University leaders make the case for EU membership

Universities UK launched their Universities for Europe campaign on the 27 July 2015, which aimed to highlight how the UK’s membership of the European Union enhanced university research and education and in turn benefited British people, the economy and UK society.

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Universities UK: Universities for Europe http://www.universitiesforeurope.com/Pages/Home.aspx

The Independent, 27.07.15: EU referendum: 'Brexit' would harm higher education and research, universities claim http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-referendum-brexit-would-harm-higher-education-and-research-universities-claim-10417379.html

Blog: Open Europe, 27.07.15: Is EU membership crucial to the success of UK universities? http://openeurope.org.uk/blog/is-eu-membership-crucial-to-the-success-of-uk-universities/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

The Guardian, 27.07.15: Universities throw weight behind case for keeping Britain in European Union http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jul/27/universities-throw-weight-behind-case-for-keeping-britain-in-european-union

EurActiv, 27.07.15: Leaving EU would harm British universities, lobby group warns http://www.euractiv.com/sections/uk-europe/leaving-eu-would-harm-british-universities-lobby-group-warns-316618

The Conversation, 03.08.15: Jean Monnet chair: we have every right to engage in debates on Europe http://theconversation.com/jean-monnet-chair-we-have-every-right-to-engage-in-debates-on-europe-45509

Blog: Universities UK, 26.08.15: The EU and its contribution to the excellence of UK universities http://blog.universitiesuk.ac.uk/2015/08/26/the-eu-and-its-contribution-to-the-excellence-of-uk-universities/

The Conversation, 16.09.15: Universities UK is wrong to take sides on question of EU membership https://theconversation.com/universities-uk-is-wrong-to-take-sides-on-question-of-eu-membership-47385

The Conversation, 21.09.15: We should be grateful that Universities UK has taken a stand against Brexit https://theconversation.com/we-should-be-grateful-that-universities-uk-has-taken-a-stand-against-brexit-47797

Blog: The UK in a Changing Europe, 21.09.15: What kind of debate on EU membership should we have at a university? http://ukandeu.ac.uk/what-kind-of-debate-on-eu-membership-should-we-have-at-a-university/

Blog: Universities UK, 12.10.15: Europe, universities and the British people: 5 reasons why EU membership matters http://blog.universitiesuk.ac.uk/2015/10/12/europe-universities-and-the-british-people-5-reasons-why-eu-membership-matters/

Blog: LSE Brexit Vote, 29.02.16: University leaders who lobby against Brexit are a disgrace. Research would thrive outside the EU http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexitvote/2016/02/29/university-leaders-who-lobby-against-brexit-are-a-disgrace-research-would-thrive-outside-the-eu/

Blog: LSE Brexit Vote, 07.12.15: Can (and must) do better: universities need to hone their argument for staying in the EU http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexitvote/2015/12/07/emran-mian/

Universities UK: International Unit: Press Release, 02.06.16: International Higher Education in Facts and Figures 2016 http://international.ac.uk/media-centre/press-releases/international-higher-education-in-facts-and-figures-2016.aspx

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