As talks deadline approaches, deal terms and potential costs are making research leaders uneasy
Multiple research leaders and figures close to talks on the involvement of non-EU countries in Horizon Europe—the EU’s next R&D programme—have told Research Europe they fear the UK is preparing to abandon plans to join due to the costs involved.
‘Associating to’ the 2021-27 programme is needed for substantial participation and comes with corresponding costs, but senior figures are increasingly worried the UK government will use the terms being offered to back out of a deal. “The UK is using it as a kind of fait accompli versus universities,” said Kurt Deketelaere, secretary-general of the League of European Research Universities.
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