Horizon unlocked?

Is it time to start preparing for association to the EU’s flagship R&D programme?

Following the announcement of a new deal between the EU and the UK over the trade of goods in Northern Ireland, Ursula von der Leyen has said that work can start “immediately” on securing UK association to EU R&D programmes once the deal is implemented. Sophie Inge brings us the news.

The European Commission president was speaking at a joint press conference with UK prime minister Rishi Sunak yesterday to unveil “the Windsor Framework”, which sounds a bit like a new audit system for higher education. Rather, it is an agreement that has been heralded as “a decisive breakthrough” and “a new chapter” in EU-UK relations.