(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) On 23 June 2016, the British voted in a popular referendum to leave the European Union (EU). In 2015, the UNESCO Science Report: towards 2030 had analysed the likely consequences of such a hypothesis and concluded that a British exit (Brexit) from the EU would have far-reaching repercussions for both British and European science. The United Kingdom (UK) is a pole of attraction for both university students and researchers, according to the chapter on the in the report. In 2013, exports of education services were worth an estimated £17 billion and the UK hosted the largest number of research grantees from the...
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