‘One of the most positive announcements since Brexit’: UK lawyers react to new Horizon funding deal

07-09-2023

Sarah Speight

‘One of the most positive announcements since Brexit’: UK lawyers react to new Horizon funding deal

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The news that the UK will rejoin the €95.5 billion research fund has been met with widespread relief, but it’s a bittersweet story, finds Sarah Speight. Reaction from CMS, Arnold & Porter, Bird & Bird, HGF.

Today, the British scientific community woke to the news that the UK has finally rejoined Horizon Europe, the European Union’s €95.5 billion ($102 billion) research funding programme.

The collective sigh of relief is almost audible.

Following Brexit, which took effect in January 2020, the UK and the EU struggled to negotiate a deal to keep the UK signed up to Horizon. This was a huge blow to UK scientific research—especially since the UK is seen as a world leader in this field.


Horizon Europe, Brexit, UK, EU, European Commission, funding, innovation

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