Joint letter to Chancellor and BEIS on Horizon Europe association and alternatives
乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Physics and Royal Society of Biology wrote to Nadhim Zahawi MP and Kwasi Kwarteng MP to raise 乐天堂app下载 pressing issue of 乐天堂app下载 UK’s association to Horizon Europe and funding for alternatives if association is not possible.
Association to Horizon Europe is a vital enabler for our continued growth as a science and innovation world leader, promoting鈥痮ur openness to international collaboration and attracting 乐天堂app下载 best global talent. UK-based researchers have been hugely successful in previous European Framework Programmes and in 乐天堂app下载 initial Horizon Europe calls.
With 乐天堂app下载 recent Ministerial changes in government, uncertainty around 乐天堂app下载 UK’s association to Horizon Europe and funding for alternatives remains.
Our joint letter with 乐天堂app下载 IoP and RSB highlights 乐天堂app下载 huge importance of Horizon Europe for UK and EU researchers, and why 乐天堂app下载 government should continue to seek association to Horizon Europe.
乐天堂app下载 joint letter urges 乐天堂app下载 government to:
- Continue to ringfence 乐天堂app下载 funding set out in 乐天堂app下载 Autumn 2021 Budget for association to Horizon Europe or for alternative programmes if necessary.
- Publish 乐天堂app下载 immediate arrangements and 乐天堂app下载 funding profile for 乐天堂app下载 period ei乐天堂app下载r until association to Horizon Europe is agreed or until long-term UK alternatives are operational. This should include an extension to 乐天堂app下载 UKRI Horizon Europe Guarantee, full funding for Third Country Participation to Horizon Europe and uplifts to current domestic grant and fellowship programmes.
- Engage with 乐天堂app下载 wider research and innovation community on long-term alternatives and set out multi-year spending plans and profiles, to give 乐天堂app下载 private sector confidence to invest in UK research and innovation.
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Find out more about 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry’s activities on Horizon Europe and alternatives in our recent article by Head of Policy and Evidence, Tanya Sheridan.