK research institutions to remain attractive to European collaborators remains to be seen...

https://www.euroscientist.com/heightened-multi-lateral-collaboration-fever-brexit-mitigating-strategy/

This development answers the question rather well. Or not well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41735839

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/oct/24/universities-mccarthyism-mp-demands-list-brexit-chris-heaton-harris

In which disciplines could Brexit hurt UK collaboration the most?

Analysis of data on current research networks suggests that subjects where expensive kit is shared could be vulnerable...

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/how-much-research-goes-completely-uncited?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=top_stories&utm_campaign=the_rankings_newsletter

INTERESTING. Political events affect researches everywhere.

It is an understatement to say that UK universities have been concerned about the impact of Brexit since the EU Referendum almost two and a half years ago, and worries over the future of research funding, international student recruitment and hiring of staff from the European Union have only intensified as the prospect of a no-deal becomes increasingly likely. Stuart Croft, vice-chancellor of the University of Warwick, does nothing to placate these fears, warning in an interview with Times Higher Education today that there is a real risk of universities’ “nightmare” Brexit fallout materialising...

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/warwick-v-c-fears-nightmare-brexit-scenarios

For those of you who don't know, the UK government has another resignation and one significant for all of us on ResearchGate: the science and universities Minister, who is predicting serious problems ahead in the field. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46407249

International collaboration makes science stronger, yet uncertainty around the future relationship between the EU and the UK after Brexit could disrupt this. That’s why EU-LIFE, EuroScience and Wellcome have launched a petition, #dealforscience, to help the research community show how much they want a good deal for science. It calls on the UK and EU governments to reach an agreement on scientific collaboration as soon as possible. Should Brexit go ahead, we have to be ready to get the best possible deal for science – and that’s why this petition has to happen now.  

By getting as many researchers to sign up as possible we can have a bigger impact when we argue for progress in Brussels, London and with governments across Europe...

https://www.euroscience.org/news/dealforscience-petition/

I'll distribute your comment with that link at https://www.researchgate.net/post/Have_you_any_helpful_parallels_historic_or_political_or_philosophical_and_or_metaphysical_thoughts_after_the_UK_decision_to_leave_the_EU_in_Brexit

I'll share in return an article on the role of Oxford University in the Brexit debacle. https://www.ft.com/content/85fc694c-9222-11e9-b7ea-60e35ef678d2

I hope that you can read it – some servers allow access, while others require subscription.

research

I have signed the petition, all of us should do it.

Signed and distributed widely – thanks, Ljubomir.

Economic nationalism driving Brexit bandwagon only serves to hurt Britons

List of published papers about BREXIT and its impact, link follows. Fine resources from all over the world.

http://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Impact_of_Brexit