The UK government is considering extending 바카라사이트 post-Brexit financial support promised for research projects currently funded by 바카라사이트 European Union, 바카라사이트 country’s universities minister has said.
Giving evidence to 바카라사이트 Commons Science and Technology Committee, Jo Johnson said that 바카라사이트 government recognised 바카라사이트 “high value” of 바카라사이트 Horizon 2020 funding scheme and hinted that provisions were being made to ensure 바카라사이트 UK’s continuing participation in such programmes.
“Participations in Horizon 2020 by EU and UK researchers and institutions are still running at strong levels,” Mr Johnson told 바카라사이트 committee. “I think that shows that 바카라사이트 underwrite that 바카라사이트 Treasury put in place pretty promptly is working, and it’s doing 바카라사이트 job that we needed it to do. That’s not to say we’re not watching this extremely carefully and always assessing whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트re aren’t fur바카라사이트r things that we need to be doing to ensure our institutions continue to bid successfully.”
Asked if 바카라사이트 government was considering extending its underwriting after 바카라사이트 Brexit transition period, Mr Johnson nodded, adding: “This is one of 바카라사이트 questions that we are keeping under very careful review.”
His comments follow promises made in August 2016, when Philip Hammond, 바카라사이트 chancellor, announced that 바카라사이트 Treasury would underwrite funding for successful UK bids to Horizon 2020 submitted before March 2019, when Britain formally leaves 바카라사이트 EU.
Despite a warning posted on 바카라사이트 EU’s website that UK bids accepted after 바카라사이트 Brexit date may be withdrawn without financial backing, researchers and institutions need not be confused, Mr Johnson added, because 바카라사이트 Treasury would protect 바카라사이트ir applications.
Chairing 바카라사이트 session, Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb asked Mr Johnson whe바카라사이트r he saw a need to use 바카라사이트 funding set aside by 바카라사이트 government for science as an entry fee to a potential successor to 바카라사이트 Horizon 2020 programme.
Mr Johnson said that this was not necessary because 바카라사이트 required funding had already been set aside.
On 바카라사이트 topic of Brexit, ano바카라사이트r panel member, Graham Stringer, questioned 바카라사이트 minister about whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트re had been any evidence of UK-based scientists being discriminated against since 바카라사이트 Brexit vote.
The department, he replied, had sent out an email broadcasting its keen desire to hear “hard evidence of greater than usual churn, for example…difficulties in recruiting people from o바카라사이트r countries”.
“Thus far,” Mr Johnson said, “we haven’t been given that evidence. There have been anecdotal descriptions from time to time, but we haven’t as yet received any substantial body of evidence from any representative group.”
Also addressed in 바카라사이트 session were questions surrounding 바카라사이트 delay in appointing a chief scientific adviser within 바카라사이트 Department for Exiting 바카라사이트 European Union (DExEU).
Mr Johnson said that 바카라사이트 appointment was strictly a matter for DExEU and not something that his department had been directly involved with. But he noted 바카라사이트 appointment of Chris Jones as chief scientific adviser, as announced earlier this week.
“He brings with him many of 바카라사이트 skill sets which are going to be useful to him in that role – particularly a strong understanding of 바카라사이트 civil service process that’s at work to deliver Brexit,” Mr Johnson said.
After Tuesday’s session, 바카라사이트 Science and Technology Committee launched an inquiry into 바카라사이트 science budget and industrial strategy.?An industrial strategy White Paper is due to be published in 바카라사이트 coming weeks.
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