A recent report shows that Britain's prospects after leaving the EU are bleak: "Anglo-American cooperation is not as strong as you think." The data shows that the research cooperation between Britain and European countries is great, and it is not clear whether it can be maintained after Britain leaves the EU. The data also shows that the scientific research relationship between Britain and some countries outside Europe is not as close as people usually think.
As part of the research project of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, the Center for Global Higher Education of Oxford University analyzed the scientific research cooperation between Britain and other countries, and compared the proportion of co-authors with the overall cooperation model of partner countries.
Generally speaking, the research results show how likely it is to cooperate with scholars from different countries after Britain leaves the EU. The expected level of cooperation is 1, with a score of 1.5 indicating high cooperation intensity and a score of 0.75 indicating that cooperation is far below expectations.
The scores of EU countries range from 1.0 1 to 2. 16. Britain and Ireland have the closest relationship, with 26,265,438+0 cooperation papers published in the cooperation year of 2065,438+06.
The cooperation between Britain and Greece (1.74,2531), the Netherlands (1.5,8039) and Denmark (1.43,3658) is also very close.
Outside Europe, Britain and New Zealand (1.35, 1640 papers), South Africa (1.33,2170 papers), Australia (1. 19.
For a long time, politicians who support Britain's exit from the EU have advocated the view that once Britain leaves the EU, British scientists will be able to focus on wider global cooperation, especially with the United States, China and Commonwealth member countries.
But the data obtained from the National Science Foundation emphasizes how much work needs to be done to develop these links.
Although the United States and Britain have jointly published a large number of papers (0.77,25858), the strength of the relationship between the two countries is surprisingly low. Cooperation with leading countries in Asian research field is also relatively weak: Singapore (0.77 points, 1, 54 1 paper), India (0.672 points, 494 papers) and China (0.62 points,10,472 papers).
Simon, Professor of Higher Education at Oxford University and Director of CGHE? Markinson said that these data reflect how the high-intensity cooperation between Britain and Europe has been established in decades with the support of the EU framework plan and the funds provided by it.
Professor Markinson said that if we leave the EU without reaching an agreement, the impact of losing these links will be "enormous".
He said: "If we don't reach an agreement and include the next Horizon project, it will destroy the research relationship between Britain and many countries."
British Prime Minister Boris? Johnson announced that he plans to launch a fast visa program for key researchers after Britain leaves the European Union, and if no agreement can be reached, he will provide funds for scholars in the UK to apply for funding from the European Research Council.
Johnson expressed the hope that Britain would "continue to be a global scientific superpower", but scientific leaders said that Britain would find it difficult to make up for the loss of the EU framework plan.
Professor Markinson said that the National Science Foundation data show that "the cooperation between the United States and Britain is not as close as you think". "America is a giant. Although we are a big fish, taking care of Britain is not a top priority for them, so Britain must work hard to continue to cooperate with the United States. " He said.
Professor Markinson emphasized that it is another possibility to establish closer ties with East Asian countries. After the recent conflict with the United States, China may be seeking to establish new ties with the West, "but they must provide funds for cooperation with Britain in an unprecedented way". "No matter what happens, things will not be so simple. Professor Markinson said: "Relationships are not built overnight.