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The rapid increase in faculty from the European Union in UK higher education institutions and the possible impact of Brexit

Marini, G; Locke, W; (2021) The rapid increase in faculty from the European Union in UK higher education institutions and the possible impact of Brexit. In: Huang, F and Welch, AR, (eds.) International Faculty in Asia in comparative global perspective. (pp. 185-202). Springer: Singapore. Green open access

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Abstract

In the decade or so before the 2016 Referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union (EU), there had been a rapid increase in foreign faculty in UK higher education institutions (HEIs), particularly those from other EU countries. Many institutions had come to rely on academics from other EU countries, and those from outside the EU, for a significant part of their research, teaching and other activities. After the Referendum vote which determined that the UK should leave the Union, fears grew that there would be an exodus of foreign academics, and especially those from the EU, as Britain appeared to signal an isolationist and anti-immigrant turn in public opinion and government policy. This chapter will focus on the profile of foreign faculty in the UK, their characteristics and current situation, their influence on their institutions and HE as a whole and the issues facing them. ‘Brexit’ will be considered as a possible disruption to the internationalisation of UK academia.

Type: Book chapter
Title: The rapid increase in faculty from the European Union in UK higher education institutions and the possible impact of Brexit
ISBN-13: 978-981-334-980-3
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-4980-3
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4980-3
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: United Kingdom, International academics, Internationalisation, European Union, Brexit
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10122556
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