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hesgen · @hesgen
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"The UK has joined the EU's Horizon science funding scheme – but if we want the UK to lead, the hard work has just begun"

Cooperation and a large degree of humility is called for. And not just forced by UK exclusion from the management of Horizon Europe.

theconversation.com/the-uk-has

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Ko-Fan Chen 陳克帆 · @kofanchen
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When I first arrived as PhD student at 2007, my research network up and down the country are full of staffs and students, I felt very connected to a bigger research community than I first imagined. I cannot say the same now; hopefully rejoin would negate this somehow.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/

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SubtleBlade ⚔️ · @SubtleBlade
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UK’s years out of programme did ‘untold damage’, say scientists

Relief at rejoining flagship research scheme tempered by anger over loss of top academics since
theguardian.com/science/2023/s

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Stephen · @mister_goldfish
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After all the mess of Brexit, a deal has finally been made to allow UK scientists to rejoin the Horizon research programme and also give them access to the Copernicus Earth observation satellite programme.

theguardian.com/science/2023/s

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Gabriele Pollara · @gpollara
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@Nature good set of examples 👆 of the irreversible harm caused by uncertainty and interruption to scientists access to funding

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ErrantScience · @errantscience
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We don't often get political but we're so glad the UK is back in Horizon and it's no longer being used as a giant scientific bargaining chip ⁠




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TheBossRoss · @TheBossRoss
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In 2020, YouGov conducted a poll on It looked across time, nations, genders, classes & age groups.

In *every single category*, a majority was in favour of membership , cooperation, sharing cost & expertise.

Rejoining is the *actual* will of the people.

#horizon

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Dr Joe Pajak · @JoePajak
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@richardhorton1 @mikegalsworthy
'The best science and innovation comes from international collaboration. Europe is the world’s flagship science programme and it is great that UK experts can now play a leading role once again.' Prof Carsten P Welsch @livuniphysics @mikegalsworthy
physicsworld.com/a/delight-as-

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Gabriele Pollara · @gpollara
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@cyrilpedia funny thing is it's been sold triumphantly as "bespoke" deal (as I've predicted for other things ).

But it's nonsense - the bespoke bit is in case UK scientists are less successful than expected, they will pay less in. Reason it's nonsense is that historically the exact opposite was true - UK scientists were disproportionately successful & therefore UK a net beneficiary.

All smoke and mirrors to reverse needless harm done.

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KB · @decembr14
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“Rishi Sunak’s about-turn on joining the European Union’s Horizon programme is a first note of sanity in the two and a half tortured years since Britain formally left the EU. Let it not be the last.”

“What Sunak has not done is budge an inch on border movement. Ridiculous bureaucracy will still impede academic exchanges, conferences, student visits and simple research trips…”

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

#brexit #eu #horizon

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KB · @decembr14
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This may have been missed in the larger story:

“… the UK will also rejoin the EU’s Copernicus Earth observation satellite programme, which has been crucial in monitoring this summer’s weather events, including wildfires across Europe.”

That’s good. But this is stupid:

“But the EU has agreed to the UK’s demand not to rejoin the Euratom programme. The UK will instead pursue a domestic fusion energy strategy.”

theguardian.com/science/2023/s

#brexit #eu #horizon

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