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Six Fields Medal winners and 29 Nobel laureates have signed a letter calling on UK and European governments to protect science’s interests following Brexit, Britain’s exit from the EU. Addressed to UK Prime Minister Theresa May and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, the letter was emailed to reporters yesterday evening (October 22), and warns against the creation of barriers to free movement across the continent.
The signatories are a group of Europe-based scientists and mathematicians led by Nobel laureate and chemist Venki Ramakrishnan, president of the Royal Society. They argue that science needs “the flow of people and ideas across borders,” BBC News reports, and that the UK “must now strive to ensure that as little harm as possible is done to research.”
The letter continues: “The challenges we face must be tackled in a manner that benefits everyone and those challenges are better ...
