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“ Effects of Brexit could spring from legal framework and policy changes but also from potential shifts in participants and consortia behaviour .”
“ Business , like science , is a global endeavour . Now more than ever , it is critical that UK companies continue to partner with other businesses and research establishments right across the world if they are to remain competitive .”
“ International collaboration is increasing across all universities .”

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“ There are so many innovative companies up and down the country , challenging norms and pioneering new technologies . As science and research becomes more international we want to encourage these companies to forge collaborations across the globe that will help bring their products to mass market . By supporting them to showcase our innovation expertise , we can attract investment , create jobs and help to grow the UK economy .”
Science Minister Jo Johnson , Politics Home , August 2016
“ Effects of Brexit could spring from legal framework and policy changes but also from potential shifts in participants and consortia behaviour .”
PNO Consultants
“ Business , like science , is a global endeavour . Now more than ever , it is critical that UK companies continue to partner with other businesses and research establishments right across the world if they are to remain competitive .”
Dr Ruth McKernan , Innovate UK , August 2016

“ International collaboration is increasing across all universities .”

Dr Martin Szomszor , Digital Science
Diversity of departmental addresses of co-authors for articles in Thomson Reuters Web of Science ( data analysis by ScienceMetrix )
SOURCE : Interdisciplinary research : methodologies for identification and assessment Digital Report
" Speaking as his company , Dyson , unveiled a £ 250m expansion of its research and development centre in the Cotswolds , the engineer said Britain could now reach trade agreements with countries outside Europe “ much more easily and flexibly ” and reconsider its approach to immigration from around the world so it can attract more engineers and scientists from India , China and the Far East .”
The Guardian , September 2016
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