UK extends Horizon Europe guarantee until end of June

Researchers given extra time to claim money from UK for grants won under EU scheme

The UK government has extended a promise to pay researchers for grants won from the EU’s Horizon Europe funding scheme by three months, as the sector waits to see if the nation will finally join the programme.

UK membership has been held up for two years by political disagreements with the EU over Northern Ireland, but a recent breakthrough in those talks has raised hopes for UK membership of Horizon.