Jump in EU academics leaving UK after Brexit referendum

Previously unseen data emerge as survey reveals universities’ anxiety over recruitment and retention

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October 17, 2019

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October 18, 2019

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Print headline: Number of EU scholars leaving UK after Brexit vote shot up

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