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UK Scientists Fear It Will Be Locked out of €100 Billion EU Research Programme

UK Scientists Fear It Will Be Locked out of €100 Billion EU Research Programme

Some British researchers who had secured Horizon Europe funding have already been told that their grants will be cancelled.

UK Researchers Lose Project Leader Roles As Horizon Europe Row Continues

UK Researchers Lose Project Leader Roles As Horizon Europe Row Continues

At least half a dozen UK-based researchers have already lost coordination roles in Horizon Europe consortia because of the failure of Brussels and London to agree UK association to the programme, with the true tally losing out on leadership positions likely much higher.

UK Plans 'Bigger, Better' Rival to the European Research Council, As Time Runs out on Horizon Europe Association

UK Plans 'Bigger, Better' Rival to the European Research Council, As Time Runs out on Horizon Europe Association

The UK is working on a "bigger, better" rival to the European Research Council as part of an alternative to the Horizon Europe, in response to growing fears that the country will not associate to the framework programme.

UK Visa for Top Talent Excludes Graduates of African Universities

UK Visa for Top Talent Excludes Graduates of African Universities

The High Potential Individual visa is intended to attract graduates from around the world to work in the UK, but its criteria excludes anyone who studied at a university in Africa.

UK-Based Researchers Win Big in Latest ERC Awards - but May Have to Relocate to Keep Their Grants

UK-Based Researchers Win Big in Latest ERC Awards - but May Have to Relocate to Keep Their Grants

UK-based researchers have been awarded 45 grants in the European Research Council's (ERC) latest funding round for experienced researchers, but in the absence of UK association to Horizon Europe, it is on the condition they move to institutions in the EU.

ERC Issues Ultimatum Telling 150 UK-Based Grant Holders to Move to the EU

ERC Issues Ultimatum Telling 150 UK-Based Grant Holders to Move to the EU

The European Research Council (ERC) has asked successful applicants based in the UK to move to an EU institution within the next two months, or else give up their grants. 

Researchers Urge Inclusion of UK and Switzerland in Cyber-Climate Project

Researchers Urge Inclusion of UK and Switzerland in Cyber-Climate Project

An ambitious EU initiative aiming to create a cyber-replica of Planet Earth for climate-impact simulations may not include British or Swiss organisations - and some researchers in the project say that's a problem.

No Agreement on the Horizon − a No-win Situation for the UK, the EU and European Research - HEPI

No Agreement on the Horizon − a No-win Situation for the UK, the EU and European Research - HEPI

In the second year of the Horizon Europe programme, the United Kingdom and Switzerland are not formally associated with the largest research and innovation funding programme in the world.

UK Announces Russia Sanctions in Line with EU Measures

UK Announces Russia Sanctions in Line with EU Measures

The UK has followed much of the rest of Europe and announced its own scientific sanctions against Russia, leaving the US, which has still not issued any centralised guidance, increasingly isolated in its inaction. After reviewing its Russian links, the UK has said its research and innovation funding organisations will not start any new projects with Russia. Payments to existing projects "with a Russian dimension" have been paused pending an assessment of which ones "benefit the Russian regime."

Research Infrastructures Face Disruption Due to Association Deadlock

Research Infrastructures Face Disruption Due to Association Deadlock

When JET, the Joint European Torus, announced a breakthrough in the production of fusion energy in February, the celebrations could be heard across Europe. Although based in the UK, the project belongs to a much wider fusion research community.

UK Extends Horizon Europe Guarantee Until End of 2022

UK Extends Horizon Europe Guarantee Until End of 2022

The UK has extended its funding guarantee for Horizon Europe applicants until the end of the year, providing a measure of security for researchers caught in limbo by the country's failure to associate to the programme. 

UK Forges Own Global Research Network As EU Starts South Korea and New Zealand Horizon Talks

UK Forges Own Global Research Network As EU Starts South Korea and New Zealand Horizon Talks

The UK has launched a research and development competition with South Korea, the latest in a string of recently announced collaborations with countries outside the EU. It comes as Brussels announces that it has entered official Horizon Europe association talks with South Korea and New Zealand.

UK's High-risk Research Funder Poaches DARPA Deputy Chief

UK's High-risk Research Funder Poaches DARPA Deputy Chief

US-based research administrator Peter Highnam will lead the newly established agency, which the government says will fund science with minimal bureaucracy.

Funding Bids: Who Do You Need to Convince and What Are They Looking For?

Funding Bids: Who Do You Need to Convince and What Are They Looking For?

This blog discusses the importance of connecting with different audiences when writing funding bids, based on previous experience as a funding manager at the UK Research Councils.