Brexit

Find out about our research as a result of the UK’s decision to leave the EU and our actions since the referendum took place.

Brexit insights

The UK’s decision to leave the European Union raised many questions about society and our future on the world stage.

Our research around the implications of Brexit includes:

• Brexit vote was never about ‘head versus heart’ (December 2020)
• Report urges shift to small-scale farming post-Brexit to halt wildlife decline (July 2019)
• Brexit will be Corbyn’s ‘acid test’ (January 2019)
• Councils advised to set up ‘food resilience teams’ to prepare for Brexit (November 2018)
• Gender and Queer Perspectives on Brexit (July 2018)
• High-tech industries face biggest Brexit slowdown (June 2018)
• Responses to Brexit: Elite perceptions in Germany, France, Poland and Ireland (November 2017)

Also see:

• the work of the UK Trade Policy Observatory
• findings by the Sussex European Institute
• agriculture and a ‘green’ Brexit
• achieving sustainable trade after Brexit.

Current students and staff

Our staff and students from EU countries are a valued part of the Sussex community. It is a priority for us to ensure they can continue to work and study with us.

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