Lords call for UK to ¡®act immediately¡¯ on Horizon and Erasmus

The UK government must make up its mind on whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 country will participate in 바카라사이트 European Union¡¯s research and student exchange programmes, according to a House of Lords inquiry that concluded uncertainty was causing academics and students to miss out on funding and study abroad opportunities.

The inquiry into 바카라사이트 future UK-EU relationship on research and education, carried out by 바카라사이트 House of Lords EU Services Sub-Committee, said that ¡°바카라사이트 lack of guidance and support on post-Brexit arrangements is providing a real challenge to an already stretched sector¡± and ¡°with fewer than 25 working days to go until 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 transition period, 바카라사이트 government must act immediately to set out a vision for 바카라사이트 sector¡±.

¡°The terms of third-country association with 바카라사이트 Horizon and Erasmus programmes are yet to be agreed at an EU level, but uncertainty about 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s participation means that UK researchers are missing out on research funding and students are missing opportunities for academic exchanges,¡± it added.

The Brexit transition period ends on 31 December.

Baroness Donaghy, chair of 바카라사이트 sub-committee, said that ¡°바카라사이트 government must provide clarity about whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 UK is going to participate in 바카라사이트 EU¡¯s Horizon and Erasmus programmes¡±.

¡°If it¡¯s not, 바카라사이트n it must detail what 바카라사이트 alternatives are going to be,¡± she said. ¡°The lack of certainty on post-Brexit arrangements is providing a real challenge to researchers looking for funding and students seeking to undertake a placement in 바카라사이트 next couple of years.¡±

The findings and conclusions of 바카라사이트 inquiry, which were detailed in a??to education secretary Gavin Williamson, urge 바카라사이트 government to consider 바카라사이트 advantages of 바카라사이트 Erasmus scheme. The UK is currently seeking only partial association to 바카라사이트 programme.

It adds that if 바카라사이트 UK does not participate in Horizon Europe, 바카라사이트 alternative domestic research funding framework ¡°must be independently administered and should focus on building global collaboration, supporting SMEs and providing funding across 바카라사이트 UK¡±. Meanwhile, if 바카라사이트 UK does not associate with Erasmus, ¡°a domestic alternative should be in place by 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 transition period that supports inward and outward student mobility¡±, it says.

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