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Editor's note
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Mirela, a Croatian who left the former Yugoslavia during the civil war and moved to the UK, knows only too well how important it is to feel secure in the country you call home. “Things can change quickly,” she told researchers looking into how EU citizens living in the UK are responding to Brexit uncertainty.
And she’s far from alone. There are an estimated 3.7m EU nationals in the UK and as the country edges ever closer to a no-deal Brexit, many are worried about what the future holds for them and their families.
So far, only a third have now applied for “settled status” and 130,000 for citizenship since the 2016 referendum, so many, particularly children, risk falling through the gaps. And the research reveals other, worrying trends, too, including that the share of British citizenship applications by EU nationals has increased from 4% in 2007 to 30% in June 2019, with many feeling that naturalisation is the only way they can “take back control” of their lives after years of uncertainty.
We’ve also been hearing how Sweden has seen a sharp rise in burials without ceremony, and how spiders are being threatened by climate change – and why that’s bad news for everyone, even arachnophobes.
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Matt Warren
Deputy Editor
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Nando Sigona, University of Birmingham
Applying for British citizenship or settled status is a way for EU nationals to 'take back control' over their lives.
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Science + Technology
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Alexander Thomas, University of East London
Cantona was right to raise concerns about the future, says an expert on transhumanism.
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Ken Drinkwater, Manchester Metropolitan University; Neil Dagnall, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Anne-Christine Hornborg, Lund University
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Arts + Culture
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David Ballantyne, Keele University
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Celia Rose Jackson, University of South Wales
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Tom Licence, University of East Anglia
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Dina Iordanova, University of St Andrews
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Business + Economy
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Carl Singleton, University of Reading; James Reade, University of Reading
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Politics + Society
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Mark Shephard, University of Strathclyde
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Tarik Basbugoglu, Glasgow Caledonian University; Umut Korkut, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Environment + Energy
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Kimberley Simpson, University of Sheffield
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Sergio Henriques, Zoological Society of London
Don't be afraid of spiders – be afraid for spiders
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Kiara Lewis, University of Huddersfield
Young people spend too much time sitting still. When they get a chance to move, it should not be stressful.
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