Brexit

Relaxed rules on massing and analysing data for commercial gain viewed as an opportunity for the UK after it leaves the bloc

Private funding for fintech fell from $1.2B in 2015 to $783M in 2016, as investors reacted to vote to leave the EU

Mark Walport appointed first CEO of controversial UK Research and Innovation

Danish pharmaceutical firm says it will invest £115M over the next decade in the latest signal that for now the UK’s advantages in discovery research in life sciences are outweighing concerns about Brexit

UK representation restored to EU Scientific Advice Mechanism

The peremptory announcement that the UK will withdraw from the EU Atomic Energy Community risks a talent drain and leaves unanswered questions over funding for nuclear science and the future of the Joint European Torus

Will research fare better if Scotland remains part of the UK, or does Brexit mean academics should change their spots and vote for an independent country if there is another referendum? Science|Business tests the mood

A Portuguese researcher who has worked in the UK for more than 15 years gives her reaction to the prime minister’s plan for a clean break from the EU

Despite some warm words on research collaboration, the British prime minister’s uncompromising stance on immigration, and eagerness to escape the EU’s legal remit, threatens UK participation in future EU research programmes

This week the European Research Council awarded grants worth a total of €605 million. Thirty-four EU nationals who are winners will carry out their research in UK institutes - with no reassurances for their careers after Brexit