UUK: Brexit will impact the UK’s world-leading research – but only if we let it

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The EU has been a huge source of funding for research carried out at UK universities. 12.8% of awards made under its flagship programme, Horizon 2020, have gone to UK researchers – the second highest proportion of all EU member states. 

This success reflects the high quality of research undertaken by UK institutions and the sector's ongoing commitment to pursuing research to find solutions to complex real-word problems. UK universities will continue to be eligible to participate in Horizon 2020 post-Brexit, but our continued success in research will be at risk unless the government secures full UK membership of its successor programme.

Period14 Oct 2019

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  • TitleBrexit will impact the UK’s world-leading research – but only if we let it
    Media name/outletUniversities UK
    Media typeOther
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date14/10/19
    DescriptionThe EU has been a huge source of funding for research carried out at UK universities. 12.8% of awards made under its flagship programme, Horizon 2020, have gone to UK researchers – the second highest proportion of all EU member states.

    This success reflects the high quality of research undertaken by UK institutions and the sector's ongoing commitment to pursuing research to find solutions to complex real-word problems. UK universities will continue to be eligible to participate in Horizon 2020 post-Brexit, but our continued success in research will be at risk unless the government secures full UK membership of its successor programme.
    URLhttps://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/blog/Pages/Brexit-will-impact-the-UK%E2%80%99s-world-leading-research-%E2%80%93-but-only-if-we-let-it.aspx
    PersonsHilary Pilkington
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Keywords

  • Brexit
  • research funding