No-deal Brexit would leave science dead for years, say Nobel prizewinners
by Anna Fazackerley from on (#4S300)
Top scientists accuse Boris Johnson of sacrificing the UK's research reputation - and billions of pounds in EU grants
Two Nobel laureates and other top scientists are accusing Boris Johnson of destroying Britain's global reputation by behaving "like a clown" and pursuing a no-deal Brexit that would leave UK science "dead" for years.
The government has assured anxious academics it still has a clear ambition to join the European commission's new a100bn (89bn) research funding programme, Horizon Europe, after Brexit. But Robert-Jan Smits, the commission's former director-general of research, says the UK has "zero chance" of negotiating associate membership after a no-deal divorce.
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