And will be worse than ppl think. Many UK academics still clinging to notion that UK science will be saved by UK exceptionalism. It won't.https://twitter.com/TomRhysMarshall/status/881900562496851969 …
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For example, in my own institution, during senior staff meetings the typical dismissive response to Brexit is "We're open for business" /1
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Yeah that's great. But the thing about a "business" is, you need people called "customers" to actually want to walk through the door /2
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"Brexit strategy", for want of a better word, is virtually non-existent in academia. Senior academics have no idea what to do about it /3
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Instead, many believe they can just coast along as usual b/c "we're British" & "British science is amazing". And that will be enough. /4
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It won't b/c British sci is only as "good" as its international (& EU) connectivity allows it to be. Brexit crushes this w/ an iron fist. /5
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It's not even a Q of money. It's about people & certainty & life choices. No amount of £ can fix this. UK has truly buggered UK science. /6
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Only 2 strategies: (1) Stop Brexit, (2) Plan realistically for UK future w/ diminished scientific outlook as smaller global player. /end
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Brexit reminds me of how joining EU back home was seen as the solution to all problems. Exaggerated claims in both cases. Joining EU ruined
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Cyprus, because it was/is a Russian tax haven much like leaving EU will negatively affect UK science and economy.
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Not sure what universities can do at the point any more... 
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