Why Brexit Runs Completely Counter to Modern Science | Mark Hahnel

"It's not unreasonable to assume that when the British public vote in the referendum on Britain's membership of the EU on Thursday 23 June, the impact on science and research will be low down most people's priority list. But while the thorny issue of whether the UK should 'Brexit' from the EU splits the general population quite evenly, this is not the case amongst scientists and researchers, according to research by Nature, which suggests overwhelming support for Britain to remain in the EU from the science and research communities. For many scientists and researchers, the concerns about Brexit are both broad and profound. We recruit many of our best researchers from Europe, including younger ones who relocate to the UK, with freshly-obtained EU grants. More broadly, a substantial and growing number of researchers are now following and implementing the principles of open science in how they design and conduct research ..."