A no - deal Brexit would negatively impact research into cancer treatments and climate change technology , more than 150 education bodies including Universities UK and the Russell trust have criticised the UK proposals . A letter from the group urged the government to take the necessary measures to protect UK universities , which contribute more than $ 21bn ( $ 26.8bn ) to the UK economy each year . Professor ed Beer from Universities UK said " world - leading academics and researchers " could leave the UK for countries with EU funding programmes .
A no-deal Brexit would negatively impact research into cancer treatments and climate change technology, more than 150 education bodies including Universities UK and the Russell Group have warned the UK government. A letter from the group urged the government to take the necessary steps to protect UK universities, which contribute more than £21bn ($26.8bn) to the UK economy each year. Professor Janet Beer from Universities UK said "world-leading academics and researchers" could leave the UK for countries with EU funding programmes.