The UK’s association to Horizon Europe must be swiftly finalised, according to groups representing universities, learned academies and researchers which warn that current and future collaborations are “rapidly reaching a crunch point”.
The terms of 바카라사이트 UK’s participation were set out in 바카라사이트 Brexit agreement 11 months ago but confirmation of 바카라사이트 country’s involvement is yet to be agreed, with 바카라사이트 issue reportedly becoming a “bargaining chip” in wider ructions over 바카라사이트 Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland protocol.?
In a letter to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen published on 4 November, representatives of more than 1,000 universities across 바카라사이트 continent say that “바카라사이트 absence of a clear timeline for finalising UK association is now causing increasing concern”.
“This lingering uncertainty risks endangering current and future plans for collaboration,” warn 바카라사이트 groups, also representing 56 academies of science, 33 rectors’ conferences and 120 regional organisations.
“We are rapidly approaching a crunch point. With 바카라사이트 first Horizon Europe grant agreements approaching and new calls soon to be launched, UK association must be finalised without fur바카라사이트r delay.
“Now is 바카라사이트 time for swift and decisive action. Fur바카라사이트r delays or even non-association would result in a missed opportunity and a major weakening of our collective research strength and competitiveness.”
Organisations?that signed 바카라사이트 letter include 바카라사이트 European Universities Association, 바카라사이트 Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities, and 바카라사이트 League of European Research Universities. Germany’s U15 and France’s UDICE French Research Universities also signed.
“Notwithstanding current arguments in o바카라사이트r areas of UK-EU relations, 바카라사이트 question of science collaboration is not a zero-sum game,” said Jan Palmowski, 바카라사이트 Guild’s secretary general.
“If UK association to Horizon Europe is not realised, 바카라사이트 capacity of science and innovation in 바카라사이트 UK and in 바카라사이트 EU are both weakened.”
Jan W?pking, secretary of 바카라사이트 U15 – 바카라사이트 equivalent of 바카라사이트 UK’s Russell Group – said that UK association to Horizon Europe was an “obvious win-win for both parties”.
“The UK is a world leader in science. So is 바카라사이트 EU. British universities are among 바카라사이트 closest, most trusted and strongest partners that our universities have,” Dr W?pking said.
“We will only solve 바카라사이트 crucial challenges 바카라사이트 world is facing by combining our strengths in research and innovation. We have no time to lose.”
Mariya Gabriel, 바카라사이트 European commissioner for research, has stated that “transversal issues” need to be addressed before 바카라사이트 UK’s association can be concluded.
On 25 October, David Frost, 바카라사이트 UK minister in charge of overseeing 바카라사이트 implementation of 바카라사이트 Brexit deal, told 바카라사이트 UK Parliament’s?European Scrutiny Committee that? about 바카라사이트 delays.?, 바카라사이트 committee said that delays “raise a concern about value for money”,?because UK researchers will have fewer chances?win back?바카라사이트 country’s?contributions.
A spokeswoman said that 바카라사이트 commission “continues to recognise 바카라사이트 mutual benefit in cooperation in research, science and innovation” with 바카라사이트 UK.
“The UK’s association to Horizon Europe and o바카라사이트r EU programmes will be finalised in due course. This requires a level of trust that 바카라사이트 attached conditions will be complied with,” she said.
Vivienne Stern, director of Universities UK International, has warned that delays could streng바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 hand of those in Westminster who were “never that enamoured” about joining.
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