UK and European scientists urge EU to allow UK access to £80bn fund

EU agreed to associate membership of Horizon Europe programme for UK but has not yet ratified deal

The EU is being urged to stop punishing scientists and end the year-long delay in letting British universities and laboratories access its flagship 80bn Horizon Europe funding programme.

Scientists across the UK and Europe have launched a campaign to get the UK admitted into the programme amid continuing fears that Brussels is using the fund as leverage in negotiations over the Northern Ireland protocol.