Scotland’s independence referendum will be held on 18 September subsequent yr, first minister Alex Salmond has announced. Photograph: Reuters
Following the unveiling of the white paper, Scotland’s future – your guide to an independent Scotland, we want to talk about the effect of the 670-web page report dubbed the “independence encyclopaedia” on the potential of Scottish increased education.
The paper says there will be “main direct gains” for Scottish universities in an independent Scotland. The policy proposals are as follows:
• Entry to increased education will be based on “capability not wealth”
• Scottish students will continue to receive cost-free access to universities in Scotland
• Negotiation with Westminster on honest funding formula with Uk research councils, based on population share
• Scotland to develop its personal policy on immigration to assistance college students throughout and right after their research
• Promotion of Scottish larger training by way of a dedicated overseas diplomatic and trade network
David Willetts, minister for universities and science, has currently warned that Scottish academics “would lose billions in funding” if the country became independent. There are also issues that Scottish universities would face a brain drain of talent following independence as funding declined.
Higher Training Statistics Company figures display that Scotland’s universities are much more reliant on Uk grants, which offer 26% of their all round research funding compared to 22% grant income for the United kingdom as a complete. Edinburgh University alone won a third (£83m) of its research funding from Uk grants – more than from the Scottish Funding Council.
A Uk government paper published earlier this month also looked at the impact of independence on scientific study. In 2012-13 Scottish increased schooling institutions secured £257min grants from the Uk study councils, which equates to 13% of Uk funding on study (excluding infrastructure), in contrast to Scotland’s 8% share of Uk GDP.
“We do fantastic items as a single, integrated program and a single integrated brings with it wonderful strengths,” Willetts said. “It truly is a coherent technique which operates well for Scotland we do not want to see it fragmented or split up.” But Michael Russell, Scottish education secretary believes Scottish universities are “a case examine in the advantages of decisions about Scotland becoming taken in Scotland – the central level of the independence debate”.
Join us in the comments part on Friday 29 November from twelve-2pm GMT to discuss the influence of the Scottish referendum on the potential of greater education. Here’s what we are seeking to go over:
• Analysis funding and collaboration
• Pupil recruitment and finance
• Academic motion and immigration
• Worldwide status and ranking
You can also stick to the debate dwell on Twitter utilizing the hashtag #HElivechat
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