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With a new prime minister in power, the UK is making a fresh overture to convince the Commission to let association to the research programme go ahead. UK universities are calling for an end to the ‘toxic uncertainty’

With the UK planning to increase R&D spending, questions are being asked about how to attract more people with advanced skills in science, technology, engineering and maths

Researchers on both sides of the Channel want the UK to be part of the €95.5B research programme, but there is little optimism that the change of leadership will end the political impasse

With hopes of association fading, London has set out an agenda for a domestic alternative. But a new prime minister could threaten money promised for research

Ilan Gur, a veteran of the US’s advanced research agency for energy, will lead a risk-taking UK funding agency, after a previously appointed chief executive pulled out

Post-Brexit, the UK government has set out plans for AI that diverge markedly from the EU. Rather than a single regulator, oversight will be left to a multitude of regulators which will tailor rules for sectors ranging from broadcasting to healthcare

George Freeman says chaos in government is damaging negotiations on international science agreements, as UK prime minister Boris Johnson is forced out of office

‘Political relationships can heal, but the impact of fragmenting research now will continue to be felt in the decades to come’ research leaders say as they call on Ursula von der Leyen to ‘safeguard vital science collaboration’

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