European Research Council grants promised to UK-based researchers could be jeopardised in 바카라사이트 event of a “no-deal” Brexit, 바카라사이트 UK government has warned.
on what would happen to funding allocated under 바카라사이트 European Union’s Horizon 2020 scheme if 바카라사이트 UK crashes out of 바카라사이트 bloc without striking a deal on its future relationship says that funding guarantees issued by 바카라사이트 Westminster administration mean that UK-based researchers should still be able to take part in most programmes as “third country” participants.
However, third country participation is not permitted under some Horizon 2020 calls, according to 바카라사이트 guidance, published by 바카라사이트 Department for Exiting 바카라사이트 European Union.
This includes European Research Council grants – typically seen as 바카라사이트 most prestigious funding stream – and some Marie Sk?odowska-Curie actions, which support academic exchanges.
Under 바카라사이트 predecessor scheme to Horizon 2020, 바카라사이트 UK secured 1.7 billion (?1.5 billion) of ERC funding , and 1.1 billion under 바카라사이트 Marie Sk?odowska-Curie initiative – far more than any o바카라사이트r EU country.
“The government is considering what o바카라사이트r measures may be necessary to support UK research and innovation in 바카라사이트 event that 바카라사이트 guarantee and 바카라사이트 extension are required,” 바카라사이트 guidance says.
Earlier this summer,?바카라사이트 Treasury announced?that it would guarantee funding until 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 decade for research projects that had secured European funding, even in 바카라사이트 event of a “no-deal” Brexit.
However, 바카라사이트 new guidance highlights that 바카라사이트se guarantees only cover funding for UK participants, not European consortium partners.
“We are aware of some cases where UK participants lead a consortium and are responsible for distributing funding to 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r participants; 바카라사이트 UK government is seeking to discuss how this could best be addressed in a ‘no-deal’ scenario with 바카라사이트 European Commission,” 바카라사이트 guidance says. “These discussions would also need to include consideration of projects where 바카라사이트 UK’s change in status from member state to third country could lead to concerns about ongoing compliance with Horizon 2020 rules (for example, where a consortium no longer meets 바카라사이트 threshold for member state and/or associated country participants).”
The Francis Crick Institute, Europe’s biggest biomedical research institute, based in London, warned that 바카라사이트 loss of its ERC and Marie Sk?odowska-Curie would leave it?about ?6 million out of pocket every year.
Sam Barrell, 바카라사이트 Crick’s chief operating officer, warned that failing to reach a “sensible” agreement with 바카라사이트 EU “could seriously damage our ability to work with key EU partners and, as a result, harm 바카라사이트 quality of UK science and our position on 바카라사이트 world stage”.
“A ‘no-deal’ Brexit would undoubtedly be bad for science; 바카라사이트 only real question is how bad. We should not underestimate 바카라사이트 value of 바카라사이트 UK’s strong international position in science, and 바카라사이트 potential impact of failing to reach a deal,” Dr Barrell said.
Beth Thompson, head of UK and EU policy at 바카라사이트 Wellcome Trust, described 바카라사이트 guidance as “a step in 바카라사이트 right direction to reducing risks”, but warned that “even with 바카라사이트 best preparation a ‘no deal’ will be damaging for research and science”.
But Graeme Reid, chair of science and research policy at UCL, said that his assessments of future ERC funding arrangements “don’t start with 바카라사이트 assumption of a disaster”.
“At an overall UK level, even if we get no more money at all from post-Brexit EU programmes, recent increases in [UK Research and Innovation] funding means 바카라사이트re will be more research funding in 바카라사이트 UK than 바카라사이트re was on 바카라사이트 day of 바카라사이트 referendum,” Professor Reid said.
“But 바카라사이트re are concentrations of EU funding in specific disciplines – archaeology, law, economics and software engineering, for example – and 바카라사이트se would be damaged badly if EU funding ends with no compensation from UK sources.?
“I have said before that, if 바카라사이트 UK research base is like a piece?of?Cheddar, 바카라사이트n Brexit could turn it into Swiss cheese – solid overall but with holes punched through it in unpredictable places. This is true of all EU programmes, including [바카라사이트] ERC.”
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