Delay joining the Horizon Europe programme making it more difficult to attract and retain the brightest scientists.

Negotiations stalling over London's request to quit atomic research organisation and for financial rebate.

With the research budget already overstretched, any more funding for the Missions cannot be at the expense of other parts of Horizon Europe, critics say

Marc Lemaître, recently installed as head of the EU research directorate, is ready to lead the charge as the European Commission starts laying the foundations for the next Framework research programme. 

Scientists including the physicist Brian Cox have reacted with a mixture of caution, anger and relief that the UK appears set to rejoin the EU’s flagship £85bn Horizon science research programme after a protracted Brexit row.

Open Access Government investigates some of the UK's Minister of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's remit, including Horizon Europe and life sciences

Experts insist successes of Brussels' 95bn programme could never be replicated by a UK-only substitute.

Horizon Europe has just entered the third of seven years for which it runs, but Brussels is already eyeing the next seven-year research programme. 

The EU is making some progress towards adding international partners to its Horizon Europe research programme, but complaints about the proposed membership terms continue to stir controversy.

Tomorrow's vote on the Windsor framework in the UK parliament marks a crucial step on the country's potential path to associating to Horizon Europe, the EU's €95.5 billion research and innovation programme. 

A transitional arrangement means researchers in New Zealand can apply for Horizon Europe grants as of now, even though Brussels and Wellington have yet to fix a budget following the agreement last December under which New Zealand became the first country to secure full association to the research programme.

UK scientists had been shut out of the multibillion-euro scheme amid drawn-out Brexit negotiations.

Windsor Framework could end impasse over Horizon Europe funding program, but hurdles remain.

UK researchers received little funding from EU programme because of Brexit trade deal negotiations.