Source · Select Committees · Scottish Affairs Committee
Recommendation 141
141
Not Addressed
Rachel Sandison, University of Glasgow, told us that Scottish international research is a powerful tool...
Conclusion
Rachel Sandison, University of Glasgow, told us that Scottish international research is a powerful tool for international collaboration and connections, with 57% of publications currently involving international collaboration, so “ensuring that the framework exists to allow that success to continue is going to be absolutely mission critical”.332 The Scottish Government website lists some of Scotland’s major current international research collaborations.333 324 Q137 325 Universities Scotland, ‘Internationalisation is top of the agenda for Scottish universities’, accessed 26 April 2021 326 Universities Scotland, Internationally Scottish - Creating global communities (July 2020) 327 RSE Young Academy of Scotland (USC0006) p 2 328 RSE Young Academy of Scotland (USC0006) p 3 329 Universities Scotland, Internationally Scottish - Creating global communities (July 2020), p 10 330 RSE Young Academy of Scotland (USC0006) p 3 331 Q94 332 Q175 333 Scottish Government, ‘Science and research: University research’, accessed 26 April 2021 54 Universities and Scotland UK immigration policy: international research collaboration
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response details UKRI board appointment processes and the structure of Research England within UKRI, but does not address the committee's observation about ensuring a framework for continued Scottish international research collaboration.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 27 April 2022. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗