As Some Politicians May Want To Tear Us Apart, Science and Technology Must Strive To Rebuild

As an academic, I believe in collaboration.

I believe that we should build bridges and not walls.

I believe in nations of the world coming together and share knowledge.

I feel so sad that we are taking risks with the rights and freedoms of our future generations. This generation thus has to do everything that it can to heal the divisive nature of our current political situation. Science and technology can thus bind us within common challenges, and in a way that our politicians often fail to do. We need to build better societies, and in ways which avoid political barriers or physical borders.

I believe that no society should have the rights to take away the rights and freedoms of a future generation. We must do everything we can to create a stable economic environment for them, and minimise the risks we take. In the UK, we are increasingly hovering a finger over the button which will take us into un-chartered and risky waters, and I am so sad that we have even got to this place. As researchers, we must do everything possibly in sustaining our links across Europe, and attract those who want to live here.

I repeat again, we need to re-build our societies, and in ways which avoid political…