A study by Franzoni, Scellato et al. (2012) shows that countries operating strong border controls are more than capable of recruiting scientists from around the globe. Indeed, the analysis shows that Australia,
Recent comments from a pro-EU scientist have suggested that the UK is “too small” to be scientifically effective outside of the political structures of the EU – read interview
There appears to be a common concern amongst pro-EU commentators that our scientific community is somehow less robust than it appears, and that leaving the political structures of
The argument that the EU is somehow better able to manage large and complex projects has been put in perspective recently by the fact that the EU’s flagship
One of the common cries from the pro-EU lobby is that by leaving the political structures of the EU, we will somehow be excluded from participating in any
Another concern of the pro-EU lobby is the potential loss of free movement for scientists post-Brexit and its potential impact on UK science. In this respect, it is important to note
Another of the myths being put about is that leaving the political structures of the EU will affect our participation in the CERN project – the European Organisation
One of the more curious arguments from the pro-EU lobby is that UK science will somehow collapse due to lack of funding if we were to leave the political structures
A number of media sources have tried to suggest that our membership of the European Space Observatory (ESO) and the European Space Agency (ESA) would be affected by
