A quarter of Spanish scientists based in the UK are considering leaving the country in the next year. These are data taken from a survey conducted by the association that brings them together (SRUK-CERU) among 100 members, of whom 90% … He resides in the United Kingdom. Nine of the ten who left the UK have no intention of returning.
The people questioned, most of whom work at universities, expressed notable annoyance about the UK’s economic situation and the bureaucracy and cost of living in arranging departure considerations. Changes to immigration laws are also mentioned, as well as the lack of an opportunity to lead a European project.
The cost of graduation and postgraduate courses and changes in the rights of community residents are cited as negative factors. The survey’s authors, members of the Society’s Science Policy Section, confirm that Brexit still has a “significant impact” on the lives of nearly half of those surveyed, ten years after the vote.
The list of factors that motivate them to consider marching is similar to how the British feel about their country. They feel uncomfortable about politics and economics, and about access to public services. In a poll in which 57% of respondents had lived in the UK for more than five years, and 23% for more than ten years, only nine believed the country had improved since they arrived.
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