European Union exit ‘potentially disastrous’ for higher education

By Nic Mitchell. Universities have warned that a British exit from the European Union would be “potentially disastrous” for higher education and the wider research community. Without membership of the politico-economic union of 28 member states, Britain would not just lose access to billions of euros worth of research grants, but also the power to influence the European regulatory framework with an impact on research and higher education, says the UK HE International Unit. Read more...