UK wins £500m in science grants from EU Horizon scheme after Brexit lockout

Exclusive: British scientists over the moon' with re-entry to funding scheme after losing out for three years

British scientists are over the moon" to be back in the EU's flagship science research programme Horizon after a three-year Brexit lockout, with new data revealing they have been awarded about 500m in grants since re-entry.

As the EU secretly draws up strategies for the next seven-year funding cycle in 2027, the UK is hoping its success in the first 12 months since returning to Horizon will leave it in pole position with Germany and France to dominate European science, despite Brexit.