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UK researchers have two months to decide whether to move to an eligible institution or give up grants from the European Research Council

Both countries are still locked out of full participation. Here’s what their academics can still apply for, and the national guarantee schemes designed to keep them in Horizon networks.

Most European countries have restricted academic links to Russia. The US and its Asian allies are yet to follow suit

There’s €632 million for mid-career researchers but 67 awardees based in the UK and Switzerland may have to relocate to Horizon Europe countries to get the ERC-tagged funding

With association still not agreed, there will be more backup funding, addressing concerns the safety net was inadequate. At the same time, the government confirmed it has allocated £6.8B over the next three years for Horizon Europe and other joint UK-EU research

With association still uncertain, the UK is on a bilateral R&D collaboration signing spree. Meanwhile, countries outside Europe are invited to the Horizon Europe table

The EMA has also announced a plan to expedite study set-up on the back of the Clinical Trials Regulation, coming into force at the end of this month. But beneath the rhetoric of Brexit deregulation, the UK does not want to diverge from international peers

Alongside national R&D funding, the UK government is pinning hopes on association to Horizon Europe to help deliver on its net zero commitments

Researchers in the UK were overwhelmingly opposed to Brexit. Now, new estimates of lost funding show these concerns were justified