Brexit: A collection

Pop quiz: which UK industry is approximately equal in size to sewing machine manufacturing, yet claims to have swung the Brexit vote?

It has emerged that the team being sent to Brussels to lead on talks to take Britain out of the EU includes just one woman – out of nine named negotiators.

How can racism and xenophobia undermine democracy and the public finances?

Peter Bloom looks back and ahead at the effect of Brexit on British wages.

How might ending free movement - or not - affect the British with lives and homes overseas?

Language is political, as Brexit and Trump demonstrate

How does our choice of words influence the path of debate?

The fifth Brexit Special video from Student Hub Live.

The fourth Brexit Special video from Student Hub Live

The third Brexit Special video by Student Hub Live.

The second Brexit Special video from Student Hub Live.

Learn about the EU and how it extends, limits or replaces the work of national governments, in the opening video of the Student Hub Live Brexit special.

Does the political fight about who controls safety in the North Sea reveal just how difficult Brexit is going to be?

Over the next three years, 30 nuclear reactors across Europe will reach their retirement age. Making the decision-making process over their future open and transparent is crucial.

Will Brexit mean a filthy bonfire of the regulations protecting our lungs?

How are Brexit and the Irish border connected? Dr Philp O'Sullivan reflects on the changing geographical relationship between the UK and Ireland.

Leaving the EU treaty that prevents radioactive materials falling into the wrong hands could prove costly for the UK nuclear industry

A new study provides evidence that humans are capable of radically altering the world around us, and offers hope in the face of climate change

Stories about migrants, asylum seekers and refugees make media headlines almost every day. John Allen asks, what's the role of borders in this movement of people?

The director of Friends of the Earth Europe responds to the UK Brexit vote.

The Leave campaign promised that Brexit would help fishers ‘take back control’ of Britain’s fishing waters and stocks. But how quotas are allocated has always been a national decision.

Falling costs mean that power generated by offshore wind farms is becoming increasingly competitive with other fuels – and that’s good news for the climate

A look at the implications of negotiating Brexit, in the fourth article from Volker Patent’s series on the psychology of Brexit.

How to reduce your biases during complex negotiations, in the fifth article from Volker Patent’s series on the psychology of Brexit.

How negotiations can be affected by priviledge and overconfidence, in a third article on the psychology of Brexit and contemporary politics by Volker Patent.

Learn psychological self-defence and start resisting the dark arts of political communication, in Volker Patent’s second article on Brexit and the General Election

Even before senior Conservative politicians started muttering darkly about the Falklands War, residents of Gibraltar were anxious and upset about the Brexit vote. Andrew Canessa explains why.

The psychology of Brexit and contemporary politics, in a series of articles by Volker Patent. In this first article, we look at how the language of Brexit encourages the formation of political cliques. 

In the bleak year of 2016, Britain voted to leave the EU, and Donald Trump became the 45th American president. Both events will have dramatic and long-lasting implications for health and healthcare.

Simon Sweeney surveys the possible effects of losing access to a whole range of EU agencies - and wonders why nobody's taking much notice

What kind of Brexit do the people want?

No place in the sun? Britons who followed the sun and relocated for the more pleasant Spanish climate are worried that when the UK leaves Europe, so must they.

Three short equations may help determine the likely outcome of Theresa May's dealings with the EU, believes Kalypso Nicolaïdis.

Britain has seen a surge in applications for permenant residency from EU nationals. But will the document help secure their future? 

As some banks consider leaving London to adjust to a post-Brexit world, Emmanuel Yujuico suggests that there might not be a single replacement hub in the future

In a world that appears increasingly hostile to expertise, Janet Newman suggests ways forward – and some new alliances.

A new occupant at the Elysée Palace - and a stongly pro-European one at that. What does that mean for the process of the UK leaving the EU?

Professor John Weeks explains why he thinks it's as much in Berlin's interests, as those of London, for the UK to leave the EU smoothly.

What could Brexit mean for Wales, Ireland and Scotland?

As EU leaders gather to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome against the backdrop of Brexit and rising populism, what lessons can be drawn from history to revive the EU?

Brexit and Donald Trump appear to drive global justice and international development efforts into unchartered waters says Professor Theo Papaioannou. 

Norman Clark, Emeritus Professor at The Open University, shares his thoughts on Brexit.

Some MPs who believe Brexit to be a bad idea still voted for the Article 50 bill, often claiming "the people have spoken". Oxford's Benito Muller has some thoughts.

Taking the tools of psychology and using them to explore citizenship can be revealing - so why doesn't it happen more often, asks Eleni Andreouli.

Dr Joe Hanlon explains his thoughts on the EU and recent global treaties being biased toward global corporations. Do we really think Teresa May and Donald Trump will defend us? 'Talk about foxes guarding hen houses' says Joe. 

Dr Graeme Davis discusses the etymology of the word 'Brexit'.  

As the UK prepares to leave, should the EU remake itself? Pol Morillas believes it's time for the Union to adopt a more flexible approach.

Without a seat at the EU table, will the UK's ability to shape Europe vanish completely? Alessio Colonnelli believes that the allure of the islands will remain strong. Indeed, he says, that might have been part of the problem in the first place...

Two shocks to the political system, but neither, says Eric Kaufmann, were driven by personal economic circumstances.

Writing before the result of the US election was known, Tim Oliver explains why President Trump might mean tough times for the US/UK 'special relationship'

Brexit will change the shape of the United Kingdom's trade with the world. Can we count on historic ties with India to build success in their markets?

This week's short, sharp Marmite War between Tesco and Unilever might be the first of many such battles.

Perhaps - but not yet. Paul Cairney explains why he thinks the SNP will bide its time.

The decision to leave Europe could, some worry, mean that London will cease to lead as a finance centre. No need to worry, says Simeon Djankov.

Nauro Campos argues that even Brexit backers fail to make a clear financial case for the UK leaving the EU.

Wales voted leave by a margin of 52.5 per cent. It is an interesting case study of how people voted against their own material self interest, to increase their precarity, and to become even poorer than they already are, writes Daniel Evans.

When the UK has left the European Union, it's probable international trade will require new layers of bureaucracy and increased customs activity, warns Andrew Grainger.

As we start to explore the data from last month's referendum, we're starting to understand more about why poorer people embraced Brexit, explains Ralph Fevre.

Populist policies - by definition - are easy ways to build support. But, warns Jeffrey Kucik, there could be an economic cost to be paid in attacking free trade agreements.

With the monoglot Brits no longer trotting in to Brussels, will English start to loosen its grip on the EU - and beyond?

John Curtice explains why a clear prediction of the referendum result proved so elusive for many pollsters.

How realistic is the idea that Britain will make a Free Trade Agreement with the EU if we leave the EU?

The vote to leave the European Union has sent shockwaves through the worlds of politics, economics, and beyond. The Conversation polls a group of academics for their instant reaction.

Reaction from academics around the planet as UK voters elect to leave the E

Would Brexit actually imply freedom from Brussels? Eunice Goes thinks not.