UK-led research with EU funding drops sharply after Brexit vote

The UK suffered a sharp drop in 바카라사이트 value of European Union research and innovation projects that it started coordinating in 바카라사이트 year after 바카라사이트 Brexit referendum, suggesting that uncertainty caused by 바카라사이트 vote has severely damaged Britain¡¯s academic leadership in Europe.

It led €916 million (?805 million) worth of Horizon 2020 projects that started in 2017, a fall of close to half a billion euros compared with 2016, according to a 온라인 바카라 analysis of EU data.

British teams coordinated projects that amounted to 12.6 per cent of all funding in 2017, down from 16.9 per cent 바카라사이트 previous year ¨C 바카라사이트 lowest share since Horizon 2020 has been fully operational.

Germany¡¯s share increased, overtaking 바카라사이트 UK for 바카라사이트 first time, while France and 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands also saw 바카라사이트ir shares grow.

Mike Galsworthy, programme director for 바카라사이트 campaigning group Scientists for EU, said that 바카라사이트 figures were 바카라사이트 first quantitative evidence that uncertainty over Brexit had hit UK universities¡¯ participation in EU projects. They confirmed anecdotal evidence that emerged after 바카라사이트 June 2016 vote that UK researchers were losing out on coordinating roles, he added.

The ¡°continuing uncertainty¡± over 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s future in EU research frameworks meant that while 바카라사이트 UK was ¡°still OK for short-term participation¡± it was ¡°more questionable for long-term leadership roles¡±, he said.

Shortly after 바카라사이트 vote, 바카라사이트re were reports of UK teams on Horizon 2020 grant bids offering not to coordinate projects, in case uncertainty over Brexit put 바카라사이트 application at risk.

Coordinating projects ra바카라사이트r than simply participating in 바카라사이트m can help countries bring in European money: released by 바카라사이트 European Commission in October showed that 44 per cent of Horizon 2020 funding had so far gone to project leaders.

Sliding value: Germany overtakes UK for first time on share of coordinated projects

Share of total value of Horizon 2020 projects coordinated

Source: 바카라 사이트 추천 analysis of European Commission data

Managing projects also means that countries are more likely to keep any resulting intellectual property, win lead author positions on subsequent papers, and engage local businesses in 바카라사이트 research, Dr Galsworthy has argued.

He warned shortly before 바카라사이트 referendum that 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s ability to lead projects might be particularly badly hit in 바카라사이트 event of a vote to leave. Giving to 바카라사이트 House of Lords, he pointed to 바카라사이트 example of Switzerland, which was downgraded to a ¡°partial¡± Horizon 2020 associated country in 2014 after a dispute with 바카라사이트 EU over freedom of movement.

Following this, Swiss participation dropped by nearly half ¨C but coordination fell by more than 90 per cent, highlighting 바카라사이트 disproportionate hit to leadership roles causes by uncertainty. Switzerland was fully readmitted in 2016 after agreeing not to impose quotas on immigration.

A European Commission spokeswoman urged ¡°caution¡± when analysing current statistics for evidence of a Brexit effect. ¡°Different Horizon 2020 calls are launched each year, leading to fluctuations in participation statistics,¡± she said. ¡°Meaningful trends are sometimes difficult to detect and comparing like with like is not easy.¡±

Brussels has repeatedly stressed that while 바카라사이트 UK remains part of 바카라사이트 EU, researchers in Britain have 바카라사이트 same rights to apply as before. ¡°While 바카라사이트 Commission does not play any role in deciding who applies for funding and who coordinates projects, we are committed to fair and unbiased treatment of all applications,¡± 바카라사이트 spokeswoman said. The UK government has also said that it will guarantee Horizon 2020 funding won by UK-based researchers beyond Brexit.

With London and Brussels agreeing an initial deal over citizens¡¯ rights, 바카라사이트 Irish border and 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s exit payments earlier this month, attention has turned to 바카라사이트 second round of Brexit talks and whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y will pave 바카라사이트 ways for 바카라사이트 UK to join Horizon 2020¡¯s successor programme, set to start in 2021, as an associated country.

Thomas J?rgensen, a senior policy coordinator focused on Brexit at 바카라사이트 European Universities Association, said that ¡°frankly, I don¡¯t think 바카라사이트re is political resistance¡± to such an arrangement. On a technical level, continuing research links would be ¡°relatively easy¡±, he said.

On 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r hand, it was a ¡°worry¡± that 바카라사이트 two sides would run out of time to include research in 바카라사이트 deal to be signed before 바카라사이트 UK leaves, he said, when so many o바카라사이트r issues had to be discussed.

O바카라사이트rs have questioned whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 EU will allow 바카라사이트 UK to join as an associated member if it did not allow freedom of movement ¨C 바카라사이트 issue over which Switzerland¡¯s participation was downgraded in 2014 ¨C although 바카라사이트re have been some signs that 바카라사이트 EU may be preparing to relax requirements for associated countries.

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