EU scientists demand bloc finalise UK’s membership of £80bn programme

Researchers fear Horizon Europe programme is collateral damage in UK-EU political dispute

More than 1,000 universities and 50 academies of science across Europe have called on the EU to immediately" finalise the UK's membership of its flagship 80bn research programme and end the 10-month delay to the ratification process.

In a letter to the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, they say the lengthy delay is endangering current and future plans for collaboration" and any further delay will result in a major weakening of our collective research strength".