![]() ![]() “We’ve consistently been calling for the government to stop stalling and find a way back into the EU-wide funding and collaboration scheme – so that we can start to rebuild links with our EU neighbours, and prevent UK scientists from being hamstrung by our hard Brexit,” he added. It put the UK’s status as a global scientific leader under threat.” “During this time, many UK scientists no longer had the chance to work with world-leading partners from all over Europe and beyond, on cutting edge projects to find new cancer treatments, clean up our water networks, tackle climate change and much more. As well as missing out on millions in funding, the reputational damage is incalculable,” said Galsworthy. “Being on the outside of Horizon Europe for 2.5 years has done huge damage to our scientific and research community. ![]() Any further uncertainty undermines our scientific community and we are in danger of fiddling whilst Rome burns,” said Professor Dame Anne Glover, President, Royal Society of Edinburgh. “It is a priority for the UK’s future sustainability that Rishi Sunak finalises our accession to Horizon Europe without delay. Scientists, universities and research institutes across the country have been imploring Rishi Sunak to resolve the impasse over Horizon Europe. Underwhelming semiconductor strategy is set up to fail.Industry responds to UK semiconductor strategy.UK publishes long delayed Semiconductor Strategy. ![]() It is losing the UK science community opportunities and funds hand-over-fist for every week that this inexplicable paralysis goes on.” And Rishi Sunak seems still puzzled whether to score that goal or turn around and go for a self-declared “Plan B” option that the UK science community ridicules. “The UK used not just to participate in Horizon, but to lead, putting us in more coordinator roles of the multinational projects than any other country. In the meantime, New Zealand have scored a magnificent goal by their association with Horizon Europe, becoming another one of more than a dozen countries outside the EU to sign up to full partnership on this truly global programme.” “Yet Rishi Sunak has been standing like a startled schoolboy in front of a well-lit open goal for nineteen weeks and counting. ![]()
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