So...
We dont have a decline in EU academics, they just arent increasing as fast? Thats not surprising, they get better paid and more respect in other institutions.
Next we will hear how there is a decline in foreign students coming here to study science, nothing of course to do with sloppy courses with vast price tags when compared to free university education in such places as Germany, a place I might add that could provide engineers with jobs that pay above minimum wage (unlike the UK who peg all engineer salaries to the cleaners or Bangalore, which ever is cheaper)