YERUN calls for continued collaboration with British universities

30/03/2017

The Young European Research Universities Network (YERUN), a network to which the UAB belongs, has released a statement in which it calls to maintain collaborations with British universities despite the UK's decision to leave the European Union. This process has now formally begun after the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has invoked article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.

YERUN is a network of young European universities established within the last 50 years and included in many of the international rankings. It includes 18 institutions which, apart from the UAB, include the University of Essex and the Brunel University London. The Vice Chancellor and Deputy Vice Chancellor of these universities publicly expressed their appreciation for the support of partner institutions in YERUN and their commitment to "carrying on working with us after Brexit".

In its statement, YERUN extends "its deepest support to our colleague universities in the UK that have been subject to the uncertainties caused by the results of the UK Referendum vote held on 23 June 2016". The network calls on the UK government representatives to "prioritise in their negotiation talks the ultimate goal of maintaining and even reinforcing the beneficial collaboration between UK and European partners" and to take the measures needed to "allow the continued participation of UK partners in EU funding programmes".

Influencing Research Policies

YERUN is made up of institutions from twelve different countries: Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Spain (the UAB, Pompeu Fabra University, the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Carlos III University), Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom and Sweden. Its objective is to become the voice of European young universities in terms of research policies, and promote joint initiatives in the areas of research, teaching and staff mobility.

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