No-deal Brexit could wreck UK’s chance of leading Covid-19 global research
by Toby Helm and Robin McKie from Science | The Guardian on (#52ZH1)
Nobel scientists warn Britain will lose superpower' status if access barred to 100bn EU fund
The future of Britain's world-renowned science sector - and its ability to lead global research into Covid-19 - risks being fatally undermined if the UK crashes out of the EU without a trade deal by the end of this year.
The warning has been issued by leading scientists - including UK-based Nobel prize winners - as fears grow that British science could lose access to the EU's 100bn (85bn) research funding scheme, Horizon Europe, which will run from 2021 to 2027.
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