Non, merci! Oxford University shuns plans for a French campus

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Oxford University has refuted claims that it could soon break with its centuries-old tradition and launch its first overseas campus in a bid to hedge against Brexit pressures.
The Universite of Paris Seine, a network of ten French universities, last week launched an open call for British universities to apply for a satellite office in the capital as part of its wider expansion plans.
The response follows media reports over the weekend that the university was in talks with French officials about the prospect of creating a so-called `Oxford-sur-Seine` in Paris.
It comes amid France`s on-going charm offensive on Britain, aimed at luring business across the Channel following the U.
K.
`s vote to leave the EU.
It is estimated that British Universities currently receive about ?1.
2 billion ($1.
5 billion) a year from the EU in research funding, as well as gaining access to international networks of researchers, according to research by Times Higher Education.