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Today’s #ThursdayThread revisits the third article in our #UKICELongRead series on #Brexit and the #environment by @CharlieBEU. 📖
EU membership gradually transformed the UK into an important player on environmental issues.
Yet the environment barely featured in the #Brexit referendum. 🗳
Yet the environment barely featured in the #Brexit referendum. 🗳
The environment has shot up the political agenda recently.
The climate strikes and Extinction Rebellion protests have gained increased attention.
And in the 2019 UK general election, the environment was one of the top three issues for a quarter of voters.
The climate strikes and Extinction Rebellion protests have gained increased attention.
And in the 2019 UK general election, the environment was one of the top three issues for a quarter of voters.
Today is A-level results day in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Our #ThursdayThread looks at the potential impact of #Brexit on higher education, with highlights from @nickhillman’s recent #UKICELongRead. 🎓
Our #ThursdayThread looks at the potential impact of #Brexit on higher education, with highlights from @nickhillman’s recent #UKICELongRead. 🎓
Nick argues that UK universities played their hand badly in the #Brexit referendum, taking a contradictory approach to the Scottish referendum.
'University leaders looked unwilling to defend one union, the United Kingdom, but keen to defend another union, the EU.'
'University leaders looked unwilling to defend one union, the United Kingdom, but keen to defend another union, the EU.'
Universities stressed the importance of EU money, Nick says, but did little to explain what they actually did with it, such as tackling disease and combating climate change.
As July draws to a close, what have been some of our most read blogs over the last month?
Well, we've only gone and compiled them into a helpful thread for you, ready for some weekend reading.🔻
Well, we've only gone and compiled them into a helpful thread for you, ready for some weekend reading.🔻
Can the Brexit period still be extended?, by senior fellow @CSBarnard24 & and NEW @BritishAcademy_ fellow.
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ukandeu.ac.uk/can-the-brexit…
Our second #UKICELongRead by @nickhillman on universities and Brexit. 🎓
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ukandeu.ac.uk/universities-a…
And it's #ThursdayThread time. ⏰
On Saturday, we published our latest long read from @nickhillman from @HEPI_news – Universities and Brexit: past, present and future. 🎓
#UKICELongRead
On Saturday, we published our latest long read from @nickhillman from @HEPI_news – Universities and Brexit: past, present and future. 🎓
#UKICELongRead
Nick argues that the pro-Remain stance of university leaders was a mistake, given there was no consistency with the sector’s approach to Scottish independence. 🏴 
Nick says one thing is not in doubt: leaving the EU is bad for British universities, especially perhaps in the short term.
However, in each area of impact – research and staffing, student exchange and student recruitment – the effect of Brexit has been misunderstood…
However, in each area of impact – research and staffing, student exchange and student recruitment – the effect of Brexit has been misunderstood…
