And again the UK / ROI cross border collaboration is cited as a current working and successful model.
"The pro-independence group, Academics for Yes, pointed to collaborations across the Irish border.
"Several bilateral arrangements exist between the UK and the Republic of Ireland," a spokesman said.
"These include joint funding arrangements between the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences, the merging of the postgraduate research councils of the Republic and Northern Ireland, and an agreement giving the universities of Ulster and Queen's University Belfast access to the Republic's scientific research funding scheme.
"Why would an independent Scotland be treated differently?""
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