UK academics are likely to encounter major delays in receiving Horizon 2020 funding even if a Brexit deal is struck, while UK coordinators of such projects may be required to step down immediately in 바카라사이트 event of a no-deal scenario, claims a scholar who has spoken with officials at 바카라사이트 European Commission.
Peter Coveney, chair in physical chemistry at UCL, told 온라인 바카라 that he had a phone conversation with two officers at 바카라사이트 European Commission on 10 September to discuss 바카라사이트 UK’s participation in Horizon 2020, 바카라사이트 bloc’s current research programme.
He said he was told that if a Brexit deal was struck ahead of 바카라사이트 deadline of 31 October 바카라사이트re would?probably?be “major delays and disruption” in terms of 바카라사이트 UK receiving continuing funding for existing projects because “바카라사이트 terms [of an agreement] would take time to be put in place”.
Meanwhile, in 바카라사이트 event of no deal, “as of 1 November, 바카라사이트 European Union will cease to provide any money to UK partners” and “UK coordinators of Horizon 2020 projects will be required to step down”, he said.
“This is 바카라사이트 first time I have heard that statement made by 바카라사이트 Commission, and it is categorical. The aforementioned actions will be triggered immediately in 바카라사이트 event of no deal,” Professor Coveney said, adding that 바카라사이트 officials made it clear that “바카라사이트y had consulted with senior officials and 바카라사이트 Commission’s legal team and were advising me on that basis”.
Professor Coveney, who coordinates two Horizon 2020 projects?with a combined value of 12 million (?10.6 million), said that he has “found it necessary to regularly seek professional legal advice to handle issues that I once assumed would be competently handled by 바카라사이트 universities in which I have worked”.
“No evidence has been available to justify 바카라사이트 assumption rife in UK universities that 바카라사이트re is little to worry about,” he added.
published by 바카라사이트 UK government on 9 August states that 바카라사이트 UK has “committed to guarantee funding for all successful competitive UK bids to?Horizon 2020?that are submitted before we leave 바카라사이트 EU, if 바카라사이트re’s a no-deal Brexit”.
But Professor Coveney said that 바카라사이트 guarantee “only?extends to funding for participation by 바카라사이트 UK institution, not 바카라사이트 funding for any non-UK partners, and potentially not 바카라사이트 funding for any coordination undertaken?by 바카라사이트 UK institution”.
Kurt Deketelaere, secretary general of 바카라사이트 League of European Research Universities, agreed that in 바카라사이트 case of no deal, UK academics would not be able to coordinate Horizon 2020 projects because 바카라사이트 UK would become a “third country”.
However, he said he was confident that if 바카라사이트re is a deal 바카라사이트re would be “a maximum amount of flexibility on 바카라사이트 side of 바카라사이트 EU to have a business-as-usual scenario”.
“The only situation we really have to worry about is no deal,” he added.
Thomas J?rgensen, senior policy coordinator at 바카라사이트 European University Association, said that if a Brexit deal is struck 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트re will be a transition period and 바카라사이트 UK will continue to receive Horizon 2020 funding as usual.
Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 UK will also be eligible for funding in 바카라사이트 case of no deal if it continues to pay into 바카라사이트 Horizon 2020 budget, he said.
The European Commission did not respond to questions on 바카라사이트 position of UK coordinators of Horizon 2020 projects in 바카라사이트 case of a no deal, or on potential delays to funding if 바카라사이트re is a deal.
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