Brexit, or not?

摘要

Can the UK thrive outside the European Union? This is a central question in the EU referendum debate, and the fate of British science is part of it. The UK's scientific status is beyond dispute. A recent UNESCO report confirms British researchers excel globally. They generate around 15 per cent of the world's most-cited papers. Of the world's top 20 universities, the five that are in EU nations are all British. Voting to exit the EU won't , throw this into reverse. Recent Royal Society figures show that EU research funding supports just 3 per cent of UK R&D.