European academic staff numbers in UK shrinking post-Brexit

Fewer scholars from Italy, Germany, France and Netherlands working in British universities, says report

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June 30, 2022

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June 30, 2022

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Dover, United Kingdom. 19th October 2021. HGV lorries queue on the M20 motorway just outside Dover, the UK's largest port and the main gateway to the European Union.

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