Hard Brexit could cripple UK science, say Nobel prizewinners

Dozens of scientists write letter to May and Juncker setting out their concerns

A coalition of Nobel laureates has said a hard Brexit could cripple UK science, in a letter to Theresa May and the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker.

The letter, signed by 29 Nobel prizewinners and six Fields medallists, says the UK "must now strive to ensure that as little harm as possible is done to research".