U.K. offers no solace on future access to EU research funding

The U.K. government reiterated a promise that Brexit will not affect funding of current U.K. projects under Horizon 2020, the European Commission's research funding program, but stopped short of clarifying U.K. researchers' access to Horizon Europe funding beyond 2020.

A report from the U.K. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy reinforced a 2016 guarantee that the U.K. would underwrite any ongoing competitive projects through the end of a grant's life should a withdrawal agreement preclude Horizon 2020 funding. According to the U.K. draft withdrawal agreement, existing U.K. projects funded through Horizon 2020 will continue to receive uninterrupted EU funding...