The impact of exiting the European Union on Higher Education
The impact of exiting the European Union on Higher Education House of Commons Education Select Committee Pembroke College, Oxford (11.i.17) Evidence panel: Senior Tutor, Trinity College, Cambridge VC Coventry University VC Oxford Brooke’s University Pro-VC (Brexit) Oxford University The discussion took the form of questions from the MPs present (three Lab, one SNP, one Con (chair)) to the evidence panel. The second evidence panel was more subject-specific but I’ve covered the majority of the points in this briefing. The discussion focused on what the challenges and possible advantages would be for the university sector in exiting the European Union (some might suggest this conversation might have been more helpful prior to a decision being made!). In general, the feeling was quite clear – Brexit poses a significant risk to HE, and any benefits that might arise are more coincidental and would indeed be possible if the UK remained within the