Research community joy as UK set to rejoin Horizon Europe
The UK’s ability to participate in cutting edge research has received a significant boost with the announcement that Britain is set to rejoin the European Commission’s Horizon Europe program.
Today’s announcement (September 7, 2023) follows six months of negotiations to broker a new deal that is said to improve financial terms for the UK’s participation. Since 2020 the UK had been frozen out of Horizon Europe for reneging on its commitments to the Northern Ireland Protocol, a situation resolved in February 2023 with the Windsor Framework.
From today UK researchers can apply for grants and bid to take part in projects under the Horizon Europe programme, which runs to 2027 with a budget of €95.5bn.
Once adopted, the UK will also be able to join the governance of EU programmes with UK companies and researchers able to lead consortia in the next work programme of Horizon Europe projects.
Commenting on the announcement, Professor Sir Jim McDonald FREng FRSE, president of the Royal Academy of Engineering said: “The whole engineering community – including business, industry and academia – will celebrate the announcement of continued partnership between the UK and EU.
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