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Imperiais urging the government to negotiate a deal which will enable EU-funded researchers to move freely around Europe.

, Professor Nick Jennings, Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise) said 'scientists should be able to get on with science and not be hindered by bureaucracy'.

Imperiais proposing that any participant in EU-funded research projects, or European-collaborative grants sponsored by UK agencies would automatically receive a visa for free movement between Britain and the EU.

Earlier this month, Imperiamade the case for European researcher mobility in a .

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Professor Jennings said: "The EU projects are very high quality and very highly refereed.

"We want to be able to keep the collaboration going. If it is harder to meet face to face because of increased bureaucracy or delays, the science suffers.

"The UK government talks about an ambitious agreement for science and innovation, so this is our proposal as an ingredient of that."

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In 2016, to move between the EU and UK after Brexit.

where she said 'collaboration between British and European universities remains critical, and ministers should consider giving automatic visas'.

In 2017 Imperiasubmitted evidence to the Commons Science and Technology Committee, including on EU staff mobility.

Imperiasaid it would be greatly concerned by the potential impact of a reduction in the number of EEA nationals able to take up academic and non-academic positions.

Imperiagave evidence to the '', a consultation on the future EU-UK relationship on research and innovation, by Wellcome and the Royal Society.

The final report, published in February 2018, included º£½ÇÉçÇø's proposal to link mobility to funding.

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