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Relief at rejoining flagship research scheme tempered by anger over loss of top academics since Brexit

The UK government’s announcement that it had rejoined the European Union’s Horizon Europe science funding programme was cause for celebration among researchers in Britain and across Europe. But what will the terms of the deal – and the long time the UK was out of the programme – mean for…

The UK has announced it's rejoining the European Union's flagship science funding programme, Horizon. In the wake of Brexit, London had been blocked from re-associating with the scheme, which is the world's biggest civil research and innovation programme. The UK government says the new deal gives local scientists "unrivalled opportunities"…

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Polls suggest a majority of Britons regret our exit. Rejoining the scientific programme could be the start of something bigger, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The UK has missed out on two years of funding

The move has been hailed by the Prime Minister as the ‘right deal’.

Britain is rejoining the European Union’s $100-billion science-sharing program

U.K. and EU reach deal for Britain to rejoin Horizon Europe science research programme.