The UK must participate fully in Horizon Europe or not at all, says KNAW president
When it comes to science, Wim van Saarloos does not hold back with his praise for the EU’s achievements. “The EU has strongly promoted cooperation between scientists in Europe, giving European science a much stronger position in the world,” he says.
As president of the KNAW academy of arts and sciences, Van Saarloos knows what he is talking about when it comes to using the EU as a facilitator to help national science reach new heights through partnerships. This is why he mourns the UK’s departure from the bloc last week.