霍金率皇家學(xué)會發(fā)出警告:退歐將給科學(xué)界帶來災(zāi)難

Renowned cosmologist Stephen Hawking was among150 academics to declare support for Britainremaining in the European Union on Thursday in aletter that said leaving the bloc would damagescience and research.

著名宇宙學(xué)家史蒂芬·霍金與150多名院士于上周四聯(lián)合上書，呼吁英國人民在公投時選擇繼續(xù)留在歐盟，否則將會造成科學(xué)研究界的重大災(zāi)難。

"If the UK leaves the EU and there is a loss offreedom of movement of scientists between the UKand Europe, it will be a disaster for UK science anduniversities," the academics wrote in a letter to The Times newspaper.

眾位院士在給《泰晤士報》的信件中表示：“如果英國離開歐盟，英國和歐洲之間的科學(xué)家將失去活動自由，這對于英國的科學(xué)和大學(xué)教育將是一場‘災(zāi)難'”。

The over 150 signatories are Cambridge scientists, mathematicians, engineers and economistsand all are also fellows of the Royal Society, Britain's leading scientific institution.

聯(lián)名上書的這150多名院士大多是劍橋大學(xué)的科學(xué)家、數(shù)學(xué)家、工程師和經(jīng)濟學(xué)家。與此同時，他們也是英國最頂尖科研機構(gòu)——英國皇家學(xué)會的研究成員。

Other signatories included Martin Rees, the astronomer royal and former president of theRoyal Society, University of Cambridge physicist Athene Donald, and letter organiser AlanFersht, a leading chemist.

此外，參與聯(lián)名上書的還有皇家天文學(xué)家及英國皇家學(xué)會的前任主席——馬丁·里根、劍橋大學(xué)物理學(xué)家艾斯納·唐納德，以及此次聯(lián)名上書呼吁的組織者，著名化學(xué)家艾倫·費什特。

Britain is due to vote on June 23 on whether to remain in the 28-member bloc. Opinion pollsshow that the campaign to remain within the EU is slightly ahead, but its lead over the"leave" campaign has narrowed in recent months.

英國將在6月23日進(jìn)行公投，該投票將決定英國是否能夠繼續(xù)留在歐盟。雖然民意測驗顯示支持英國繼續(xù)留在歐盟的票數(shù)暫時領(lǐng)先，但是提倡退歐的票數(shù)在近幾個月來持續(xù)增高，緊追不舍。

In the letter, the scientists argued that science was vital for Britain's long-term prosperity andthat membership of the EU had increased funding of science and allowed the country to recruittalented researchers from continental Europe.

科學(xué)家們在信中強烈表示，科技對于英國的長期繁榮至關(guān)重要，英國在歐盟成員國的身份可以幫助其獲得更多的科學(xué)資金，并且還便于英國從歐洲大陸引進(jìn)更多的精英人才。

"Investment in science is as important for the long-term prosperity and security of the UK asinvestment in infrastructure projects, farming or manufacturing; and the free movement ofscientists is as important for science as free trade is for market economics," they wrote.

他們在信中表示：“對科學(xué)的投資和對基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施、農(nóng)業(yè)和制造業(yè)的投資一樣，這對英國的長期繁榮和安全非常重要?？茖W(xué)家們的活動自由對科學(xué)的意義也如同自由貿(mào)易對市場經(jīng)濟的意義那樣至關(guān)重要。”