Brexit 'may bar UK scientists from €100bn EU research fund'

Nobel prize winner warns UK science will suffer unless it can gain access to Horizon Europe

One of Britain's leading researchers has warned of a "major blow" to national science if ministers cannot secure access to a massive research programme that is being drawn up by the EU.

The Horizon Europe programme will fund a100bn in research projects, making it one of the largest science funds in the world. British researchers will be locked out unless the government negotiates an access deal in the coming months.