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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent

UK and European scientists urge EU to allow UK access to £80bn fund

A science laboratory
Access was agreed for the UK and Switzerland after they struck trade deals, but they have not been admitted. Photograph: David Burton/Alamy

The EU is being urged to stop punishing scientists and end the year-long delay in letting British universities and laboratories access its flagship £80bn Horizon Europe funding programme.

Scientists across the UK and Europe have launched a campaign to get the UK admitted into the programme amid continuing fears that Brussels is using the fund as leverage in negotiations over the Northern Ireland protocol.

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